A BIG NEW NUMBER FOR SPOTIFY
Spotify has tweeted out a big milestone: 50 million subscribers. The streaming behemoth, which is still attempting to close its licensing deals with the rights holders, currently represents more than 60% of the streaming marketplace (more about that later). In the meantime, Daniel Ek has approved extra lingonberries on staffers' pancakes.
Thank you to our 50 million subscribers. #Spotify50 pic.twitter.com/eXkOV71bwu
— Spotify (@Spotify) March 2, 2017
And the support from the music community was immediate and glowing, with several notable superstars like Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, Chance The Rapper, Migos, Shawn Mendes, Sia and Shakira re-tweeting the news in solidarity, with a few offering their own messages of congratulations:
PAID SUBSCRIBERS?! People are paying for music?! YAS❗❗❗CONGRATULATIONS Y'ALL, I've made so many sexy playlists because of you 😘🎶 https://t.co/FDpfDCT6s5
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) March 2, 2017
👏👏👏 @Spotify 🏆 https://t.co/gKfdDsNDRW
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) March 2, 2017
Congrats x https://t.co/VtRXk9iy5V
— zayn (@zaynmalik) March 2, 2017
Yessss 👏 Congrats @Spotify!!!! https://t.co/B0TiH2vaIW
— Fifth Harmony (@FifthHarmony) March 2, 2017
Congratulations to everyone at @Spotify for reaching such a huge milestone today! 💗
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) March 2, 2017
Big things happening over at @Spotify. Congrats to you guys today, and thanks for all the love on my music so far.
— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) March 2, 2017
Love all the great people at @spotify... Big congrats to everyone on the team today 🙌
— J O E J O N A S (@joejonas) March 2, 2017
HUGE CONGRATS 🙌 https://t.co/CPRYV1nYPU
— THE CHAINSMOKERS (@TheChainsmokers) March 2, 2017
