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business-music-industry2 years ago

"The Brutal Business of Spotify: Dominating Audio Streaming Without Profits"

Spotify's attempts to expand beyond music streaming have largely failed, highlighting the challenges of the music subscription business where costs scale with success. Despite this, the company's stock has been on the rise, and it remains a major player in the industry. Its success is crucial for big music labels, which rely on Spotify to attract paying customers, creating a co-dependent relationship.

music-streaming2 years ago

Spotify promises HiFi feature is still on the horizon.

Spotify co-president Gustav Söderström confirmed that the streaming service is still working on its high-res audio tier, HiFi, but did not provide any launch date or support for spatial audio. Söderström hinted that the cost of HiFi and deals with music labels are major factors to the delay and that Spotify wants to do something "unique" with HiFi. The delay is also attributed to the company's need to adapt to a changing industry.