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Spotify launches in the US

187 points by mattgreenrocks 15y ago

estel 15y ago
I (and I guess any other EU subscribers) have a number of invitations if anyone here wants to try the Free version before committing to Unlimited. Anyone interested in one? Edit: can only send if your email address is on your HN profile, of course. Edit edit: http://www.spotify.com/us/amanda/ http://www.spotify.com/us/amanda/ will be less hassle for all whilst it lasts.
- joshfinnie 15y ago
  edit: Thanks.
- rglover 15y ago
  I'd love an invite if you have one.
- CrazedGeek 15y ago
  Yes, please! Email's in profile. Edit: Thank you so very much!
- deleted 15y ago
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- jtdgrz 15y ago
  edit: thanks
- vitobcn 15y ago
  I'd love one too. Thanks!
- saroz 15y ago
  Can you send me one ? Thanks
- deleted 15y ago
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- tartuffe78 15y ago
  can i get one? email in profile Thanks, would really like to try it out
- estel 15y ago
  Edit 1736: removed all the used ones Edit 1740: all gone.
  - Timothee 15y ago
    Thanks estel! I used awyqHSnBbAAkRh58. To be used here by the way: https://www.spotify.com/us/invitation/ https://www.spotify.com/us/invitation/
  - jackolas 15y ago
    Grabbed ca8ThDaEsrYfZYH2 a9f6JVzTXAr5Kb2c was already used.
- uggedal 15y ago
  My invite codes: All of my 32 invitation codes are now used. Edit: removed the used ones.
  - sonnekki 15y ago
    Thanks! Used cVSY9gFdxWhdEz7Z .
  - elasticdog 15y ago
    Thanks from me as well...I used dfZx4U2xCTqe9Vsh. I'm starting to think it would be nice to have a service where people could share invite codes and keep track of which ones have been used.
  - msabalau 15y ago
    Thanks, used bB5dPAekaCJw3f8f
  - matwood 15y ago
    Thanks! I got in.
  - losvedir 15y ago
    Thanks, I snagged one earlier. I've been listening to Spotify all day, this is great!
- deleted 15y ago
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- gizzlon 15y ago
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- ropiku 15y ago
  Here's some more invites: ftmp68XgaXYwmBS7 bbbqsYPhWZ9Zrk4s fCnwmdMS9NRWDLHA aVJqbgCMMxR4LUgs cMusg9KWkeqzV7Fq
- eonwe 15y ago
  In case invites are still of use, I created a few at http://eonwe.luno.fi/spotify_invites http://eonwe.luno.fi/spotify_invites
Nervetattoo 15y ago
Spotify made me throw away CD-s, delete all mp3s and other audio files and stop being less-than-legal. It'll be interesting to see how big a foothold they get in USA, to me its a truly awesome service and currently on par with vim as the most essential tool on my computer. The pricing is a lot cheaper than in Norway, but even here I think its cheap ($18 / month for premium) and would gladly have paid four-fold if that was the cost.
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- stilett0 15y ago
  email in profile, thanks for offering.
joshfinnie 15y ago
Does anyone have a guess as to why they are doing an "invite only" style opening here in the US? I would think with their success abroad, the infrastructure is strong enough to support the added subscribers... Is this just to increase artificial demand?
- tommi 15y ago
  It certainly is a marketing tactic but it can also be more. Spotify is based on P2P-tech and maybe they want to slowly ramp up the network.
- Schmidt 15y ago
  Most of the servers are also located in the UK AFAIK and the first 30 seconds are always streamed from their servers. Managing demand could be a reason.
  - tommi 15y ago
    I'd be extremely suprised if Spotify didn't have servers in the US for this release.
    - sandstrom 15y ago
      They've got servers in the US too.
  - jensnockert 15y ago
    Considering the amount of invites available (almost every premium subscriber has 50+ invites) I doubt it is more than a marketing strategy.
- mikemaccana 15y ago
  > Does anyone have a guess as to why they are doing an "invite only" style opening here in the US? They're not - you can pay for a premium or unlimited subscription right now. I've just purchased one for my brother in NY, so I can share playlists with him from London.
sssparkkk 15y ago
Maybe it's just me, but I think their ad is fantastic. I hope they become successful in the US!
- edsu 15y ago
  not just you :-)
- deleted 15y ago
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- kristofferR 15y ago
  Yeah, it would probably become a smash hit if it were aired on TV!
nicon 15y ago
Sight Still not in Canada... seems like we're always late to the game.
- radarsat1 15y ago
  Their website says, Language: United States So apparently we won't even understand the text on the page, there's no "Language: Canada" option!
- sjs 15y ago
  We've got Grooveshark and Slacker, and Grooveshark doesn't make you hear any ads even if you don't pay them. The other side of that is you can only use Grooveshark on your phone if you are a paying customer. Apparently Pandora has good recommendations so I'll give them a try when they come to Canada. As for Spotify, meh. What's so great about them?
  - mmatants 15y ago
    Rdio is also in Canada.
    - nicon 15y ago
      Yeah Rdio seems nice. I just wish the recommendation were better, but for the rest I like it a lot.
moe 15y ago
That ad is spectacular.
creativityhurts 15y ago
Get exclusive invites from here http://www.spotify.com/us/amanda/ http://www.spotify.com/us/amanda/
rmc 15y ago
Still not in all parts of Europe. I'm in Ireland, a fellow eurozone country, and I still can't get it.
revorad 15y ago
I don't understand why they don't have a web app, especially when competitors like Last.fm, Grooveshark, Turntable.fm and others do.
- Kuytu 15y ago
  They probably don't have infrastructure for that yet and it also might be conscious decision. I've understood that the whole point of Spotify is that it is based on P2P-technology which eases their server load and allows good sound quality for users with fairly low connection speeds.
  - jonknee 15y ago
    > and allows good sound quality for users with fairly low connection speeds. P2P is all about lowering their costs, not about making better sound quality for low connection speeds. It doesn't matter if you're streaming from Spotify's data center or across the street, slow is as slow does. You're not squeezing more bits through a slow connection because of P2P.
    - ThomPete 15y ago
      I have been using this since early alpha and I have never had any slow issues. In fact it plays faster than iTunes
      - jonknee 15y ago
        Great, but that's not because of any P2P elements but because your bandwidth is sufficient for a stream.
    - Kuytu 15y ago
      You are right, I didn't express myself quite clearly. But if you are in, say, Australia and you're streaming from a server that is in Sweden there is probably some bottleneck along the way that doesn't allow you to get full speed of your connection. But if you're streaming from across the street you probably get more use of your connection. Your connection speed is obviously the upper limit. I don't know if I expressed myself any more clearly :)
ThomPete 15y ago
