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Sam Duboff
@duboff.bsky.social
global head of spotify for artists, marketing & policy
nyc
had a great, open conversation with kato the producer on all sorts of thorny and important music industry topics. really appreciated his thoughtful questions and critiques. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pi8...
I asked a Spotify Exec about low royalty rates, fake streams, viral Snoop Dogg video and more
YouTube video by Kato On The Track
www.youtube.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
we shared a big milestone today: in 2024, spotify paid out $10B+ to the music industry. when i started at spotify 6 years ago, that seemed like an impossible goal ... let alone 10 years ago when global recorded revenues reached an all-time low due to piracy.

newsroom.spotify.com/2025-01-28/o...
On Our $10 Billion Milestone and a Decade of Getting the World to Value Music — Spotify
In 2014, the music industry reached a low point when global recorded music revenues hit $13 billion. Spotify’s annual contribution at the time was around $1 billion, with around 15 million paying subs...
newsroom.spotify.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
2024 faves —

movies: wicked, challengers, a real pain, babygirl, nickel boys, its whats inside, the idea of you, we live in time, emilia perez

tv: nobody wants this, presumed innocent, the diplomat, hacks, ripley, shrinking
December 31, 2024 at 5:36 PM
this year, we're introducing new year-end awards, celebrating the artists & music marketers who best leveraged #spotifyforartists tools over the past year (based on data). check out the categories & we'll be announcing winners over the next two weeks.

artists.spotify.com/spotify-for-...
Spotify for Artists Marketing Awards – Spotify for Artists
The Spotify for Artists Marketing Awards are end-of-year, data-driven awards to celebrate the teams behind the most impactful new release marketing of 2024.
artists.spotify.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:12 PM
can't think of a more appropriate first bluesky tweet than my #spotifywrapped results. another year of taylor swift and @pivotpod.bsky.social at the top, no surprise!
December 4, 2024 at 3:27 PM