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From Live Nation’s $646 million Mexico deal to Universal Music Group’s $3.38bn Q2 results… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
Meanwhile, Universal Music Group posted Q2 2025 results with revenues of $3.38 billion, up 4.5% YoY driven by releases from ...
Spotify Stock Dips On Q2 Miss; CEO Says Streamer “Behind” On Plan For Its Advertising Business
Not every decision will yield immediate returns, and our progress is not always linear,” Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek ...
Spotify Boosts Subscriber Count to 276 Million in Q2, Misses Revenue Target and Swings to Net Loss
Spotify reported solid Q2 2023 gains in subscribers and total users but came up short of its revenue target and posted a net ...
Spotify Reports Q2 2025 Earnings With 10% Revenue Growth and 276M Subscribers
Spotify released its Q2 2025 earnings today, highlighting accelerating growth in subscriber and Monthly Active Users (MAUs), ...
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Spotify subscriber base grew by 8m to 276m in Q2; company posted $460m operating profit
Spotify saw its global Premium Subscriber base grow to 276 million paying users in Q2 – as it achieved strong operating ...
Spotify Gains Subscribers but Posts Loss
The audio streaming service added more listeners than it had forecast, but reported a net loss for the second quarter.
Spotify Q2 reports higher than expected subscriber count, but revenue misses guidance
The streaming service added 8 million premium subscribers this quarter, which is 3 million more than expected. Spotify ...
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Spotify’s Profit Push Snags in Q2 With Net Loss
After undertaking several aggressive cost-cutting and revenue boosting initiatives in 2024, Spotify swung back to a net loss ...