Spotify will change your life from one appreciating ownership to one preferring access. At least it did with me.
- bergie 15y ago
  Same thing here. I don't have any MP3s any longer. Kindle is doing something similar to my book reading. We ditched all paper books sometime last winter (they're now in the office library), and I'm actually reading a lot more because all my books are with me all the time.
  - pavel_lishin 15y ago
    But don't you own those books on your kindle? (Ignoring the arguments about whether you truly own something they can delete remotely, etc.) If you bought them, access didn't replace ownership - it supplemented it.
    - bergie 15y ago
      I think of anything DRMd more as rental. I think the term "Buy" there is quite deceptive
- pavel_lishin 15y ago
  As long as they have all the weird music I listen to, sure. Is there a way to check their selection without signing up? I don't see any way to check if they have Soul Coughing, Zyklon Boom, Любэ, the original Grand Theft Auto soundtrack, Tub Ring, etc? (These are the first few songs I see in my playlist on my iPhone.) I'd be pretty pissed if I signed up and got a Top 40's equivalent for my money.
  - culturestate 15y ago
    Sadly, there is no way to preview the catalog. I have an account and checked your list, though, because I've not heard of the majority of those and was curious: Soul Coughing - Y Zyklon Boom - N Любэ - N GTA - Only GTA IV and Vice City Tub Ring - Y (these guys have a great sound, thanks for the heads up!)
iamichi 15y ago
I'm happy they've finally launched the US version. I've been a subscriber since it launched and had a lot of love for it since. I'm curious to how it compares with the other services users get stateside and looking forward to reading some American reviews..
c4urself 15y ago
I use Spotify and wonder what America will think of the following two problems: 1. Crappy search (You don't get suggestions) 2. Not all artists are on there (Beatles for example) and they are somewhat slow on putting up new music
udp 15y ago
4.99 USD a month for unlimited? It's 4.99 GBP a month in the UK, which is more like 8.00 USD. That's not fair! 1:1 pricing aside, it's very good news that they're launching in the US.
- TylerE 15y ago
  Remember we don't have VAT here, so that's what, a 25%, 30% difference right there?
  - xd 15y ago
    currently 20%
- heyimfromreddit 15y ago
  They also probably have completely different licensing deals, there's a bigger market, etc.
- xmlninja 15y ago
  well its been 49 sek in sweden all the time which is at time of writing this 4.67 gbp and 7.5 usd. I guess they just want pretty numbers.
mhp 15y ago
Is this pretty much the same thing as Rhapsody, or am I missing the significant difference?
- jwarzech 15y ago
  I have been wondering the same thing. Learning about Spotify (and finding out it wasn't available in the US) led me to a paid Rhapsody account. However if the UI is better and selection about the same I'd probably jump in a hearbeat.
- chrischen 15y ago
  Rhapsody used to be quite similar to spotify. Their desktop app let you play free music. But lately they've fallen behind and their player UI hasn't changed much for like 5 years. They don't have a Mac app. But if you use windows, Rhapsody comes close to Spotify in terms of features.
burriko 15y ago
Spotify Premium pricing UK £9.99 US £6.19 ($9.99, converted using google) The UK price is over 50% more than the US price. As someone who's been subscribing to Spotify Premium in the UK for over a year, this feels like quite a slap in the face.
- revorad 15y ago
  In the UK, for a lot of things we pay the same numerical amount in pounds as Americans pay in dollars.
  - metatronscube 15y ago
    Yeah I have noticed that quite a lot, its almost becoming a 1 to 1 transfer rate. I'm going to give up Spotify now for this very reason. Its rather disappointing.
    - Lewisham 15y ago
      FWIW, I've generally noticed Americans assign about the same value on USD prices < $100. $10 here is worth the same to an American as £10 is to a Brit. $10 isn't worth £6 to them. This is hard to understand until you've lived in both places. There isn't much excuse for the very large discrepancy between electronics pricing, however.
    - pvnick 15y ago
      Come join us at grooveshark.com. Unlimited for free!
      - deleted 15y ago
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qF 15y ago
Interesting that the price is 4,99 USD, while in Eurozone it's 4,99 EUR. So it's actually cheaper for Americans. I know it's common for products originating in the USA (games, electronics, etc.) to make the USD -> EUR conversion 1:1 but it's interesting to see it's also done the other way around. I am not complaining though, Spotify is an awesome service and well worth the money! edit: Seems there's more people who noticed the same, it's even the same with GBP, which has an even bigger difference than the Euro.
marksu 15y ago
I have a whole bunch of invitations - however, I will be leaving town for the weekend and will probably be without internet connection. So if anyone is late on the train but still interested, leave a comment with an email here and I will try to get them to you on monday as I will check the thread as soon as I get back!
tptacek 15y ago
So, do I want to give Rdio up for this?
- lylejohnson 15y ago
  I can tell you why I might give up Rdio for Spotify, depending on how this trial goes. I have been a Rdio subscriber for about 3 months now, and I really only have two complaints. The first is that when I'm listening to Rdio at work (which is where I use the service most often) the stream tends to hang up and/or "stutter", to the point that I eventually get frustrated and turn it off. Now, we have pretty decent bandwidth at work, and other similar services (e.g. Pandora) don't seem to suffer from this problem, so I'm not sure what Rdio's problem is. The other problem I've observed with Rdio is that a noticeable amount of time passes between the time I press "play" and the music actually starts. This one's not such a big problem, but it is a problem. So, I've just signed up for a Spotify Unlimited plan and I'm going to see how it stacks up, especially with regards to the aforementioned problems. If it seems to perform more consistently than Rdio has, I'll probably switch.
- dstone 15y ago
  I'm an Rdio user and I've been trying Spotify today. I'm not thrilled with their music library. There are a bunch of bands that I love that Rdio doesn't have (Arcade Fire, Shins, Ramones, Pink Floyd, older Flogging Molly, newer Eisley, etc.). There are only a few albums that I really want that Rdio doesn't have, by contrast. I feel like Spotify's UI is just a gray iTunes, whereas Rdio's UI is more in line with how I think about music. The search function in Spotify is really poor compared to Rdio. Rdio blows away Spotify in terms of the discovery and social aspects. I really like the ability to follow people that have the same tastes as I do. I've found a bunch of new bands that way. With Spotify, you have to find friends on Facebook and Twitter. And no offense to my friends, but I think their taste in music sucks. I'm sticking with Rdio.
