Is the Fate of Spotify Uncertain?
jazzfan | Published on 3/28/2026
Joel Gouveia writes in his article "The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete" on Substack about Jimmy Iovine's recent prediction of the demise of streaming services and explores why this may be true. If you don't know the name, Jimmy Iovine is a successful American entrepreneur who, according to Wikipedia, "served as chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M, an umbrella music unit formed by Universal Music Group, from 1999 to 2014". Joel goes on to unpeel the onion of the streaming industry, exposing how the economics of the system are fundamentally broken and how forward-thinking artists have learned to build relationships with fans through platforms like Discord and Laylo.