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Battling criticism for hosting The Joe Rogan Experience, a podcast denounced for the propagation of Covid-19 vaccine misinformation and Rogan’s use of the N-word in 70 episodes, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek released a memo to his employees expressing how “deeply sorry” he is for the way the podcast affected his…

Daniel Ek, founder and CEO of Spotify, said a surge in ad sales for the three month ended in June has it eyeing a renewed focus on advertising-rich podcasts becoming a bigger chunk of total revenue as he looks to shift perception of the company from a " premium subscription music service to an audio platform." The…

Streaming audio giant Spotify said fourth quarter podcast consumption nearly doubled, premium subscribers hit 155 million and monthly active users jumped 27% to 345 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 — helping drive a 17% increase in revenue. Premium subs were up from 144 in the third quarter and 124 the year…

Spotify saw monthly active users jump 29% to 299 million last quarter with boosts in paid and premium subscribers but earnings were squeezed by costs associated with the streaming music giant's stock price gains. Premium subscribers rose 27% from a year earlier. Paid subscribers, 138 million, beat Wall Street…