1. IPO, HERE WE GO

The idea of an Initial Public Offering has been hanging over Spotify for ages. But this is the year it has to happen – and how it goes could shape the entire future of the music business. Those majors with a stake in Spotify stand to make a tidy sum, of course.

So does Daniel Ek. But it’s what happens after it floats that’s really intriguing: Spotify will no longer be able to be opaque ...