  - jmtulloss 15y ago
    It's true that most of the bands you listed were not available a while back, but I believe all of them are available now. We are missing some Pink Floyd though. If there's something missing that you really want to see, make a request here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/rd.io/viewform?formkey=dHdmTjhSMm51ZmdkdHNMQmxKbmduUnc6MQ https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/rd.io/viewform?formkey=dHd... And thanks for sticking with rdio!
pitdesi 15y ago
Here's my free passalong for free invites, it should work: http://klout.com/perk/Spotify/SpotifyFreeAccounts?passalong=MzEvNjE4MS8y&passalongSig=c64b71d04ff94ff3df782ecdd95d6e6cc029589aa9158032a05531d8e4ced111 http://klout.com/perk/Spotify/SpotifyFreeAccounts?passalong=... First thought: How is this any different from Grooveshark (from a user experience perspective - I know Grooveshark doesn't give a shit about artists rights etc). Edit: So far, search on Spotify is much faster, but the music library is nowhere near as complete... and I like that in Grooveshark when I search for a song I can see other peoples playlists that it shows up in and play those.
- timmaah 15y ago
  Thanks.. Your klout link worked for me (Had never used klout before) Is there a way to play a personalized station? I am a fan of having my music selected for me.
  - estel 15y ago
    There's a Radio section. You can choose genres and decades, but nothing equivalent to an "Artist radio".
    - timmaah 15y ago
      Where would that be? Certainly not highlighted in the UI
      - estel 15y ago
        Second item in the left-hand navigation pane.
        timmaah 15y ago
        Possibly only for paid accounts? On the Mac app, the 2nd item is "Play Queue". "What's new" is first and "Inbox" is third.
sambeau 15y ago
I've been using Spotify since the UK closed beta (a few years ago, now). At first it seemed like the most amazing thing ever, but slowly I fell out of love with it, and now I barely use it. Why? 1) The ads. At first they were reasonably infrequent and unobtrusive. But gradually they became more frequent and more and more obtrusive. Eventually some companies were deliberately producing jarring ads to grab your attention. Many of the ads were for music. Other music: music that I would never listen to and (more importantly) music that was totally incongruous and jarring to the music it was interrupting. 2) Disappearing Music. I created loads of playlists filled with interesting (often independent) new music. Gradually whole playlists disappeared and stopped working. It felt like my music was being stolen. To replace ownership with streaming (at least for the generation that owned CDs) the catalogue needs stability. 3) Missing Music. As usual it's the big, classic stuff. I bought a license for a christmas party at my parents house. The lack of Beatles, Stones, Queen etc caused a near riot. Spotify was booed off. 4) Skype. I don't know why (but I suspect its probably Adobe's fault ;-)) but Skype and Spotify on the PC seem to have a problem with each other. Maybe I'm seeing ghosts here but I frequently have problems with these two apps (and the Chrome Flash plugin). Eventually I had to stop using one or other. 5) The artist payments are miniscule-to-the-point-of-broken. See this: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/how-much-do-music-artists-earn-online/ I realise that the first problem would have been easily fixed by buying Spotify Premium and I was going to do this until my favourite music started to disappear. Hopefully, the US launch will be enough to persuade the small labels to return to Spotify (maybe they already have?) and with a larger advertising base better ads could be produced and more appropriate targeting of ads could make the advert-laden experience more palatable. Similarly, a US launch may convince the big rock dinosaurs to join. That, at least, would improve next xmas. Don't get me wrong: Spotify is an amazing thing and has a ton of potential. The US (especially teen US and low-income US) is going to love it. The App is fantastic (kind'a magical when you first see how quickly and easily it plays music). If you have mainstream, modern taste and can stomach the loud ads you'll get great service for free. If you're a fussy indie-kid like me who mostly listens to whispering soft audio as you work, you may want to check how many of your favourite obscure artists are onboard before you buy premium. As for artists - while Spotify is a great innovation and a valuable way to move young people from illegally torrenting to legally streaming music it needs to generate more money for the musicians for it to be truly sustainable. Edit: To make clear this is a UK account (not a US beta) so the falling-out-of-love took a few years.
tintin 15y ago
For those interested: The Linux version is getting better and better. I'm using it daily. I think Spotify is absolutely worth the money. It's also great for playing your own music collection.
alopes 15y ago
Some invites: cNqeAdBR4rnb4T9A , fE2ZrCLVNGfAJXKW , du4YaCBM337ZHnPL , e3NxdL5CnspC42ut , anFKrCMpD9X8ZJEL , dAXGZ8VTPE9Rk7Rx , bTE59B9TCWfHKBSR , cd4nHezZ9SafkmFh , cY4u7E7R2RrWMfca , fMHTqKLC6Z45nEn8 , dFKksMek8xhL2NS8 , eW8HBT75Ab5pDbSc , ca4AtNNmp9Cg77WE , c7BhhM9Z82rccnsd , dDrc38Ungxa9CxP3 , dfSV9B8MdwbAndmf , eW6gJwRrzc38TwEM , aB7UDYuM7cPzWB8Z , aXzrkNaULmeUzKnn , eT4Vy4cbA6DZSHPS , cpSAhfyD6fSZrUKu
- Stratego 15y ago
  Thanks a bunch.
- jwarzech 15y ago
  Thanks for sharing the invites!
- almost_usual 15y ago
  used e3NxdL5CnspC42ut Thanks!
- mitjak 15y ago
  Looks like all these are dead :/
jensnockert 15y ago
Edit: Sorry, I am out, didn't think my ~60 invites would go through that quickly, hopefully those who got some are enjoying the service.
- badhairday 15y ago
  Thanks!
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ubercore 15y ago
Is there a site that compares (up to date) catalog sizes of the different services? Rhapsody used to have the largest, but I couldn't abide their website. Rdio has a great site, but their selection wasn't so great. Mog has been a decent compromise, but I'm interested if Spotify has a larger library.
- pinko 15y ago
  I've been pretty happy with MOG's library. Nobody but Apple has the Beatles, but MOG has all the major label stuff and better coverage of my obscure tastes than I expected. I've also been impressed with their response when I've contacted them to request catalog adds. Both times a non-customer-support human responded and both times they managed to add it within a few weeks. I didn't even expect a respond, to be honest.
- jmtulloss 15y ago
  When did you last try rdio? We've filled in a lot of missing chunks in the past few months and more will be coming with time.
  - ubercore 15y ago
    It's been awhile, probably 5 or 6 months. I will check it out again. Rdio has the best player I've used so far.
sandstrom 15y ago
For once I've got invites to share -- instead of the other way around, which was the case for Google+ etc. List your email and I'll send you one (I've got 10). Edit: I'll just paste them: dcCX5xfxB7szb2E9 eZwUPA3C8yBDJkyb aNmdgpGRXxu7yk8f cRDyA6twLGzXmsAG d6q78ywcpeuUEyXK cqfg9pq8483zUYtN
