

The Playlist
"Changing the world means making some noise."
Overview
How Swedish tech entrepreneur Daniel Ek and business partner Martin Lorentzon revolutionized the music industry through free and legal music streaming when they launched Spotify.
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"Changing the world means making some noise."
How Swedish tech entrepreneur Daniel Ek and business partner Martin Lorentzon revolutionized the music industry through free and legal music streaming when they launched Spotify.

Sophia Bendz

Andreas Ehn
Gunnar Kreitz
Bobbie
Mattias Arrelid

October 13, 2022 • 50m
After achieving an audacious start-up goal, self-taught coder Daniel Ek takes on the challenge of solving the music industry's piracy issue.

October 13, 2022 • 48m
During a copyright trial against Pirate Bay, music label head Per Sundin realizes his pushback against piracy might have the opposite effect.

October 13, 2022 • 56m
A promising young lawyer leaves her job at a top law firm to tackle Spotify’s complex legal issues and confront the major labels.

October 13, 2022 • 52m
Sick of his dead-end job, a gifted programmer sharing Daniel's vision of access and independence joins the team to solve their technical challenges.

October 13, 2022 • 46m
The eccentric entrepreneur and co-founder of Spotify, Martin Lorentzon, looks back on the first five years of "bankrolling Daniel's mistakes."

October 13, 2022 • 48m
Arguing that Spotify's business model exploits artists, musician Bobbi T faces Daniel Ek in a congressional hearing that could destroy his company.