2011

Most music lovers have by now heard that there’s a new music service in town. Last Thursday, July 14, after two years of speculation, rumors and waiting, Spotify launched for U.S. users. Following several days of use, it’s clear why Spotify has taken many other countries by storm and people were so eager for the service to arrive Stateside. With several days of streaming, syncing, music discovery, social sharing, playlist creation and tinkering under our belts, let’s answer some questions about Spotify.

What is Spotify?

Imagine browsing the iTunes store. Now imagine finding a song or an artist that you’d like to listen to and being able to play the entire song rather than just a ten second snippet. That’s cool right? Well, not only can you simply listen to a song on demand like you can on Grooveshark, you can sync the files to your computer to play them when you are offline, sync them to your mobile, share them with other users, create playlists and seemingly enjoy most all the benefits of digital music “ownership” as if you had actually purchased the track. Of course, completely legally.

Sweet! Where do I sign-up?

Spotify is still in a limited beta mode in the United States, but it’s not too hard to get in.

• Twitter users can go to Klout.com, click on “Perks” and see if a Spotify invite is available to you instantly.
• You can add your name to the waiting list on Spotify.com
• You can use the author’s invitations from Klout by signing up here: Invitation Link
• Or you can sign up for one of the paid tiers of service which require no waiting

READ ON for more answers about what Spotify can do for you…

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