Monthly Archives: February 2012

In the Spotlight: The Top10 Spotify App

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Posted 25 Feb 2012 — by
Category Apps

As far as I know many developers are busy creating new Spotify Apps, but so far no new apps have been added. Is Spotify even more strict than Apple? Let me tell you more about an app that is available for some time, but somehow didn’t get much attention. Wrongly? Well, judge for yourself. It’s [...]

Rumour Has It Spotify Turned Down Adele’s “21″

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Posted 16 Feb 2012 — by
Category Spotify

According to an article published on Fastcompany.com it was Spotify that turned down the million selling album by Adele. Fastcompany says multiple sources confirm that Adele was willing to play ball with the streaming service, as long as the content was accessible only to paying subscribers and not to its freemium users. But Spotify decided it [...]

Spotify iPhone app update brings 320kbps

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Posted 11 Feb 2012 — by
Category Apps, hardware

The latest update for the iPhone app adds an option to stream and sync in 320 kbps. So now you can enjoy Spotify on the go in great sound quality. But maybe the best part is that you can now stream Spotify to your stereo using Bluetooth or Apple TV in superior quality! Update your [...]

It’s the number of streams that counts

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Posted 01 Feb 2012 — by
Category Pay outs, Spotify

Yet another indie artist complaining about Spotify’s royalty rate on Hypebot.com But maybe we should focus more on the number of streams in stead of the payment per stream. In a comment Joe Taylor proves this point as he quotes an article he has written for the Record of the Day magazine: “If Spotify could [...]