| 6 Jan 2026 | Variety ranks 120 most powerful entertainment executives including music industry leaders | — | feature |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Spotify announces Daniel Ek will transition to Executive Chairman, co-CEOs appointed | — | feature |
| 29 Sept 2025 | Massive Attack pull catalogue from Spotify in protest at Daniel Ek's €600m investment in Helsing | — | feature |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Spotify criticised over AI-generated fake artists, Discovery Mode costs, and Daniel Ek military investments | — | feature |
| 19 May 2025 | Daniel Ek's vision for the future of Spotify and AI driving discovery | — | feature |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Senior Spotify executives sell $1.25bn of stock in 2024 | — | business deal |
| 8 Jul 2024 | Deadmau5 posts about Spotify following Daniel Ek's controversial comments | MusicAlly | feature |
| 8 May 2023 | Daniel Ek on Spotify pricing increases | DMN | feature |
| 1 May 2023 | Daniel Ek lobbying against Apple | Billboard | feature |
| 3 Jun 2022 | Spotify announced aggressive expansion into audiobooks as third vertical alongside music and podcasts; targeting 1bn users by 2030 and $100bn revenue | TechCrunch, Spotify | business deal |
| 16 May 2022 | Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek invests $50m in Spotify stock | TechCrunch | funding |
| 4 Apr 2022 | Spotify refreshes Loud & Clear website with new transparency figures | Variety, BBC, MusicAlly, Spotify | feature |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Artists slam Spotify CEO over streaming income comments | DMN | feature |
| 25 Mar 2019 | Spotify CEO Daniel Ek spoke about Apple's 30 per cent fee | Billboard | interview |