Spotify Adds Another 120,000 Tracks
By Morelli
Spotify has added 11,280 albums and singles to their catalogue, to a total of 127,578 new songs available, after signing a deal with indie digital distributor Zebralution. For a full listing of the additions check out these Google Docs: sorted by artist and by label. According to the Spotify blog:
Today’s update is most likely the biggest update we’ve had since we launched last year.
New releases include The Spinning Top by Graham Coxon, She’s In Control from Chromeo, and material from Bill Evans, Café Sputnik and Kutiman. I especially appreciated the addition of the classic Allotria Jazz Band and the Balkan/ska Amsterdam Klezmer Band.
Spotify now has over 3 million tracks available, and 40,000 new people signing up for the service every day. Can Spotify dethrone iTunes as the leader in market share? In March, two updates added a total 110,000 tracks, and the free music streaming service doesn’t stop adding new partners and labels.
We recently listed our top 5 favorite free music hubs, and Spotify placed third only because it is not yet available to everyone. If Spotify continues to strike deals with groups like PRS for Music and maintain a profit with advertising and subscription ($10) revenue, then we might see Apple’s hegemony roughly brought to a halt.
Do you like the new music added to the catalogue? What’s missing?
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 3:21PM
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