Qobuz Is the Anti-Spotify Music Streamer You’ve Been Waiting For
It was mid-pandemic levels of tricky.“I flew to Oklahoma to shoot with Wayne Coyne,” Mackta says. “The day that story broke was our biggest day ever in the US,” Mackta says. Qobuz saw another spike in numbers, plateauing until Spotify’s own marketing convinced more people to switch in early December.
- ▪It was mid-pandemic levels of tricky.“I flew to Oklahoma to shoot with Wayne Coyne,” Mackta says.
- ▪“The day that story broke was our biggest day ever in the US,” Mackta says.
- ▪Qobuz saw another spike in numbers, plateauing until Spotify’s own marketing convinced more people to switch in early December.
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Sophie ChararaGearJun 16, 2026 2:00 AMQobuz Is the Anti-Spotify Music Streamer You’ve Been Waiting ForWith its music focus, no-AI content policy, and larger artist royalties, the hi-res streaming service is scooping up all sorts of switchers.Courtesy of QobuzCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyWhen Dan Mackta, Qobuz’s New York–based managing director, was looking for musicians to endorse the music streaming service after its US launch in 2019, he tapped up a friend—the manager of the Flaming Lips. It was mid-pandemic levels of tricky.“I flew to Oklahoma to shoot with Wayne Coyne,” Mackta says.
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