- treblig 15y ago
  [removed] Much appreciated!
  - sandstrom 15y ago
    sent!
    - treblig 15y ago
      Got it, thanks!
- deleted 15y ago
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- alexgaribay 15y ago
  email is in my profile if you have any to spare. Thanks!
  - sandstrom 15y ago
    It only says: "I'm a computer engineering graduate from Kansas State University."
    - alexgaribay 15y ago
      I thought it would have shown my email. I got an invite though already. Thanks for trying at least!
- marksands07 15y ago
bennesvig 15y ago
How is Spotify different from Rdio?
- sahadeva 15y ago
  1. Spotify has a slightly larger selection (8.5mm tracks on Rdio, 13mm on Spotify) 2. Rdio has a killer web app so you can login to your account from any computer (great for parties and traveling). Both have desktop and mobile apps. 3. Spotify has higher bitrate (320) on pro accounts and uses p2p and other tech to do things like pre-cache songs it thinks you're going to listen to so they play instantly when you click on them 4. I haven't used spotify much, but Rdio's social features seem more fluid and their collaborative playlist feature is awesome See more discussion at Quora: http://www.quora.com/How-do-Rdio-and-Spotify-compare?q=spotify+rdio http://www.quora.com/How-do-Rdio-and-Spotify-compare?q=spoti...
  - bennesvig 15y ago
    Thanks!
- chrischen 15y ago
  Spotify is also a music management app like iTunes. So you can use Spotify to play your own music files along with their vast catalogue. With Rdio you can only play Rdio songs and if some song isn't on there you'll have to whip out iTunes or another media player.
csl 15y ago
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- throwaway1826 15y ago
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- thecoffman 15y ago
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- giberson 15y ago
  Hey, looks like I found one that got skipped. I just used cMe2tK5ycNnSDqJx Thanks for the invite.
augustl 15y ago
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cletus 15y ago
Where oh where is the table of account types and what you get with each of those? Why do so many companies make this infuriating mistake? They either don't have this page or it's completely in a completely obscure location. From the front page I click on "Spotify Premium" link (or "Unlimited") and it takes me to a sign up page. Fail. Here's a tip: NEVER, EVER ask for registration information until you're sure the customer actually wants to sign up. I want to see what I will be getting so I can make a decision. The video is well-produced but it doesn't actually tell me anything. How does the service work? What do I need? Is it an app or Flash? Take this iconic iPod video [1]. It uses only FOUR words but manages to tell me everything I need to know (those words are "iPod" and "Mac or PC"). This might be a great service but I hazard to think how many customers they're going to scare away (well, more annoy actually) with this bad UX. [1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaVFCdwT0hk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaVFCdwT0hk
- rberdeen 15y ago
  http://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/overview/ http://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/overview/ Weird that it isn't linked anywhere on the splash page.
growt 15y ago
Some more invites: eTzVddU3UszVSJa6 fFr3EpxVE567dHUg aCSgKaXVbGBBUbc8 dpcVDHEchXWENxNq baaSWgK4UtB2RMhf P.S. I love spotify, but I use the paid version, so no ads for me.
- Splines 15y ago
  These all appear to be used.
  - growt 15y ago
    you're right. And not a single upvote :( Here are some more: cG9GD6USFgN2e47W bbpkMb3zLgPpHpD7 a79LUuAkyuP93b8U bRpH8ys433JNeX4P aTdZ672NZYSnrpSx aBb5as4bWdhrBzWd
nicolasp 15y ago
Here are a few invite codes for those who'd like to try it: aqwPkzBeHqUe64YG c2D3YPErPJy29gPJ (updated to remove used ones - last two!)
- daveambrose 15y ago
  thanks! just used bwtKWAh29rz2NGak
- ipstatic 15y ago
  Thanks, used ek6w8dNY4d6YGfWJ.
- Splines 15y ago
  Thanks, used fmWTmGcxLF5tTbyN
- nicolasp 15y ago
  Can't edit any more, but they're all gone! 34 in two hours :)
pinko 15y ago
As someone completely unconnected to the company, I don't understand how MOG has totally failed to get any mindshare. Same product, same price, but has been available in the US (including on the iPhone) for >1 year. I assume it must be a profound marketing failure, because the product itself is stellar. (I really, really like it.) If I worked there I'd be driven absolutely insane by the media buzz for all-you-can-eat streaming music that almost always fails to mention them.
- VeryStuck 15y ago
  I had little knowledge on either, but after reading this thread and a quick browsing of both I have to agree that MOG is extremely well done. I hope they are able to put up a fight as the market is being established.
- gfodor 15y ago
  Yes, I agree. MOG has been ahead of the competition for almost a year and yet you never hear anything about it. Total, epic marketing fail.
  - dstone 15y ago
    I disagree that Mog is ahead of the competition. For me, while Mog has more songs, they lose to Rdio in their UI, their iPhone app, and the social aspect of the service. When I was comparing them, it was neck and neck between the two, but I couldn't stand Mog's crashy AIR player compared to Rdio's rock-solid AIR player. The Rdio website is much more intuitive and usable, IMO. Also, the new Rdio for Mac app is crazy awesome. The Mog iPhone app used to sign me out all the time, too, which was really irritating. I've also found a lot more new music through Rdio than I ever did when I was using Mog. The social features are nice because I've been able to find people who like the same type of music and then listen to new music they discover. It's all a lot of little things, but they added up to make Mog really quite unacceptable for me.
    - gfodor 15y ago
      MOG was around way before Rdio. And for me, its all about the music. I could care less about social features and never ran into problems with the AIR client or the phone client. Also, MOG just finished a HTML5 redesign anyway.
martingordon 15y ago
I signed up for Spotify on one of my trips to London a year ago and I'm happy to report that I'm able to log in to the desktop app from a US IP. The website seems confused by my status, however, and I get stuck on a page trying to get me to register for one of the paid plans.
rickr 15y ago
Didn't see an area for feedback on the site so if anyone's looking the signup form broke when I used the birth year of 1892. Didn't hightlight the form field or provide a message.
prosa 15y ago
If you're looking for a comparison of the Free and paid plans, you can find the UK version here: https://www.spotify.com/uk/get-spotify/overview/ It's a shocking omission on the US site, but the plan features are the same.
ethank 15y ago
