Joe Hadley is the Global Head of Artist Partnerships & Audience at Spotify. Previously, Joe was a music touring agent for 10 years at Windish Agency and CAA. At CAA, he served as the Co-Head of Hip Hop/R&B Touring, and was involved in leading the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Currently, he oversees Spotify’s Global and North American music partnership functions – defining Spotify’s partnerships with the industry and strategizing towards targeting new audiences. He is working on improving and defining value exchange with artist teams to make Spotify the #1 partner both on and off the platform.