logo
episode-header-image
Dec 2023
7m 54s

Spotify Is Screwed

WIRED
About this episode
Spotify is the world’s biggest music streamer, but rarely turns a profit and just cut 17 percent of its workforce. Its business model looks increasingly precarious. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
Up next
Sep 2024
Introducing WIRED's Gadget Lab!
Although we paused on publishing narrated versions of WIRED articles in this feed, you will still hear the latest in tech from the WIRED team.On WIRED's Gadget Lab, you'll find hosts Lauren Goode and Michael Calore tackling the biggest questions in the world of tech with knowledg ... Show More
2m 58s
Jul 2024
Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing
DC went to YC to talk OS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
11m 1s
Jul 2024
Bitcoin Bros Go Wild for Donald Trump
At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Trump told crypto enthusiasts exactly what they want to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
14m 59s
Recommended Episodes
Jun 2022
Is Spotify killing the music industry?
Not so long ago the music industry was threatened like it had never been before as online piracy tore into the profit margins of record labels the world over. Often hailed as the saviour, Spotify stepped in and offered audiences a new way of enjoying their favourite artists and w ... Show More
24m 14s
Dec 2023
Spotify layoffs and the psyche of workers
Audio streaming juggernaut Spotify laid off 17% of its workforce today after a large uptick in users and its first profitable quarter since 2021. What are constant layoffs like this doing to the psyche of workers? Plus: KISS lives on as the first US digital avatar band and Alaska ... Show More
13m 48s
May 2023
What Spotify Wants
Spotify, a company worth $23 billion, has come out on top of the streaming wars, and yet it’s never made a profit. Daniel Cohen joins Malin to discuss the history of the platform and how it's changed the way music is made and listened to, and the strangeness of streaming culture, ... Show More
54m 50s
Dec 2023
Spotify Laying Off 17% of Staff & Tesla Losing Their Tax Credits?
Episode 206: Neal and Toby explain why Spotify is planning to lay off 17% of their staff following the successful release of Spotify Wrapped. Plus, Bitcoin has never been hotter and why Tesla's cheapest model might be losing its tax credit. Also, Venezuela has approved a referend ... Show More
25m 35s
Jan 2023
Taylor Swift and the music industry's next $20
Streaming feels like it's both at its height and on a precipice. Musicians are fed up at getting paid fractions of a penny, and the whole business model seems precarious. Switched On Pop co-host Charlie Harding was talking about the challenges for streaming future with my friend ... Show More
1h 22m
Jun 2024
How Spotify picks its winners
No, Sabrina Carpenter probably isn’t paying the streamer to play “Espresso” every time you’re listening to music. But the app is making changes to its business model that could impact your listening. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Matt Collette, fact- ... Show More
25m 53s
Sep 2025
The Showdown Between Apple and Spotify
Music service Spotify has been waging war against Apple’s App Store “tax,” significantly weakening Apple’s grip on the mobile world. Bold Names co-host and WSJ columnist Tim Higgins joins us to discuss. Plus, YouTube is giving its creators access to AI tools, and potentially intr ... Show More
11m 30s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami