00: The most epic battle in music history

This is where the Spotify product story begins. In this episode, we dive into the world that set the stage for Spotify and the streaming music revolution. In the early 2000s, piracy was killing the music industry. Music had moved to digital, and there was no going back - but something had to be done. We hear from some of the key players from that time - including Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Sean Parker of Napster, strategist Matthew Ball, and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. The transcript is available here .

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00: The most epic battle in music history is an episode from Spotify: A Product Story by Spotify.

This episode is 00:40:03 long.

This episode was published on Mar 11, 2021.

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