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Spotify Launches Embeddable Charts for Top Tracks

Spotify Launches Embeddable Charts for Top Tracks

By Josh Wolford 9 hours ago

In a bid to expand its presence across the web, streaming music service Spotify has just launched Spotify Charts, which allow sites to embed clickable lists of the top tracks across the network. The charts, which will update every Monday, …

Spotify Is ‘For Music’ in New Ad Campaign Spotify Is ‘For Music’ in New Ad Campaign

“We are Spotify, and we are for music.” That’s the tagline of a new ad campaign for Spotify, the first major ad campaign from the music streaming service in the U.S. The campaign is the work of NYC-based Droga5, and …

Video Is Coming To Spotify [Report] Video Is Coming To Spotify [Report]

Spotify has become to the go-to source of music entertainment for many people on the Internet, and soon, users may also be watching shows with the service. Business Insider cites “two sources briefed on the company’s plans” as saying the …

Amazon Is Working On A Subscription Music Service Amazon Is Working On A Subscription Music Service

Despite earlier attempts to bring streaming music to the masses, Spotify really nailed the concept when it launched in 2008. Now its the service every company in the business of selling music is trying to copy, including Amazon. The Verge …

Spotify Removes 5-Play-Per-Track Limit in the U.K. Spotify Removes 5-Play-Per-Track Limit in the U.K.

Spotify is removing one of the barriers for users in the U.K. who choose to use the streaming service’s free option. Starting today, users in the U.K. are no longer limited to 5 plays – the cap has been removed. …

Music piracy Doesn't Negatively Affect Sales Music piracy Doesn't Negatively Affect Sales

The music industry will tell you that piracy is the bane of its existence, and that it will end up killing the industry. There’s compelling evidence that suggests this is not the case, but the RIAA and its ilk conveniently …

Spotify Adds 1M Paid Subscriptions in Just 3 Months Spotify Adds 1M Paid Subscriptions in Just 3 Months
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Spotify has tacked on a million paid users just a little over three months. That’s the word from SXSW, where the company has announced that they can now boast 6 million paid subscribers. Back in December, Spotify announced that their …

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Spotify Expanding Its Web Player Beta in the U.K. Spotify Expanding Its Web Player Beta in the U.K.

Spotify is opening up its closed beta for its new web player in the U.K., letting more people have access to the browser-based music streaming experience. We first learned that Spotify was finally planning on launching a web player back …

Spotify for iOS Gets a UI Refresh Spotify for iOS Gets a UI Refresh

Spotify for iOS has just received a makeover, and it brings a new interface that makes navigation, playback, and more a whole lot easier. The first big thing that you’ll notice is that you can now navigate around the app …

Music Piracy Rates Down As More Turn To Streaming Music Piracy Rates Down As More Turn To Streaming
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The Copyright Alert System is being put into place this week to deter pirates, but it appears that innovative business models are already doing that just fine. A recent NPD report says that music file sharing was down 17 percent …

Google Subscription Music Service Coming In Q3? Google Subscription Music Service Coming In Q3?

Rumors persisted throughout this past weekend that Google is working on a subscription music service that would take on Spotify, Pandora and the like. Bloomberg has since put out a report, citing two people with knowledge of the situation, that …

Windows Phone 8 Finally Gets Spotify Windows Phone 8 Finally Gets Spotify

Windows Phone 8 has faced an uphill climb since it launched late last year. One of the many obstacles on its way to greatness was a lack of quality apps, but that’s been slowly changing. Microsoft announced that popular music …

Grammy Nominee Gotye Wins Big with Spotify Data Grammy Nominee Gotye Wins Big with Spotify Data

So, the Grammys are this Sunday, and Spotify thinks they can predict who the winners will be. Well, not exactly. But what they have done is analyze song and album streams to determine which of the current nominees would win …

Spotify Axes Downloads In Europe Spotify Axes Downloads In Europe

Spotify has become quite popular in the U.S. since it finally launched in 2011 after already achieving such popularity in Europe. One feature we might not get here in the States, however, is the ability to download songs, as the …

Gotye Claims Spotify’s Top Track of 2012 Gotye Claims Spotify’s Top Track of 2012

Another day, another year-in-review from a popular site or app. This time it’s Spotify’s turn to unveil the top tracks, artists, and albums of the year, according to their streaming and sharing stats. Congratulations Gotye, your song “Somebody That I …

Spotify on Roku Is Now a Reality Spotify on Roku Is Now a Reality
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Good news, Roku owners: Spotify has just landed on your device, giving the predominately streaming video service one of the top streaming music options around. “Joining more than 600 video, entertainment and casual game channels already on Roku, the Spotify …

Spotify Is Now Available on TiVo Spotify Is Now Available on TiVo

Spotify is continuing to expand its availability across different devices, as the company has announced that it is now available on TiVo Premiere boxes in the U.S. All you have to do is sign-in directly on you TV with your …