Tag: spotify
Spotify Mobile app for Android getting massive makeover
Android-owning Spotify users have always had a bit of a raw deal when it comes to the mobile application of the uber-popular streaming service. While iPhone owners get a slick, clean interface, the Android version of Spotify has always been…
Spotify Play Button lets you embed tracks and playlists on your blog
Spotify are today introducing the Spotify Play Button. An embeddable widget for blogs and websites, it lets you add tracks and playlists to your posts, firing up the streaming service directly from the widget itself. "Today we're giving every blogger…
Spotify add crossfade and gapless playback features
Spotify users rejoice! Your party playlist megamixes just got a whole lot more professional sounding, as the digital music streaming platform have added gapless playback and crossfade features to the desktop application. Gapless playback means that you'll no longer get…
Spotify refused Adele's demands for "21" album streaming
Spotify could have had it all when it came to multi-Grammy award winning Adele and her album 21, but refused the demands the singer made. The Rolling in the Deep singer had stated that her album could only be…
HTC boss planning Beats-enabled Spotify rival?
HTC may be preparing to unleash their own digital music streaming platform to take on the likes of Last.fm and Spotify. Having paid $300 million for audio specialists Beats, HTC have gone hell-to-leather pushing out as many Beats Audio…
Spotify for iPhone and iPad now streams at 320Kbps
Spotify have updated their iOS app, allowing music fans with iPads, iPhones and iPods to now use the service to stream tracks at 320Kbps. It now puts the quality of the streaming tracks as high as those saved for…
Spotify Premium hits 3 million subscribers mark
Spotify have reached the 3 million Premium subscriber mark. 20% of their 15 million users are now opting to pay for the ad-free, unlimited service, showing that the streaming giant are well on their way to hitting the conversion figures…
Facebook adds "Listen With Friends" social music service
Facebook have announced a new social music feature, rolling out across their network today, called "Listen With Friends". Music fans on Facebook will now be able to see what their pals are listening to from within the Facebook Chat pane,…
Rara launches: Spotify music-streaming rival aims for mass-market appeal
Today marks the launch of Rara.com, a new mobile and web browser based digital music streaming service that's set to rival Spotify. Offering somewhere in the region of 10 million tracks, including all the major labels, Rara.com sets itself…
Spotify revamp radio and recommendation features
It's been a busy few weeks for Spotify. First they reveal their superb new apps platform, and now they're looking to revamp their radio station and recommendation engines too. Spotify list the features of the new update as: ·Unlimited stations…