I'm interested to see how the US consumer reacts to Spotify. Streaming music isn't new, and its had very little uptick as consumer behavior is mostly given toward a 5 record a year purchase (average music spend per US 18-65 is 50 bucks there a bouts). 120 is a big jump for the average person. Also Spotify US will not be allowing you to "live" as a free user for long. I have other issues with Spotify, both good and bad, but that is its own blog post and nothing I submit to HN gets up voted anyhow :)
- ethank 15y ago
  If anyone is interested, here is the blog post to which I refer: http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2011/07/06/on-spotify/ http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2011/07/06/on-spotify/
lh 15y ago
Here are some more invites, if anyone still needs one: euuJEPLLXbGeufwA dECXdYWDkcypmAub eC9sYrgR7f9ZLHDT eCxtnsyNweFcxupS dukMrGFCEsLbrVW2 Edit: All gone :)
- lh 15y ago
  Some more invite codes, be quick: as8ShFu5NPg7UptG aAZNzhbHU95dDuUb ayNwzzDuN63LPLyD acqSKLJNksP38993 eYL7GdgGXkxUWbdL cyEtE42BYuBsgR6p ffk8ZusTNS53J6Eb dXfmzccnLsFpGSHu cLgNpWGdYz6Ud7aA cVhkcUDeWdmZHfms
  - r00fus 15y ago
    thanks! used eYL7GdgGXkxUWbdL
thirdsun 15y ago
Great. Now get back to making your service available in germany.
- vdm 15y ago
  And Ireland. +1
- elii 15y ago
  I am using Simfy in Germany. Pretty much the same except for the crappy iPhone app.
- maximilian 15y ago
  and Switzerland. At least we have Simfy, but it'd be nice to see the difference.
kristofferR 15y ago
Here are some unused invite codes: ePU6yTfM5FxuGKtA cs7VEtf2546D62WD aYJqb5yn29qDPKxn c4Ha9NZETXg9VR8g a48ukp52KL4h9cK8
- telemachos 15y ago
  Awesome! (used fDtzazT9U7SdXtny)
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gage 15y ago
How is this different from Mog.com or Rdio.com (a service that I have had very good experiences with)?
tonyskn 15y ago
Some invites: WsGEf4DdjjxxEyte, pJVGUTD4Vjn2LwhJ, fCD4SMwEf7JnwU9r, cmaqdqNDAHxZqYRe, ar3PMDrRkE22YWbd, dAXVxr4kk5b9NDT8
- hkarthik 15y ago
  Thanks, I used this code fCD4SMwEf7JnwU9r!
- taylorfausak 15y ago
  Thanks! I used dAXVxr4kk5b9NDT8.
peritpatrio 15y ago
As I haven't contributed anything for the HN community, take these invite codes as a token of my appreciation: fBtbsnyhR7Sw3k3B a9LXkhTx4YdTkP4a czSVXhFkLgwRx6zS e7wuTAMVtVck8BMC cYAAdNPCpBgCtyyu fG7GsqbFsBaE2knG eCECZNnkaRy4VJ8q duJy7W9EAR2KyYBd exmWgPwsfsVbgBKy eScdc6ctgdNsRSGF e5K5nXfmswZfV8Mk fBBnJNgd4Ur49XZZ aUTDk63STysENRhM dHgs5mwfTpwFuHzE dyrJCYY74WKd3fnS fkqWs4B2A4rV6bpu dHuPEYSSLCHNgGS6 bkUkZy5bsw9c4u3U fdVPkN4Fd65r33De aKEwzC3yTBRNbLE9 eEp6Lq23VwW98wTu cP2LJhfd7sbNXYMY dDJzy2qmHCHKVRsW ddDzbdD2d6MhA9Ur edtLcZqrnZY2bXWm eeENV5uFfnfUVayA
- VeryStuck 15y ago
  fBtbsnyhR7Sw3k3B used. Thanks!
- webspiderus 15y ago
  a9LXkhTx4YdTkP4a used. Thanks!
- arrogant 15y ago
  eEp6Lq23VwW98wTu used. Thanks! Since I didn't see an obvious way from the front page, the place to sign up for a free account if you have an invite code is: https://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/overview/ https://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/overview/
  - alexgaribay 15y ago
    That helped me a lot. I kept trying to sign up on the wrong page and kept saying every code I was using was invalid. I was getting incredibly irritated!
- alexgaribay 15y ago
  dHuPEYSSLCHNgGS6 used. Thanks so much!
- mrhlee 15y ago
  Thanks, I used fG7GsqbFsBaE2knG
3ch0 15y ago
More invites if needed. ebP963yNKtKhTBG5 cDu6ytmRASJDgAgC fC3f3uVgBd2RV9pN bsh35de4nBwwFw2e bYsL8AdCK5fFV5qU ckJCHBBNUpETh9gz
- sonoffett 15y ago
  Used ebP963yNKtKhTBG5, thanks!
- dennmart 15y ago
  Thanks! I was able to use cDu6ytmRASJDgAgC.
markerdmann 15y ago
Spotify seems less exciting than Grooveshark, which has been available in the US for a long time. http://www.grooveshark.com http://www.grooveshark.com
- citricsquid 15y ago
  If "exciting" means "Actually paying artists and not fucking them over constantly and abusing the DMCA to get away with it" then yes, it certainly is less exciting.
  - invisible 15y ago
    Do you actually have a source concerning paying artists or are you just fabricating everything you say? http://www.grooveshark.com/labellist http://www.grooveshark.com/labellist
    - citricsquid 15y ago
      Let's play a game! Step 1. Pick an artist! I'll go for "Britney Spears". Step 2. Pick an album! I'll go for her latest "Femme Fatale". Step 3. Find that album on Groove Shark! Easy enough, it's right there under "Britney Spears". Step 4. Check which label that album is distributed under, Wikipedia states it's under the label "Jive" (who are a division of Epic, part of Sony). Step 5. Search through that list for any label associated with the ones I just listed. nothing So here they are, making money of the latest Britney Spears album, yet they aren't licensed to! What a surprise! This is all Grooveshark do. They will only remove after they get a DMCA request because "oh our users upload it! We didn't know! Those naughty users!". That label list is 95% small labels nobody cares about that very few people listen to the music of, none of the larger labels are on there. I would love to see Grooveshark publish a breakdown of what % of their music (based on listens) is licensed vs. unlicensed. I'd bet $100 it's less than 50%. "oh but it's too hard to get licenses! It's the big bad RIAA!!". Wait a second, we're posting in a thread about a company doing exactly what Grooveshark should be doing and doing it successfully!
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eyko 15y ago
Some invites here… eCHNmfHZuqF9TmD3 afszECXK8CW5tCJs cEnYXD7WVKWpDKB3 ctecqyA3qAGB5UAs aYZ8B7PdrmGHN68w c2hPAbDfttNkYULz dmMwezXMt95tr4ud byaEuB7qBq8e9sd7 Got some more left if they run out…
- bethling 15y ago
  Thanks! I took ctecqyA3qAGB5UAs
s04p 15y ago
Really interested in how apple will react. Will they kick the app out of the app store once it's becoming a real threat to itunes?
frekw 15y ago
Some invitations: cFYRnaVgfcBYcHH4 fBMLspgTF7BHcRG2 apR5Pfyq8wPzpfTB akeAbUJG2rLegCVR bXsqWk2X8CdE3u8q cJe98FeBPxbFKZq8 drp8Z28F9CRPppgb eS246SkKmR7BkHmc aaAwWd8wDpLtbyK8 dhumPYKa39FpheNt eeZ7kDbS627tZWT3 fDrYCerDMxTwhcwR aur28tHeccFFkwmd dS4BNB6sRfkHXLdT bWL8EA3gykcKJ297 ee4bT9x7hqnwYn6Y bpm37X3WRJzbetYP a5BC5M9Wc7DqHTBt dZBuu2N822TsFnuV ayXFyz2UpkTt8nxP bxgLmUd9St9TDZyE cT84HV9bNDKBTzFB d2HP73bXDeFzXJ6m c2DdHmFHTFPndmbz cK7p6Bb2km9gs9ys dEkcKKAbqgKrqDSg fhEphBnfdVDMbFMg fJLy43hTBdAry8rW Enjoy!
- SkyMarshal 15y ago
  Thanks frek, much appreciated! Used c2DdHmFHTFPndmbz.
- Sayter 15y ago
  Used dS4BNB6sRfkHXLdT
- mcphilip 15y ago
  Thanks! used bxgLmUd9St9TDZyE
- blhack 15y ago
  Thanks! Used: ayXFyz2UpkTt8nxP -- I started from the bottom up, and that was the first one that worked :) (for anybody else trying to get one)
- davidhperry 15y ago
  Thank you! I used cJe98FeBPxbFKZq8 Now that I've created an account, do they give me any invites? I'd like to pay it forward. I don't see any invites in the app.
  - frekw 15y ago
    You only get invites is you have a premium account (2-3/month if I recall correctly).
- david2777 15y ago
  Thanks! Used akeAbUJG2rLegCVR
xmlninja 15y ago
