Spotify is an internet application currently in beta, and is at present invitation-only unless you pay for a monthly subscription or you are in the United Kingdom. It gives unlimited access to over 6 million songs.
It is similar to iTunes, containing a list of millions of songs, but you don't need to pay to listen to any of them. Like Pandora Internet Radio, Spotify offers free and subscription based service, but Pandora doesn't give you control over exactly what gets played.
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Launched
7 October 2008
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Founders
Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzton
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Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
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Currently in Beta
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Free access outside the UK is by invitation only
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Not currently available in the United States. Spotify is working with the record companies, who want Spotify to take down iTunes
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Allows caching of playlists, meaning you can listen while not connected to the internet
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Adroid App in development.
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Monthly subscription is £10. Day Pass is £.99
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The songs on Spotify cannot be converted or downloaded.
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iPhone App is available only to Spotify subscribers.
