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Re: Spotify next generation explained

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Post by rhythmAddict »

whalesalad wrote: post #5

It's a shame that it isn't available legally in the US of A. I have to VPN into Sweden every couple of weeks to keep my account active. I'd be more than willing to pay a premium fee... but even that won't work, your address has to be in the country of your account. Reasons I enjoy Spotify so much... * Their client is super quick and simple * Songs load essentially instantly, it's like they're local. * They have an An…

Totally agree. I used spotify for 2-3 months, but after a bit it got annoying when my tor proxy would suddenly stop working, and I'd have to find a new one that had enough bandwidth and was actually reliable enough. It is totally doable, it's just annoying. That said, I would be more than happy to pay their fee.

(If anyone has a solution to this...either a good proxy, or something else. I am all ears. Also, when the eff are they coming to the US? I know they had some plans...)

I now use Grooveshark, it's good, don't get me wrong, but spotify is much better in terms of interface, but mainly they have a better catalog for the music I listen to (mostly ambient/downtempo/trip hop). If I search for a group Grooveshark will likely have 70% of the songs from each album...maybe. Whereas in Spotify, I can just view 100% of all the albums. Also, while I have not used the Spotify mobile app, I can tell you the Grooveshark mobile app kind of sucks.

Cheers

Re: Spotify next generation explained

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Post by mzl »

erikstarck wrote: post #24

It seems like quite a lot of tracks has disappeared in this update as well. :/

The Spotify music database is normally updated independently of the application.

As for the actual content, about two weeks ago I could see around 7.2 million songs as a user in Sweden. Today I can see about 7.4 million songs. Is there anything in particular that you know was removed?

Re: Spotify next generation explained

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Post by erikstarck »

mzl wrote: post #32
erikstarck wrote: post #24

It seems like quite a lot of tracks has disappeared in this update as well. :/

The Spotify music database is normally updated independently of the application. As for the actual content, about two weeks ago I could see around 7.2 million songs as a user in Sweden. Today I can see about 7.4 million songs. Is there anything in particular that you know was removed?

I'm seeing grayed out tracks on songs by Freddie Wadling, Eva Cassidy, Dione Taylor, Lee Hazlewood, Tupac Shakur, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, U96, Land Shark and Moby to name a few.

But you're right: all in all they're growing which is great.

Re: Spotify next generation explained

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Post by juvenn »

erikstarck wrote: post #35
juvenn wrote: post #34

With no Mac at hand, I'd like a native app for Linux, instead of wine stuff.

You can write one yourself using the libspotify: http://developer.spotify.com/en/libspotify/overview/

Yeah, but I prefer the beautiful UI, not just functionalities, or the wine stuff will do the work.

Re: Spotify next generation explained

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Post by po »

buro9 wrote: post #25
mootothemax wrote: post #3

I love Spotify and think it's an amazing service, but have recently started wondering if it's just as bad for artists as AllOfMp3. After reading about Lady Gaga earning close to nothing for 1 million plays, I'm not sure if it's a service that we should continue to support that much. If 1 million plays don't earn you any money, what's the incentive for less well-known artists? http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta…

This is the picture you really want to see: "How much do music artists make online" http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/how-much-do-music...

While stylish, there are so many issues with that infographic I don't know where to begin…

Re: Spotify next generation explained

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Post by rossriley »

cabalamat wrote: post #30

I won't be using Spotify. Spotify is partly owned by the music industry, who acquired their shareholding not by stumping up money like the other investors, but by threatening them with lawsuits unless they were given free shares. (As an aside, wanna guess what percentage of profits the music industry make out of this will go to musicians? I suspect fuck all). Iniquitous as that is, it's not my reason for boycotting S…

If artists get 4.5million streams a month they earn minimum wage. Source: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/how-much-do-music...

Re: Spotify next generation explained

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Post by parbo »

gizmo wrote: post #18

Spotify doesn't seem to work where I live, so I use Grooveshark instead. Grooveshark has a gigantic library of music and instant streaming. Recommendation engine works well, and you can explore the playlists of other users to discover new music. I'm not sure how Grooveshark can stream music to everybody for free (or almost free for pro users), but as long as it exists I'll be a happy user.

Once you've tried Spotify, you won't call Grooveshark instant any more. I swear, it starts streaming faster than Rhythmbox starts playing a local file..

Re: Spotify next generation explained

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Post by DrJokepu »

rossriley wrote: post #38
cabalamat wrote: post #30

I won't be using Spotify. Spotify is partly owned by the music industry, who acquired their shareholding not by stumping up money like the other investors, but by threatening them with lawsuits unless they were given free shares. (As an aside, wanna guess what percentage of profits the music industry make out of this will go to musicians? I suspect fuck all). Iniquitous as that is, it's not my reason for boycotting S…

If artists get 4.5million streams a month they earn minimum wage. Source: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/how-much-do-music...

"Rates to not include publishing & performance rights for song writers" - even though that's where most of the income comes from.
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