Spotify sees another major re-shuffle! Spotify‘s Global Head of Music, Jeremy Erlich, is departing the music streaming giant. He will be transitioning to an advisory role through February 2025 as reported by Hits. Erlich is likely to commence an entrepreneurial journey after his exit February end which is yet to be announced.
The now soon-to-be former Head of Music’s tenure of 5 years was laced with growth and expansions for Spotify over the years. Jeremy’s stint saw the streaming platform double more than in size. The executive is reputed to carve strong teams and boosting alliances spanning global businesses. His departure was announced through an internal journal to the employees.
“This version of ‘What’s on my mind’ will be different from all others… as it will be my last one in my role“, he revealed. “In the past few months, I’ve been reflecting on what we’ve achieved as a team and as a company and the challenges that lay ahead. Through this reflection, I’ve decided that it’s time for me to turn a page on this chapter after 5.5 incredible years. As I thought about the future, I found myself more and more excited about embarking on my own entrepreneurial journey. It’s been a goal of mine for a long time and now feels like the right time to pursue it“.
He continues by saying leaving “was a very difficult decision but, as I’ve said many times before, you are the best team in the industry and I know you’ll be in good hands going forward. So what now? You’ll still see me around for a while as I step into an advisory role. While change can feel hard, I’m confident that this will only result in great things for the team and I’ll be here to help you all navigate through it“.
“Leading all of you has been the privilege of my career. Thank you for the incredible memories. I am so grateful to every single one of you. See you in the all-hands soon.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you.”
-Jeremy Erlich
Erlich joined Spotify from Interscope Records as Head of Music Strategy in 2019. His tenure at Interscope as CFO and EVP Business Development saw him sign K-Pop megastars Blackpink. Prior to that, he was previously responsible for running corporate development for Universal Music Group since 2011. Erlich’s subsequent involvement was instrumental in the acquisition of EMI Records by Universal.
July 2021 saw Erlich’s promotion to the Global Head of Music role at Spotify.
