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the_gloaming09 · 08-03-2011, 08:07 PM

It's an online site that you can listen to as many songs as you like by only paying a monthly amount. It's like Rhapsody.

Megalomania · 08-03-2011, 08:24 PM

Oh, okay. Thanks.

hotdensestate · 08-03-2011, 08:38 PM

YUSSS

busybeeburns · 26-03-2011, 07:30 AM

Spotify hires Domino digital man for US team

According to paidContent, Spotify have hired Steve Savoca, a longtime digital chief at Domino Records, to be its Head Of Content in the US. When Savoca announced his departure from Domino on Facebook, writing “Goodnight Domino Records, you will be missed…”, some feared there were problems at the label itself. He subsequently clarified that all was well at Domino, but that he had “moved on to a new opportunity”.

Spotify is known to have been building its US team for a few weeks now as it gets ready for its much delayed launch Stateside. As previously reported, it is thought Spotify may have deals more or less in place to launch in the US with three of the majors, and could therefore launch this summer.

http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article...n-for-us-team/

ivet · 26-03-2011, 08:22 AM

yay??????????
i thought this shit was free
i'm outta hurr

busybeeburns · 14-04-2011, 06:58 PM

Spotify to cut free music allowance by 50 percent

Spotify has announced it will be cutting the amount of free music users can access without paying.

Previously, users had been able to listen to up to 20 hours a month worth of free music. But, in changes announced on Spotify.com/uk/blog, the site plans to cut this significantly.

From May 1, users who are not paid subscribers will now be only able to listen to 10 hours a month of free music, with a limit of five plays per track also coming into force.

These changes only affect users who signed up to the site more than six months ago. New subscribers will be able to use Spotify in its current form, but only for six months.

Spotify founder Daniel Elk said of the changes: "It's vital that we continue offering an on-demand free service to you and millions more like you, but to make that possible we have to put some limits in place going forward."

http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/56109

Braddock · 15-04-2011, 01:06 AM

S'all bullshit.

Just glad I had a Swedish connection when it first came around (it was born in Sweden) so I got a free invite which means I have no limits and just have to deal with the adverts.

hotdensestate · 15-04-2011, 03:35 AM

I guess I'll never actually use Spotify and keep downloading almost everything exclusively illegally?

iPsy · 15-04-2011, 09:18 AM

It's rubbish now anyway! Loads of record labels are removing their artists from Spotify, and the prices are getting ridiculous, free music is being cut...

busybeeburns · 15-04-2011, 09:28 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by hotdensestate;4763414
I guess I'll never actually use Spotify and keep downloading almost everything exclusively illegally?

yep, back to square one!

Braddock · 15-04-2011, 11:13 AM

Spotify still seems as full to me as it was when I got it.

Violet · 15-04-2011, 02:26 PM

10 hours a month? PSH. Pandora gives me 40. This is worthless.

busybeeburns · 05-05-2011, 06:52 PM

Spotify aims to take market share from iTunes

Online music service Spotify is turning up the heat on Apple as it aims to create an alternative to iTunes.

The company is extending many of its premium services, including an iPhone and iPod app, to non-paying members.

It is also encouraging customers to import their music collection into Spotify, rather than Apple's system. However, analysts have questioned how much impact the service can have, given iTunes' dominance and its close integration with Apple devices.

At the heart of the update is an attempt to make Spotify a mobile platform for its 10m members. 9m of those use the free version of the service and until now did not have access to their music libraries via mobile devices such as iPods and mobile phones.

The update will allow them to synch all of their MP3 collection, including songs purchased from iTunes, from the desktop to a range of iPods, iPhones and mobiles using the Android operating system.

But streaming music, which is at the heart of what Spotify does, will still only be available to those who pay a monthly fee of between £5 and £9.99.

The move will be widely seen as an attempt to placate fans who were angered by restrictions recently imposed on the service. The limits saw the amount of music that free users can listen to halved. It also reduced the number of times an individual track can be played to to five.

Gustav Soderstrom, chief product officer at Spotify, denied that there was any link between the new service and recent restrictions.

He said that it was a response to customer demand for a greater tie-up between the music they owned the service they used to create playlists. "Users are juggling two products at the same time and they said they really wanted to synch their playlists with their iPods and iPhones," he said. Ultimately, he agreed, the aim was to make iTunes redundant as a music player. "We think this is a better experience. If it is not, people will go back to iTunes," he added.

