Spotify Sees Early Success with 70,000 Paid U.S. Users
By Rob Scott
July 26, 2011
July 26, 2011
- Billboard reports that Spotify has already reached 70,000 paid U.S. subscribers, one week after the streaming music service’s invite-only launch.
- It’s too early to tell what the initial success will mean in the long term since the service’s closest competitors have been on the market for years (Rhapsody and Napster, for example, have more than 10 times Spotify’s number of paid subscribers but took years to get there).
- Spotify currently has an ad-supported free option, but also offers two paid tiers that start at $4.99.
- Paid subscriptions provide ad-free service, unlimited play time, and mobile device access.
- In a recent review, Digital Trends found the service “to be the most well-rounded service out of Pandora, Spotify, and Grooveshark.”
- In related news, licensing firm BMI announced it has completed deals with Spotify and Turntable.fm to provide some 6.5 million songs to the online music services.
No Comments Yet
You can be the first to comment!
Leave a comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.