Music Business News: Sweden News Nick Holmstén launches Belong: Former Spotify exec’s new ‘challenger bank’ aims to reward music superfans "We're not just launching a company. We're sparking a paradigm shift," Holmsten stated in his announcement. News Spotify integrates with UK’s Skiddle to connect streaming listeners with live events The partnership allows Spotify users in the UK to discover concerts, club nights and festivals directly on the app News Epidemic Sound’s revenues jumped 29% to $181.6m in 2024, as EBITDA soared 150% YoY to $13.9m The company expanded its audio library with the acquisition of sound effects company Soundly Interviews Per Sundin on Pophouse’s $1bn+ ambitions in music rights: ‘We don’t buy catalogs to put them on a shelf.’ Per Sundin reveals what sets Pophouse apart from other music investment firms, and shares his thoughts on the future of catalog investment... News Daniel Ek pockets another $27.6m from selling Spotify shares – cashing out over $750m since 2023 The Spotify CEO has so far sold $751.6 million worth of Spotify shares since mid-2023 News Spotify expands video creator monetization program to nine new markets The Spotify Partner Program is expanding to eligible creators in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland News Pophouse Entertainment, the firm behind ABBA Voyage, closes $1.3bn music rights buying fund Pophouse said it has already deployed about 30% of the fund Analysis The best argument why Spotify (and other music streaming platforms) need to increase their prices in 2025. Why the oft-ignored metric of ARPCH gives the music industry a fresh perspective – and fresh insights – on streaming's pricing model1 2 … 72 Next
News Nick Holmstén launches Belong: Former Spotify exec’s new ‘challenger bank’ aims to reward music superfans "We're not just launching a company. We're sparking a paradigm shift," Holmsten stated in his announcement.
News Spotify integrates with UK’s Skiddle to connect streaming listeners with live events The partnership allows Spotify users in the UK to discover concerts, club nights and festivals directly on the app
News Epidemic Sound’s revenues jumped 29% to $181.6m in 2024, as EBITDA soared 150% YoY to $13.9m The company expanded its audio library with the acquisition of sound effects company Soundly
Interviews Per Sundin on Pophouse’s $1bn+ ambitions in music rights: ‘We don’t buy catalogs to put them on a shelf.’ Per Sundin reveals what sets Pophouse apart from other music investment firms, and shares his thoughts on the future of catalog investment...
News Daniel Ek pockets another $27.6m from selling Spotify shares – cashing out over $750m since 2023 The Spotify CEO has so far sold $751.6 million worth of Spotify shares since mid-2023
News Spotify expands video creator monetization program to nine new markets The Spotify Partner Program is expanding to eligible creators in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
News Pophouse Entertainment, the firm behind ABBA Voyage, closes $1.3bn music rights buying fund Pophouse said it has already deployed about 30% of the fund
Analysis The best argument why Spotify (and other music streaming platforms) need to increase their prices in 2025. Why the oft-ignored metric of ARPCH gives the music industry a fresh perspective – and fresh insights – on streaming's pricing model