THAT CANNES-DO SPIRIT

On Monday (6/19) Team Spotify returned to the South of France to kick off the streamery's ninth straight year at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. The festivities included a beach party with a performance by Grammy-winning R&B star H.E.R. So, you know, it's nice to be them. Seen just before toasting with a glass of escargot-infused bubbly are (l-r) Spotify VP of Global Advertising Lee Brown and co-President/Chief Business Officer Alex Nordstrom, H.E.R. and Spot co-founder/CEO Daniel Ek, Chief Public Affairs Officer Dustee Jenkins and Global Head of Music Jeremy Erlich, who delighted all and sundry with ribald en français quotes from the works of Diderot. A "supremium" version of this photo is available for a modest monthly fee.

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