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Spotify Stock Dips On Q2 Miss; CEO Says Streamer “Behind” On Plan For Its Advertising Business
Not every decision will yield immediate returns, and our progress is not always linear,” Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek ...
Universal Music and Spotify Share Price Declines Highlight a Bad Week for Music Stocks
Universal Music and Spotify's steep share price drops led a bad week for music stocks, as the 20-company Billboard Global Music Index fell 8.5%.
Spotify Boosts Subscriber Count to 276 Million in Q2, Misses Revenue Target and Swings to Net Loss
Spotify reported solid Q2 2023 gains in subscribers and total users but came up short of its revenue target and posted a net ...
Spotify Reports Q2 2025 Earnings With 10% Revenue Growth and 276M Subscribers
Spotify released its Q2 2025 earnings today, highlighting accelerating growth in subscriber and Monthly Active Users (MAUs), ...
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Spotify sees $16 billion wiped off market cap; stock sinks 11.5% as ‘Social Charges’ drag down profit outlook
Despite achieving that strong operating income of €406 million ($460m) in Q2 – up 50% year-over-year at constant currency – ...
Spotify Gains Subscribers but Posts Loss
The audio streaming service added more listeners than it had forecast, but reported a net loss for the second quarter.
Spotify Surges Past 276 Million Paying Customers, Misses on Second Quarter Sales Estimates
Spotify easily topped Wall Street’s expectations by adding 8 million premium customers during the second quarter — pushing it ...
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From Live Nation’s $646 million Mexico deal to Universal Music Group’s $3.38bn Q2 results… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
Meanwhile, Universal Music Group posted Q2 2025 results with revenues of $3.38 billion, up 4.5% YoY driven by releases from ...