Here's some invites, register with them at https://www.spotify.com/us/invitation/ https://www.spotify.com/us/invitation/ Updated list of the ones that are left, be quick: eB2BAJAA9xLxYBxD asMr7rpHG2Lqm3wE eJBKb75caywbasFD aSHF6dFyM7Gbyrrq abULR7ucEmwp6GBZ aBYECGgHw9yLuTzx dwZxF2PGmNpVkeEP eLxsqahHYLsdHDGF aadzPV2nfdXB3STx
- Synthetase 15y ago
  Used: asrWhpJYUWyBJfcgSend Your great.
  - xmlninja 15y ago
    np. enjoy.
- etruong42 15y ago
  Thanks! Used "bYyg4LTtVSTuNgSz"
  - xmlninja 15y ago
    enjoy!
- gautam 15y ago
  used aCtttht279e9UDrf ; thanks!
- skroth 15y ago
  Used aadzPV2nfdXB3STx, thanks!
- xmlninja 15y ago
  (all of mine are gone, hope you all enjoy spotify!)
barredo 15y ago
I thought I spent them all when I got Spotify but apparently I have 10 invitations, codes: bsAdzYsqp64ngwLP bkhVaqTDPkcbMP94 aHLNnUyw7zxAS5Rg bZBEuEEpynPUAYmH beHDAAHEes95D2Tm bxCUSJbGxWTsz5Pw e7PemkbC2sLykXwM dxa6t3M2Ncu9Ra52 aCxAbykNEyrJzWCs deUWDgPchWycFhK3
- luke_osu 15y ago
  Used bxCUSJbGxWTsz5Pw Thanks!
silverlight 15y ago
Am I the only one who signed up for a premium account with the expectation that I would be able to share it with my wife? I'm not quite sure why there's the artificial restriction on being in 'online' mode on more than one computer. It's really a deal-breaker for me. Our only option (I guess) is to have two accounts, which means managing two playlists, etc. (we like to curate them together, our music tastes are very similar). Ah well, I'm not sure if I will continue my subscription past this month...
- silverlight 15y ago
  Having done a bit more looking, it seems like Rdio, MOG, and Spotify all have this restriction, and according to help articles on the MOG site, this is due to the contract the recording industry puts forth. I guess I see where they think this should be included, but I really don't think they should expect one family to purchase 2 or 3 subscriptions.
- chrischen 15y ago
  Like with Rdio, you can do collaborative playlists!
chrischen 15y ago
I'm interested in seeing if their better than piracy strategy will actually work. Rhapsody had tried the same thing in the mid 2000s, letting people play songs for free. They seem to think that people who aren't willing to pay for music will use Spotify because it lets you play free music, and then magically decide to start paying for mobile access. But the reality will probably be these users sticking to their less than legal ways and keeping their mobile access via iTunes. So without the compelling free component, it ends up being just an improvement over other music subscription services, and music subscription isn't really a groundbreaking new model. ...or Perhaps subscription is the model of the future and there hasn't been a large enough marketing push educating people yet...
artursapek 15y ago
Industry troubles aside, the art/animation they're using is so refreshingly fun compared to most new companies it actually gave me a rush.
iamjoshua 15y ago
Just a tip if anyone can't get an invite code: Google "uk proxy" or similar and use a web based proxy search like daveproxy to sign up for a UK spotify account. Once your account is created, you can change your country on your profile to the US :) Download the spotify app and you're good to go.
robgough 15y ago
Anyone still want invites? cqVtu76b25wyhfCH deqeg4bfhmfdgxeg fcZUwSaLyNkffzPf cUCnBWWcMg7cXDB9 cHmUN7WPf6RDKG6y dxDptUhmh2y976xu aF6AN8NaquAVUWdP
fpoller 15y ago
Some more invites: D6Mtj4MyMg6hzJ8t ETWbfUwiBMFcU2Ph WPAS74wtHu9tMmyN HJmJz2FP3UJDhswi fzdnV35pk2yHdL3c gGM7nUmHp5RMEyqt iSjWhLn2K9uYgX82 wsSYtfZFCAdAsh2f D7FnpxmUe5d8DKD6 69aTCaa3g4bH6Pgg qC5F8Duiqk9Uim9Y Fcgdb2JauHUDt5Aj qDsZz8Fh6DRAeHks Fsn3UgS4EqVNX9iH ePKFqMGw63N52CJw aEADiTuH7MuXq2yW ysE4ALgXL9JNz3ZG iR4YAdyzFPiiy5Ta GUhTyEwWFZ6fA4LX eATtWNb6znwWFKA3 aMCqCWZEtzHdnCew aE57pUkzVreGpSeW dpyDJS3xqcC5REMC aHWdX4f2YDDmGVgu akfcypkYsCGqzG4P bVM55CNq7KHrLgEy efCYNacLAS9NqMDz fFkuEeNR4G5gkdFp dKyzfb6TgVbGmax8 afuPf5Yn5K42ktkV a3cDmTKGmf97ZHG3
- terryjsmith 15y ago
  User akfcypkYsCGqzG4P, thanks!
- belthesar 15y ago
  Used aE57pUkzVreGpSeW. Thanks!
- naosedna 15y ago
  Used aHWdX4f2YDDmGVgu, thanks!
- wiredfool 15y ago
  used efCYNacLAS9NqMDz
- fpoller 15y ago
  These are still left: WPAS74wtHu9tMmyN HJmJz2FP3UJDhswi fzdnV35pk2yHdL3c wsSYtfZFCAdAsh2f 69aTCaa3g4bH6Pgg qC5F8Duiqk9Uim9Y Fcgdb2JauHUDt5Aj qDsZz8Fh6DRAeHks
  - BlackJack 15y ago
    I used "qDsZz8Fh6DRAeHks" for myself and "Fcgdb2JauHUDt5Aj" for my mom. Thanks a ton mate!
ChrisLTD 15y ago
I've subscribed to MOG, and I currently subscribe to Rdio, but I've been itching to try Spotify for what seems like a year now. My early thoughts: 1) The software is snappier than, but not as well designed as Rdio. 2) Their catalogue is missing a lot of work from some of my favorite main stream artists (Bob Dylan is the biggest hitter I've encountered so far with a woefully incomplete discography). 3) No web interface like Rdio or MOG, so you're out of luck on a work computer where you don't have full rights to download and install software. 4) Being able to add in your own music files is nice plus since neither service has 100% of what I want. 5) Having an ad supported free version is great for sharing playlists. I've made Rdio playlists I'd love to share with their embeddable web widget, but only people with a paid Rdio account can hear the songs. With Spotify you don't get a web widget, but you can share playlist links which anyone can listen to with a free account.
blocke 15y ago
Could someone please tell me why people are excited about Spotify in the US? We have established competitors and I've failed to find a single thing Spotify does better than the competitors. Also the competitors do this amazing thing that Spotify doesn't: They work in a web browser.
gizzlon 15y ago
pros: * good mobile apps * offline support * as good a selection as anyone here in Scandinavia * great shared playlist support * you can create a link to songs/albums etc.. * facebook connect cons: * music can be missing / disappear (guess we should blame the labels..) * some music can be available in some countries but not others (guess we should blame the labels..) * you rent and don't own, so if they tank or you quit you will loose "your" music * "related artist" feature sucks, but there are some last.fm integration web-apps * a lot of the artist info are missing * album dates are sometimes off (click on the album and look at the copyright)
mtogo 15y ago
I was excited to try it, but the Linux desktop client apparently doesn't work for free subscribers. Tried it on iPhone, but that requires a paid subscription too. Oh, well. I'll go back to Rdio, Rhapsody, MOG, and all the other established services that do the same thing for cheaper.
tonyskn 15y ago
Some more invites: bzT2PnaZUAAs9xxC aEtYHuB2rcwgwMbS dP98kyRETzZE7Wzx ddcqwqVcaUEkaB7b eseskmGpLmP7kM2E bWTbxCUWSmgBMDkf dPACYNXp7tRZ8kFz cnSP2HH4HrA7EMLR bw4GwWWfu65ZasuE bCtf4mVwsn3XHqXW arkg5rSX4DYLkWxN cWLrMKFNXr9NAecu aM8DtNHMcmsCfH4R aKcRg8U8k36Ug4LT bPq8eCGwRPALLnhm azKVcqXuha9uZz69 eBSf3JWH5rzy6HBg
- bengl3rt 15y ago
  Used azKVcqXuha9uZz69. Thanks!
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e_proxus 15y ago
More invites: eFMdM7wGPrfLp6NS enfhEfpKZtBzkf4C dNBTY4m6M5VKX9Ka b8JEmUeCEhW6s3Bh a8dNutpMMBSRSXMV

