‘The Playlist’: The untold story behind the creation of Spotify – How an idea changed the way we listen to music

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If you constantly move during the day with headphones in your ears and if music is an integral part of your daily life, then this story interests you

The new Netflix miniseries, “The Playlist”records the course of its creation Spotify, from conception in Sweden to global success. But in the meantime it shows all the obstacles and problems that arose before the application became widespread.

In “The Playlist” we meet the young Swedish entrepreneur Daniel Ek

In an era where the only access to free music to download was through illegal websites, Daniel Ek had a revolutionary idea. He wanted people to stop relying on this kind of website. For this reason he decided to create a streaming platform where all songs would be available for free. This of course created many problems and brought to the surface conflicting interests between parties such as Apple and Google. These two companies now had to deal with the rise of a new app that would change the world of music forever.

As expected, many record companies at first flatly refused to work with him. In their eyes, it was another failed attempt to “pirate” music. However, Ek and his partners intended to do everything legally and make music accessible to everyone through their application. Today we can say with confidence that they succeeded, but what struggles did they have to fight then to be able to convince the world of their venture?

How an idea from Sweden changed the way we listen to music

Of course, if it wasn’t Daniel Ek, it might have been someone else who wanted to change the world of music. However, Ek took the lead and put up with big groups and huge names like Steve Jobs to make his dream come true.

The new series “The Playlist” is expected to be released on Netflix on October 13.

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