Spotify CEO Pledges $1.2 Billion to European Startups Instead of helping musicians

When musicians need him most, Daniel Ek drops the ball

2 min readSep 29, 2020

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It’s no wonder musicians are once again angry at Spotify CEO Daniel Ek at his latest press announcement.

Daniel Ek unveiled the sizable commitment in a recent sitdown hosted by Finnish startup and tech…

Jacqueline Jax

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