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Killer music licensing deals crippling Spotify

, Dec 12th 2011 Discuss [3]

Details of the draconian music licensing deals Spotify has been forced to agree to by record labels have leaked, amid suggestions that the streaming music service will never be profitable. The terms - which apply to other streaming media services as well, such as Rhapsody - conspire to undermine the streaming companies' negotiating power, GigaOm reports, with such gems as huge upfront payments and payout deals based on the biggest income of either minimum subscriber fees, per-play costs or total company revenue. Read The Full Story

Spotify Radio relaunched with unlimited play

, Dec 9th 2011 Discuss [2]

Spotify has relaunched Spotify Radio, offering unlimited playback with a free account along with as many track-skips as you like. The updated streaming music service allows listeners to pick any initial artist and then creates a custom radio station of similar tracks, with no subscription account required. If you don't love the current track, you can skip it as many times as you choose. Read The Full Story

SoundTracking music sharing service gets Android, Spotify, RDIO integration

, Dec 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you're in to the whole sharing of your entire life, no holding back, and you love music, there's a pretty good chance you're going to like the app known as SoundTracking -- and with their announcement today that not only would they be releasing an Android version of the app, but instant integration with both RDIO and Spotify, you'll be well on your way to a full share and listen experience in no time. What you're working with is an app that was originally just for iOS, but now works perfectly well in the Android world. Snap up a sound byte of the song your listening to to identify it, share it via Twitter or Facebook, and your friends will be able to listen to it instantly - it's as simple as that! Read The Full Story

Spotify apps beta released, we go hands-on

, Dec 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

Starting today you’re able to pick up the newest version of the streaming music service Spotify for desktop, one that contains access to each of the applications INSIDE the Spotify application that are being launched at the start including Last.fm, Songkick, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, TuneWiki, Pitchfork, Fuse, Soundrop, We Are Hunted, Billboard, and Moodagent. What we’re got for your here is a quick tour of what you’re going to be able to access should to try out the beta download for yourself, including a look at Rolling Stone and Moodagent as well as Pitchfork. Is this the music discovery ecosystem the music industry has been waiting for? Very possibly!

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Spotify Platform apps start with LastFM, TuneWiki, SongKick

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

This week Spotify was revealed by CEO Daniel Ek as being ready to expand with what they call a brand new Music Platform, and with this came a set of new apps made by developers ready to work with Spotify right out of the gate. What Ek had to show off was Spotify working with the first set of apps developed with their streaming music service integrated including LastFM, TuneWiki, and SongKick. What we're finding here is that while these applications are connected with Spotify to stream music, they retain their original abilities to work with music in a variety of ways. Read The Full Story

Spotify introduces Music Platform

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [4]

This week Spotify stepped out from the streaming music business into the greater world of the music industry as a platform – third party developers streaming in to work with Spotify to continue to change the world from one where piracy is king to one where people’s options to get to that music easily reigns supreme. Daniel Ek, CEO and founder of Spotify stepped to the stage with a plan to outline Spotify’s backround and mission, their move into social, and their big announcement for the day. What his and Spotify’s mission was and is, Ek said, was to find the best solution outside of piracy for getting music to people’s ears in as “good for everybody” a way as possible.

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Spotify apps tipped: reviews, tickets, lyrics & more

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

Spotify will announce app support, enabling third-party functionality such as music reviews, lyrics, nearby concert information and ticket purchasing to be accessed via the streaming music service's PC and Mac software, at the event later today, according to insiders. App development will be opened up freely to developers, though Spotify will test and approve each before releasing them to users, the WSJ's sources claim; yesterday, it was suggested that Spotify's big announcement today was that the company would in effect become an "authentication layer" between labels, developers and users. Read The Full Story

Spotify may open up to third-party developers and become authentication service

, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

When it comes to the world's single biggest music subscription service Spotify, changes such as opening up to the USA after 2 years of preparation don't come easy - but what they'll reveal this Wednesday may well change their whole outlook by opening up to 3rd party developers. Spotify recently sent out a message that they'd be having a press conference this week, and as All Things D's Peter Kafka notes, the change they'll be revealing more than likely has more to do with how their music is delivered to you, the consumer, than it does with what music and services they'll be providing. It does make sense that they'd be connecting with more services, as their recent deal with Facebook has proven to be more than lucrative for them already. What does this mean for you, the Spotify free service user? Not a whole lot. How about you the Spotify Premium user? Perhaps a new collection of options for places of access! Read The Full Story

Siri controls Spotify in new iPhone 4S mod

, Nov 28th 2011 Discuss [1]

The Siri hacks continue, with Apple's voice control system now capable - unofficially at least - of managing Spotify on your desktop. The handiwork of mobile developer Simon Maddox, the plugin reacts to natural artist requests, such as "Spotify, play me some Nirvana", and automatically queues up songs. Read The Full Story

Spotify closes 2.5 million paying subscribers

, Nov 23rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Spotify has closed 2.5 million paying subscribers for its online music streaming service. While there weren't details released by the company about its subscribers' geographical locations, how long it took, or how many free users there were, it’s nonetheless an impressive feat, especially in this era where music can be easily attainable for little to no cost, well, pretty much, free. Spotify has done a good job persuading customers to actually pay for it. And they do so by providing a seriously killer music service. Read The Full Story

Spotify teases “new direction” on Nov 30

, Nov 21st 2011 Discuss [4]

Spotify is teasing "a new direction" for its streaming music service, announcing a November 30 press event to be held in New York. The "global" launch is shrouded in secrecy, beyond "some exciting news to share" and the presence of CEO Daniel Ek, but Spotify did tell AllThingsD that the topic would be a mysterious "new direction" and "the latest major development" from the company. Read The Full Story

Spotify Windows Phone 7 app hands-on [Video]

, Nov 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Spotify for Windows Phone 7 has arrived in the Marketplace, and we wasted no time in breaking out the Nokia Lumia 800 and trying out the streaming music app. Announced yesterday, the app supports synchronized playlists with the desktop client, Spotify People friends updates, sharing via social networks and – most important for mobile use, perhaps – offline playback. Check out our video demo after the cut.

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