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A Contrarian View: Spotify & Streaming Music Will Not Replace Purchase Or Piracy

Among those who have lived with Spotify longest, Sweden's music industry, the belief is that Spotify has virtually put an end to piracy. And music industry pundits point to a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2011 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (61)
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Top Swedish Music Exec Tells Us What To Expect As Spotify Launches In U.S.

(UPDATED) We recently asked Swedish music exec Johan Lagerlöf, the CEO, Co-Founder of X5 Music Group, what to expect when Spotify launched in the U.S.  Now that day is here,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2011 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify Has Launched In U.S. !

(UPDATE) Spotify launched at 8AM this morning – With the final deal signed with Warner Music Group on Wednesday, Spotify is reportedly set to finally launch launched in the U.S.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2011 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Let The Streaming Wars Begin! Napster Touts 14 Million Track Catalog

Get ready for announcements from MOG, Rdio, Rhapsody (who just announced a jump in subscribers) and others hoping to turn the spotlight away from Spotify.  This morning, just ahead of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2011 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Hypebot Has Free Spotify Accounts Thanks Chevrolet

(UPDATED) Our free accounts are gone.  Thanks for trying.  But follow the link after the jump below and Chevrolet is giving more away via Facebook) As a sponsor of today's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2011 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Pandora To Explain Its Business Model To Investors This Morning

For this first time since its IPO, Pandora is holding a Financial Analyst Day today (July 12) and anyone can join the webcast 8:00 AM PT/ 11AM ET.  Pandora closed. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/12/2011 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Ethan Kaplan On Spotify & Music Consumption

This guest post is by Ethan Kaplan, the former SVP of Technology at WBR and WMG. He blogs regularly at blackrimglasses.com I’ve been a Spotify user for a few years. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/11/2011 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (9)
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Is The Future Of Music In The Clouds?

Music in cloud services and music subscriptions are being touted as driving the next wave of music innovation and consumption. On Music Think Tank, Shachar Oren shares his skepticism of. Continue reading

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Reports: Spotify Hopes To Launch In U.S. Next Week, Predicts 50M 1st Year Subscribers

(Updated) Spotify is telling U.S. record label executives that it is hoping to launch its music streaming service here as early as the middle of next week, sources familiar with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/08/2011 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Programmer Finds Facebook’s Secret Music Service: VIBES

Just after Facebook's video chat announcement, programmer Jeff Rose was poking around the code behind the new Skype integration when he discovered a piece of code (click on image at left. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/08/2011 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (2)
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