Ek, who founded Spotify in 2006 and steered it through the 2018 IPO, sat down with me to discuss how he’s positioning the company amid AI breakthroughs and antitrust battles.

Daniel Ek's investments in AI dronemaker Helsing have unnerved artists. One called Spotify a "violent armageddon portal." ...

Blaze Foley died decades ago, but an AI company pushed a song out under his name anyway -- and it's not the only AI-generated song appearing on Spotify.

The voice data in question comes from Spotify’s AI DJ feature. In May 2025, Spotify introduced a way for Premium subscribers ...