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estel 15y ago

I (and I guess any other EU subscribers) have a number of invitations if anyone here wants to try the Free version before committing to Unlimited. Anyone interested in one? Edit: can only send if your email address is on your HN profile, of course. Edit edit: http://www.spotify.com/us/amanda/ http://www.spotify.com/us/amanda/ will be less hassle for all whilst it lasts.

joshfinnie 15y ago
edit: Thanks.
rglover 15y ago
I'd love an invite if you have one.
CrazedGeek 15y ago
Yes, please! Email's in profile. Edit: Thank you so very much!
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jtdgrz 15y ago
edit: thanks
vitobcn 15y ago
I'd love one too. Thanks!
saroz 15y ago
Can you send me one ? Thanks
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tartuffe78 15y ago
can i get one? email in profile Thanks, would really like to try it out
estel 15y ago
Edit 1736: removed all the used ones Edit 1740: all gone.
- Timothee 15y ago
  Thanks estel! I used awyqHSnBbAAkRh58. To be used here by the way: https://www.spotify.com/us/invitation/ https://www.spotify.com/us/invitation/
- jackolas 15y ago
  Grabbed ca8ThDaEsrYfZYH2 a9f6JVzTXAr5Kb2c was already used.
uggedal 15y ago
My invite codes: All of my 32 invitation codes are now used. Edit: removed the used ones.
- sonnekki 15y ago
  Thanks! Used cVSY9gFdxWhdEz7Z .
- elasticdog 15y ago
  Thanks from me as well...I used dfZx4U2xCTqe9Vsh. I'm starting to think it would be nice to have a service where people could share invite codes and keep track of which ones have been used.
- msabalau 15y ago
  Thanks, used bB5dPAekaCJw3f8f
- matwood 15y ago
  Thanks! I got in.
- losvedir 15y ago
  Thanks, I snagged one earlier. I've been listening to Spotify all day, this is great!
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gizzlon 15y ago
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ropiku 15y ago
Here's some more invites: ftmp68XgaXYwmBS7 bbbqsYPhWZ9Zrk4s fCnwmdMS9NRWDLHA aVJqbgCMMxR4LUgs cMusg9KWkeqzV7Fq
eonwe 15y ago
In case invites are still of use, I created a few at http://eonwe.luno.fi/spotify_invites http://eonwe.luno.fi/spotify_invites

