The Playlist

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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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Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2022

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1. The Vision

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

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2. The Industry

8.2

During a copyright trial against Pirate Bay, music label head Per Sundin realizes his pushback against piracy might have the opposite effect.

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3. The Law

8.1

A promising young lawyer leaves her job at a top law firm to tackle Spotify’s complex legal issues and confront the major labels.

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4. The Coder

8.4

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.

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5. The Partner

8.1

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

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6. The Artist

6.1

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

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