European music streaming service Spotify has finally signed a deal with a major US label, bringing it one step closer to realizing a US launch after failing to achieve it in 2010. Some say the deal with Sony won’t be … Continued
Sony announced last week that its new Music Unlimited digital music service (powered by Qriocity) will launch in early 2011, entering an arena traditionally dominated by iTunes. The media is buzzing with the news, and reactions aren’t entirely in Sony’s … Continued
The news is out today: streaming music service Spotify has finally admitted that their long-delayed US launch won’t be happening by the end of 2010. CEO Daniel Ek still expects a US launch, but apparently will not say when he … Continued
Spotify, the European music listening service that keeps teasing the U.S. with hopes of a launch stateside has been delayed in coming to our fair shores by contracts and licensing issues. It turns out that licensing is a problem at … Continued
Industry giants are still limping towards streaming music online, and Peter Kafka seems to be the man with his finger on the pulse of the issue. In an article Monday for Media Memo on All Things Digital, he speculated that … Continued
Europe’s Spotify, the music sharing/listening/buying service that apparently wows everyone who tries it, looks unlikely to resolve licensing agreements with major US labels in time to meet the 2010 launch deadline set by CEO Daniel Ek. Beyond disappointing US consumers … Continued