Daniel Ek

CEO and Co-Founder
Spotify

Daniel Ek leads one of the most exciting music services on the Web right now. In fact, the Swedish entrepreneur is shaking up how and where people listen and consume music.

Posts With Daniel Ek

Why Rhapsody Is (Probably) Bigger Than Spotify — In the U.S.

Peter Kafka in Media on January 12 at 3:00 am PT

Jon Irwin’s music service has been at it for 10 years, and it doesn’t get anything like the attention that the new guys get. But, at the very least, he is holding is own.

Spotify Tries a Facebook. Smart.

Peter Kafka in Media on November 30, 2011 at 9:51 am PT

Nope, it’s not Music Everywhere. If you listen to music on Spotify, you’ll now be able to use a lot of new features, built by outside developers. Very Zuckerbergian.

You Know What’s Really Cool? Spotify.

In order to create the next revolution in digital music I believe that you must BOTH meet and exceed the bar set by Napster a decade ago. You guys have finally done it.

Sean Parker, in an August 25, 2009, email to Daniel Ek and Shakil Khan of Spotify

Spotify Says: Reed Hastings Loves Lady Gaga, and Mark Zuckerberg Hearts Green Day

Liz Gannes in Media on July 25, 2011 at 12:29 pm PT

You have to love that tech leaders like Reed Hastings and Mark Zuckerberg are partaking in Spotify’s public playlist feature and revealing some of their mutual favorite tunes.

Chill Out! Spotify on Facebook Is Cool, Not a Game Changer.

Peter Kafka in Media on May 25, 2011 at 12:56 pm PT

A deal with Facebook would give Spotify a nice promotional platform, but it will still be promoting the same service: A limited amount of free music, with a subscription upsell. It’s unlikely to make Steve Jobs tremble.

Spotify Still Hiring–But Not Launching Yet–In the U.S.

Peter Kafka in Media on March 25, 2011 at 5:20 am PT

Most Americans still can’t get access to Spotify. But some of them can get jobs from the European music streaming service, which is continuing to staff up its New York office in advance of a U.S. launch. By the time the company gets here, it may find new competition from Google.

Spotify Toots Its Own Horn: One Million Paying Subscribers

Peter Kafka in Media on March 7, 2011 at 6:01 pm PT

Nope, Spotify still isn’t in the U.S. yet. But the European streaming music service has more paying customer than any of its rivals, and it wants to pat itself on the back.

One Down: Spotify Signs Sony to U.S. Deal

Peter Kafka in Media on January 19, 2011 at 4:18 pm PT

This doesn’t get them into the States, but it gets them a lot closer: Music service Spotify has finally signed with Sony for a U.S. distribution deal. Multiple sources tell me the deal, which has been very close since last fall, is now closed.

D: Dive Into Mobile: The Full Interview Video of Spotify's Daniel Ek

Kara Swisher in News on December 16, 2010 at 9:05 am PT

And today, here’s Spotify’s Daniel Ek singing for his supper. Well, not in the U.S. as yet, where the Swedish CEO and co-founder of the innovative streaming music service has not been able to make good on his promise to strike deals with music labels.