Daniel Ek says the idea that artists make just pennies from his service is a totally wrong - and he cites his home country as an example.

BBC: Spotify heads West to the US...finally

There was a big build-up to Spotify's first ever press conference, where the founder Daniel Ek strode around the stage proclaiming his excitement, before introducing a band.

BBC: Spotify goes apptastic

Spotify was launched in Sweden in 2008 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, out of a desire to develop a better, more convenient and legal alternative to music piracy.

ENGADGET: It's here! Spotify lands in the US (video)

"Users tell us they don't know what to listen to, and artists tell us they want to connect more closely with fans" says Daniel Ek, CEO and founder at Spotify.

ENGADGET: Spotify reveals Discover tab, Collections and Follow social feature

"Shazam is a very innovative company in the mobile space, having achieved a massive following around the world and we're excited about the potential of this partnership for new music discovery through Spotify, " says Daniel Ek, CEO, Spotify.

ENGADGET: Shazam and Spotify team up on iOS and Android apps Alt

Founded by Swedish entrepreneurs Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon in 2006, it has about 10 million users in Europe (most of whom use the free service), and till recently has struggled to break into the United States because of reluctance by labels.

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Today (tied in with an appearance by CEO Daniel Ek at LeWeb 2011) that's been upgraded, as the freshest preview builds move the Radio section down among the new Spotify Apps, where it now lets you drop in any song from your library for it to automatically create a radio station of similar music around.

ENGADGET: Spotify Radio feature turns into an app, offers Pandora-like stations with unlimited skips

Kodak (nyse: EK - news - people ) Chief Executive Daniel Carp told The Wall Street Journal to keep on an eye on his new hire.

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