For this ambitious plan to work Spotify will need to encourage users to download songs from Spotify rather than from iTunes. Spotify has hammered out a deal with record labels which centres around the creation of bespoke playlists.

It will now offer bundles of tracks, with prices falling as more are bought. Ten tracks will cost £7.99, 15 tracks £9.99, 40 tracks £25 and 100 tracks £50.

Spotify hopes the innovation will breathe new life into its download service, which it admits has "been a bad experience" for users. However, Mark Mulligan, an analyst with Forrester Research, was underwhelmed by the changes.

"They don't sound like great discounts to me. All it is doing is applying album pricing to playlists. You might even be able to do that on iTunes already," he said. "I can see what Spotify is trying to do, it wants to acquire the clothes of the more robust music services by offering ways of buying as well as listening to music and creating an alternative music management platform."

He suggested that Spotify would always lack the clout of Apple. "iTunes is a very bloated music management service but people use it because it is tied to their devices. Apple offers access to the cloud, it has a billing relationship with users. Managing music from Spotify doesn't really do much. People will still have to go back to iTunes to buy new tracks. It is hard to see significant numbers of people using it," he said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13273135

Braddock · 05-05-2011, 07:27 PM

Does this mean future Apple products are going to be even more restrictive when it comes to storing songs, etc?

Prospekt. · 05-05-2011, 08:12 PM

Anything apple forever.

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26-03-2011, 08:22 AM	#20
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14-04-2011, 06:58 PM	#21
busybeeburns mr coldplaying himself Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,347 My Mood: Location: test Gender: Country: Seen CP: 20 times Fav. CP album: X&Y Fav. CP song: GPASUYF Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 5 Thanks given: 1,554 Thanked 941 Times in 423 Posts	Spotify to cut free music allowance by 50 percent Spotify has announced it will be cutting the amount of free music users can access without paying. Previously, users had been able to listen to up to 20 hours a month worth of free music. But, in changes announced on Spotify.com/uk/blog, the site plans to cut this significantly. From May 1, users who are not paid subscribers will now be only able to listen to 10 hours a month of free music, with a limit of five plays per track also coming into force. These changes only affect users who signed up to the site more than six months ago. New subscribers will be able to use Spotify in its current form, but only for six months. Spotify founder Daniel Elk said of the changes: "It's vital that we continue offering an on-demand free service to you and millions more like you, but to make that possible we have to put some limits in place going forward." http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/56109 __________________ The early bird catches the worm. The second mouse gets the cheese!

15-04-2011, 01:06 AM	#22
Braddock Grow Delicious Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 10,760 My Mood: Location: The middle place between light and nowhere Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 41 Thanked 113 Times in 58 Posts	S'all bullshit. Just glad I had a Swedish connection when it first came around (it was born in Sweden) so I got a free invite which means I have no limits and just have to deal with the adverts. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by ivet;4544439 ^that's quite interesting, Greg Quote: Originally Posted by rudy_o;4783525 I feel educated. Thank you, Greg Proud winner of: The Best Newcomer to Coldplaying.com 2010 The Most Interesting Poster 2010 The Most Interesting Thread Creator 2010 The World Of Music - Most Interesting/In-Depth Posts 2010 One Very Important Thought

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hotdensestate shakeyourheadit'sempty Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,613 Location: In Limbo Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I guess I'll never actually use Spotify and keep downloading almost everything exclusively illegally? __________________ and everybody here is a cloud, and everybody here will evaporate

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iPsy Here Comes The Flashover! Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,924 My Mood: Location: Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	It's rubbish now anyway! Loads of record labels are removing their artists from Spotify, and the prices are getting ridiculous, free music is being cut... __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/PsyPsymon 4/12/11- MANCHESTER M.E.N ARENA ...Proud fan of PARADISE, ETIAW & MAJOR MINUS

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Braddock Grow Delicious Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 10,760 My Mood: Location: The middle place between light and nowhere Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 41 Thanked 113 Times in 58 Posts	Spotify still seems as full to me as it was when I got it. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by ivet;4544439 ^that's quite interesting, Greg Quote: Originally Posted by rudy_o;4783525 I feel educated. Thank you, Greg Proud winner of: The Best Newcomer to Coldplaying.com 2010 The Most Interesting Poster 2010 The Most Interesting Thread Creator 2010 The World Of Music - Most Interesting/In-Depth Posts 2010 One Very Important Thought

