Ashton Kutcher talked up Ek in Time's run down saying that "Spotify is revolutionising the music business and giving artists the opportunity to recoup revenue once washed away by Internet piracy."

He went on to say that Spotify and Ek have recognised that if music is easy enough to pay for, people won't steal it.

"Spotify and Daniel Ek have made a business out of having simple faith in humanity," he concludes. "We could all benefit from allowing ourselves to ...