Spotify founder Daniel Ek once said he was the ‘least powerful person’ at the company. Here’s how he built it into a $145 billion music empire

Daniel Ek is stepping down as CEO of Spotify two decades after he upended the music industry with his now-$145 billion ...

Hip-Hop Label EMPIRE Unleashes Boldest Move Yet With $6.5M Venue

Ghazi and EMPIRE are bringing immersive concerts and community-driven programming to San Francisco with a $6.5 million venue opening at Pier 70 this winter.
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Empire music label buys SF’s First National Bank building for $240 psf

Independent music label Empire has bought a landmark bank branch building in Downtown San Francisco for about $240 per square foot, about 70 percent less than it traded for six years ago. The locally ...
TMCnet

EMPIRE Invests in Elevation Sky Park to Launch San Francisco's Next Entertainment Landmark

About Elevation Sky Park San Francisco Elevation Sky Park San Francisco (ESP SF) is an immersive entertainment destination ...
EURweb

E²M² EURweb’s Empire of Music & Moguls: The Rumor of Jay King’s 1st million

*Jay King steps into E²M² EURweb’s Empire of Music & Moguls. Jay not only tells how he was the first indie label to reach #1 with an R&B hit, he also shares what today’s music empire can learn from ...
Uproxx

The NBA, 2K Games, And EMPIRE Team Up For A ‘NBA 2K25’ Soundtrack Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set

Music and basketball are not only linked through years of joint development, they are pretty much impossible to separate. As the NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco approaches, the bond gets deeper, ...
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Empire State Bastard guitarist Mike Vennart on the band's origin, touring, Twitter and more

Mike Palm Monday, May 13, 2024 2:01 p.m. | Monday, May 13, 2024 2:01 p.m. Guitarist Mike Vennart traces the beginnings of extreme metal band Empire State Bastard to about 12 years ago. “It was sort of ...