What a difference a year makes! At the end of May 2014, we reached 10 million paying subscribers and 40 million active users. Today, we have reached more than 20 million subscribers and more than 75 million active users. 10 million subscribers in our first five and a half years – and another 10 million […]
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Members of the Spotify Community visit our Stockholm office
“Within the Spotify community there is a core base of dedicated Rock Stars who go out of their way to help everyday users resolve their issues and keep the brand alive,” Dan, Spotify Community Rock Star. Last week we welcomed seven of our Community Rock Stars to the Spotify headquarters for a three-day Rock […]
Spotify Session featuring BEAT Rhymers
Some of our favorite bands have performed on the Spotify Sessions stage, including A Great Big World, Lykke Li, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Last week, 10 students from The East Side Community School in NYC took the same stage to perform their own original works. These students are a part of a local program […]
Spotify Picks – David Whiting
We’re back with this year’s first #FavoriteFollow, David Whiting, from our Stockholm office. Listen to some of his favourite tunes and learn stuff about David you never knew you didn’t know! Where are you from and how did you end up at Spotify? I grew up in the UK, moving around various parts of the west country playing in […]
SXSW, here we come!
For a third, fantastic year, we will be painting Austin green. From March 10th through the 14th, the Spotify House will be your go-to venue to unwind and discover the best in new music. This year, we’re moving to a brand new venue with more room to check out bands and catch up with friends. […]
Staff Picks – John Brophy
Are you a Daft Punk fan? Have you played Get Lucky one too many times? Today’s #FavoriteFollow has the perfect playlist for you. Get to know Spotify’s Web Product Owner, John Brophy, below, and catch up on his “Sounds Like Daft Punk” list after the jump! . What is your role at Spotify? I’m Product […]
Staff Picks – Christian Wilsson
Another week, another #FavoriteFollow! Today, meet our Director of Communication Design Christian Wilsson, fondly known here as Kribba. This Stockholmer will be sure to soundtrack your Friday with his great picks. Get to know some fun trivia about Kribba below! Where are you from and how did you end up at Spotify? Been working with […]
Staff Picks – Bryan Grone
Kick-start November with some awesome indie hits. This week’s #FavoriteFollow, Bryan Grone, works on our Label Relations team in New York, and has some great tunes to get you through this Friday. Learn some fun trivia about Bryan below! Where are you from and how did you end up at Spotify? I grew up […]
Staff Picks – Kurt Wasserman
Bringing you the best of the 80’s, today’s #FavoriteFollow is our New York QA Chapter lead, Kurt Wasserman. Check out some fun facts about Kurt, and his awesome playlist below! Where are you from and how did you end up at Spotify? I have been in software testing since 1986. I’ve tested everything from […]
We’ve turned 5 – here’s our story so far!
Today is our 5th birthday and we want to celebrate with you. We have made this image highlighting some of our best memories. You can enjoy it while listening to the Top 10 most streamed songs from our first 5 years.