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Would You Pay $20 A Month For Spotify?

Spotify chief content officer Ken Parks says you can get unlimited music, from anywhere, for the price of just a "couple of beers." Isn't your music worth more than that?READ»

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Meet Google Music's Chief Record Store Geek, Tim Quirk

To make up for its tardiness to the online music store game, Google Music has enlisted bona fide music lovers to help curate its store. It's the Google version of "High Fidelity," with Tim Quirk as Rob Gordon.READ»

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"Apps" Like Rolling Stone's Could Shine A Light On Spotify's Missing Links

Spotify's got a huge catalog of music and 10 million subscribers. But what happens when the elite critics it's co-opting for its newest feature recommend Led Zeppelin, Adele, Arcade Fire, Coldplay, or other key artists whose albums are conspicuously absent from Spotify? READ»

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As Consumers Steer Clear of Mobile Music Downloads, iTunes Continues to Run the Show

New data released last night by ComScore shows that we might be waiting a while for the much speculated about mobile version of iTunes (or else, it'll pop up in Vietnam). Consumers, it seems, are continuing to manage their media ...READ»

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Spotify VP Gives the Nod to U.S. Launch in Third Quarter of 2010

The Stateside launch for Spotify is firming up and could happen in late summer. The music streaming service currently only available in some European countries is in talks with U.S. Internet and cell-phone service providers in this ...READ»

Why Spotify's Legal Music Service Could Beat the Revamped Pirate Bay

Legal music-sharing service Spotify just revealed that it's apparently five to six times more used than its nearest rivals. That's a pretty astonishing measure of success, and the site has big plans. In fact, it's likely to beat a ...READ»