Spotify hits 83 million paid subscribers

Spotify’s quarterly earnings are in, with the popular music streaming service announcing that it now has 83 million paid Premium subscribers, up from the 70 million number that Spotify hit at its last update in January. Total monthly active users also crossed 180 million last quarter as well.The continued growth in subscribers is certainly good news for Spotify, which filed to go public earlier this year and is under increased scrutiny of the marketplace as shareholders continue to expect