Spotify is a commercial music streaming service providing digital rights management-restricted content from record labels including Sony, EMI, Warner Music Group and Universal. Music can be browsed or searched by artist, album, genre, playlist, or record label. Paid “Premium” subscriptions remove advertisements and allow users to download music to listen to offline. On computers, a link allows users to purchase selected material via partner retailers. The service reached 40 million users with 10 million subscribers in May 2014.
As part of its bid to get its financials back on track, U.K. supermarket chain Tesco has been dismantling and selling off its Blinkbox digital media business. First to go was… Read more »
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Still on the fence about music subscription services? Spotify would like to change your mind with some deep discounts: Three months of Spotify’s ad-free premium tier will cost new subscribers just… Read more »
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San Francisco-based connected audio device maker Beep Devices has raised $4 million in seed financing, and Beep bringing Spotify to its connected audio adapter. Read more »
On Monday Uber and Spotify announced a partnership in which the companies’ apps will be integrated. As a result, Uber passengers with premium Spotify subscriptions will be able to play Spotify… Read more »