15-04-2011, 02:26 PM	#27
Violet 2:3 Life Round Here Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 18,749 My Mood: Location: Ripper Street Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 99 Thanked 145 Times in 112 Posts	10 hours a month? PSH. Pandora gives me 40. This is worthless. __________________ Facebook \| Twitter \| Last \| Tumblr Quote: Originally Posted by Showbiz;4807100 A few people are actually Wolstenfluent. I believe Violet may be one of the lucky few born with this gift.

05-05-2011, 06:52 PM	#28
busybeeburns mr coldplaying himself Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,347 My Mood: Location: test Gender: Country: Seen CP: 20 times Fav. CP album: X&Y Fav. CP song: GPASUYF Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 5 Thanks given: 1,554 Thanked 941 Times in 423 Posts	Spotify aims to take market share from iTunes Online music service Spotify is turning up the heat on Apple as it aims to create an alternative to iTunes. The company is extending many of its premium services, including an iPhone and iPod app, to non-paying members. It is also encouraging customers to import their music collection into Spotify, rather than Apple's system. However, analysts have questioned how much impact the service can have, given iTunes' dominance and its close integration with Apple devices. At the heart of the update is an attempt to make Spotify a mobile platform for its 10m members. 9m of those use the free version of the service and until now did not have access to their music libraries via mobile devices such as iPods and mobile phones. The update will allow them to synch all of their MP3 collection, including songs purchased from iTunes, from the desktop to a range of iPods, iPhones and mobiles using the Android operating system. But streaming music, which is at the heart of what Spotify does, will still only be available to those who pay a monthly fee of between £5 and £9.99. The move will be widely seen as an attempt to placate fans who were angered by restrictions recently imposed on the service. The limits saw the amount of music that free users can listen to halved. It also reduced the number of times an individual track can be played to to five. Gustav Soderstrom, chief product officer at Spotify, denied that there was any link between the new service and recent restrictions. He said that it was a response to customer demand for a greater tie-up between the music they owned the service they used to create playlists. "Users are juggling two products at the same time and they said they really wanted to synch their playlists with their iPods and iPhones," he said. Ultimately, he agreed, the aim was to make iTunes redundant as a music player. "We think this is a better experience. If it is not, people will go back to iTunes," he added. For this ambitious plan to work Spotify will need to encourage users to download songs from Spotify rather than from iTunes. Spotify has hammered out a deal with record labels which centres around the creation of bespoke playlists. It will now offer bundles of tracks, with prices falling as more are bought. Ten tracks will cost £7.99, 15 tracks £9.99, 40 tracks £25 and 100 tracks £50. Spotify hopes the innovation will breathe new life into its download service, which it admits has "been a bad experience" for users. However, Mark Mulligan, an analyst with Forrester Research, was underwhelmed by the changes. "They don't sound like great discounts to me. All it is doing is applying album pricing to playlists. You might even be able to do that on iTunes already," he said. "I can see what Spotify is trying to do, it wants to acquire the clothes of the more robust music services by offering ways of buying as well as listening to music and creating an alternative music management platform." He suggested that Spotify would always lack the clout of Apple. "iTunes is a very bloated music management service but people use it because it is tied to their devices. Apple offers access to the cloud, it has a billing relationship with users. Managing music from Spotify doesn't really do much. People will still have to go back to iTunes to buy new tracks. It is hard to see significant numbers of people using it," he said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13273135 __________________ The early bird catches the worm. The second mouse gets the cheese!

05-05-2011, 07:27 PM	#29
Braddock Grow Delicious Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 10,760 My Mood: Location: The middle place between light and nowhere Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 41 Thanked 113 Times in 58 Posts	Does this mean future Apple products are going to be even more restrictive when it comes to storing songs, etc? __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by ivet;4544439 ^that's quite interesting, Greg Quote: Originally Posted by rudy_o;4783525 I feel educated. Thank you, Greg Proud winner of: The Best Newcomer to Coldplaying.com 2010 The Most Interesting Poster 2010 The Most Interesting Thread Creator 2010 The World Of Music - Most Interesting/In-Depth Posts 2010 One Very Important Thought

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