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Spotify's Facebook Timeline chronicles over 1,000 years of music

By Jamie Keene on March 30, 2012 07:00 am + 6 comments

Spotify has added a number of events from the last 1,000 years to its Facebook profile, using T Continue reading…
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Spotify and The Echo Nest team up to offer better music recommendations

By David Pierce on March 29, 2012 03:47 pm + 7 comments

Better recommendations are something of a white whale in the entertainment world — Netflix offered Continue reading…
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Spotify extends unlimited free listening 'honeymoon' for US users

By Ellis Hamburger on March 29, 2012 10:01 am + 17 comments

When Spotify launched in the United States last July, it promised six months of unlimited free Continue reading…
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RIAA: Digital beats out physical for first time in 2011, streaming services gain 300,000 subscribers

By Dante D'Orazio on March 27, 2012 05:18 pm + 32 comments

The RIAA has released its statistics on digital and physical music sales for 2011, and it has c Continue reading…
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Spotify to announce Irish and Australian availability soon?

By Dante D'Orazio on March 26, 2012 03:32 am + 33 comments

It looks like two more English-language countries are going to get access to Spotify. According to p Continue reading…
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MOG purchase price reportedly still in flux, will likely be dwarfed by Spotify's latest valuation

By Bryan Bishop on March 24, 2012 02:17 am + 8 comments

We've been hearing multiple reports that MOG has been purchased by Beats Audio, but as of yet Continue reading…
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Spotify's new apps are handsome but useless (hands-on)

By Ellis Hamburger on March 22, 2012 07:58 pm + 17 comments

Spotify today bolstered the capabilities of its desktop application with a second wave of music apps Continue reading…
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Spotify 'next generation' app screenshots

on March 22, 2012 05:00 pm + 6 comments

Spotify just launched its "next generation" of apps like Def Jam, The Legacy Of, Matador, The Continue reading…
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Universal Music UK exec says Spotify doesn't hurt sales, digital revenues nearing parity

By Dieter Bohn on March 22, 2012 04:36 am + 11 comments

Speaking today at a panel during the Guardian Changing Media Summit, Universal Music UK's Paul Continue reading…
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Spotify announces 12 'next generation' apps like TweetVine, Def Jam, Matador, and Domino

By Ellis Hamburger on March 21, 2012 08:00 pm + 27 comments

When Spotify launched its first wave of apps in November 2011, it made clear its goal to become "the Continue reading…