Spotify Hits 113M Paid Users; Library Music Changing Sampling Game In Hip-Hop; 17 Best Apps for Musicians in 2019

Spotify on Monday reported a swing to a third-quarter operating profit and said it grew its user base to 113 million premium, or paid, subscribers and 248 million total active monthly users as of the end of September.

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