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While it made €9.7bn in revenue in 2021, audio service provider also paid out $7bn in royalties
Music service defies Netflix-induced concerns over streaming industry slowdown
Debt sold at top of market by groups such as Peloton and Spotify is hit by rising rates and sinking equities
Credit Suisse clears out executive ranks as it tries to move on from a succession of crises
Streaming services have different business models but both face tougher scrutiny
Daniel Ek says pair are ‘vastly different businesses’
So far, only Microsoft has managed to convince investors that tech can escape macroeconomic challenges
Job ads fuel excitement in crypto and music industries over potential of NFTs to boost artists’ earnings
Video clips of podcaster using an offensive racial epithet have deepened his difficulties — and those of streaming service
CEO Daniel Ek says streaming platform will keep podcaster despite backlash over racial epithets
The streaming service has been here before, and may conclude that there’s no such thing as bad publicity
Controversial podcast shows the need for streamers to do more
The European Central Bank meets today as eurozone inflation hits record 5.1% in January
Row over controversial podcaster drags streaming service into thorny debate on content standards
The host’s thoughtful response to public criticism shows why his programme has become the platform’s most popular
Crisis over Joe Rogan’s podcast at streaming company gives music labels a difficult choice
Joni Mitchell and Neil Young pulled music from streaming service over false information
The artists withdrew their songs in protest at alleged Covid misinformation from podcaster Joe Rogan
Musician wants streaming platform to address ‘fake information’ on vaccines
The singer turns up the volume on the music industry’s power struggle
Can the music streaming platform compete with the likes of Audible, Kobo and Google Books?
We explore how the music industry has changed and meet its most powerful player, Sir Lucian Grainge
Surge in valuations in sector spurred by dizzying array of uses in a digital world
If the streaming company is set to grow, why is it not investing accordingly?
Executives complain new Discovery Mode is ‘payola’ but one Texas frontman sees it as the future
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