GaGa is a digital baby - that's how they communicate. There cant be any layers between the artists and their fans.

I was brought onboard to strengthen the bridge between Spotify and the music community.

People don't buy horses to ride around any more for transportation. I just think the world changes. As a business, we have to make the proper adjustments.

When you look at how technology companies are funded, it's not a zero-sum game. It could be 20 investors in one company, and everybody has to work together for the benefit of that company.

My new album that I'm creating, which is finished pretty much, was written with this new instinctual energy that I've developed getting to know my fans. They protect me, so now it's my destiny to protect them.

[A lot of the artists collaborate with one another on stage throughout the festival, leaving fans and musicians alike in awe.] A bunch of us are old friends, and when we get here we want to band together, ... Anything goes here, people are ready for any kind of music.