Nervetattoo 15y ago

Spotify made me throw away CD-s, delete all mp3s and other audio files and stop being less-than-legal. It'll be interesting to see how big a foothold they get in USA, to me its a truly awesome service and currently on par with vim as the most essential tool on my computer. The pricing is a lot cheaper than in Norway, but even here I think its cheap ($18 / month for premium) and would gladly have paid four-fold if that was the cost.

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stilett0 15y ago
email in profile, thanks for offering.

joshfinnie 15y ago

Does anyone have a guess as to why they are doing an "invite only" style opening here in the US? I would think with their success abroad, the infrastructure is strong enough to support the added subscribers... Is this just to increase artificial demand?

tommi 15y ago
It certainly is a marketing tactic but it can also be more. Spotify is based on P2P-tech and maybe they want to slowly ramp up the network.
Schmidt 15y ago
Most of the servers are also located in the UK AFAIK and the first 30 seconds are always streamed from their servers. Managing demand could be a reason.
- tommi 15y ago
  I'd be extremely suprised if Spotify didn't have servers in the US for this release.
  - sandstrom 15y ago
    They've got servers in the US too.
- jensnockert 15y ago
  Considering the amount of invites available (almost every premium subscriber has 50+ invites) I doubt it is more than a marketing strategy.
mikemaccana 15y ago
> Does anyone have a guess as to why they are doing an "invite only" style opening here in the US? They're not - you can pay for a premium or unlimited subscription right now. I've just purchased one for my brother in NY, so I can share playlists with him from London.

sssparkkk 15y ago

Maybe it's just me, but I think their ad is fantastic. I hope they become successful in the US!

edsu 15y ago
not just you :-)
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kristofferR 15y ago
Yeah, it would probably become a smash hit if it were aired on TV!

nicon 15y ago

Sight Still not in Canada... seems like we're always late to the game.

radarsat1 15y ago
Their website says, Language: United States So apparently we won't even understand the text on the page, there's no "Language: Canada" option!
sjs 15y ago
We've got Grooveshark and Slacker, and Grooveshark doesn't make you hear any ads even if you don't pay them. The other side of that is you can only use Grooveshark on your phone if you are a paying customer. Apparently Pandora has good recommendations so I'll give them a try when they come to Canada. As for Spotify, meh. What's so great about them?
- mmatants 15y ago
  Rdio is also in Canada.
  - nicon 15y ago
    Yeah Rdio seems nice. I just wish the recommendation were better, but for the rest I like it a lot.

moe 15y ago

That ad is spectacular.

creativityhurts 15y ago

Get exclusive invites from here http://www.spotify.com/us/amanda/ http://www.spotify.com/us/amanda/

rmc 15y ago

Still not in all parts of Europe. I'm in Ireland, a fellow eurozone country, and I still can't get it.

revorad 15y ago

I don't understand why they don't have a web app, especially when competitors like Last.fm, Grooveshark, Turntable.fm and others do.

Kuytu 15y ago
They probably don't have infrastructure for that yet and it also might be conscious decision. I've understood that the whole point of Spotify is that it is based on P2P-technology which eases their server load and allows good sound quality for users with fairly low connection speeds.
- jonknee 15y ago
  > and allows good sound quality for users with fairly low connection speeds. P2P is all about lowering their costs, not about making better sound quality for low connection speeds. It doesn't matter if you're streaming from Spotify's data center or across the street, slow is as slow does. You're not squeezing more bits through a slow connection because of P2P.
  - ThomPete 15y ago
    I have been using this since early alpha and I have never had any slow issues. In fact it plays faster than iTunes
    - jonknee 15y ago
      Great, but that's not because of any P2P elements but because your bandwidth is sufficient for a stream.
  - Kuytu 15y ago
    You are right, I didn't express myself quite clearly. But if you are in, say, Australia and you're streaming from a server that is in Sweden there is probably some bottleneck along the way that doesn't allow you to get full speed of your connection. But if you're streaming from across the street you probably get more use of your connection. Your connection speed is obviously the upper limit. I don't know if I expressed myself any more clearly :)

ThomPete 15y ago

Spotify will change your life from one appreciating ownership to one preferring access. At least it did with me.

bergie 15y ago
Same thing here. I don't have any MP3s any longer. Kindle is doing something similar to my book reading. We ditched all paper books sometime last winter (they're now in the office library), and I'm actually reading a lot more because all my books are with me all the time.
- pavel_lishin 15y ago
  But don't you own those books on your kindle? (Ignoring the arguments about whether you truly own something they can delete remotely, etc.) If you bought them, access didn't replace ownership - it supplemented it.
  - bergie 15y ago
    I think of anything DRMd more as rental. I think the term "Buy" there is quite deceptive
pavel_lishin 15y ago
As long as they have all the weird music I listen to, sure. Is there a way to check their selection without signing up? I don't see any way to check if they have Soul Coughing, Zyklon Boom, Любэ, the original Grand Theft Auto soundtrack, Tub Ring, etc? (These are the first few songs I see in my playlist on my iPhone.) I'd be pretty pissed if I signed up and got a Top 40's equivalent for my money.
- culturestate 15y ago
  Sadly, there is no way to preview the catalog. I have an account and checked your list, though, because I've not heard of the majority of those and was curious: Soul Coughing - Y Zyklon Boom - N Любэ - N GTA - Only GTA IV and Vice City Tub Ring - Y (these guys have a great sound, thanks for the heads up!)

iamichi 15y ago

I'm happy they've finally launched the US version. I've been a subscriber since it launched and had a lot of love for it since. I'm curious to how it compares with the other services users get stateside and looking forward to reading some American reviews..

c4urself 15y ago

I use Spotify and wonder what America will think of the following two problems: 1. Crappy search (You don't get suggestions) 2. Not all artists are on there (Beatles for example) and they are somewhat slow on putting up new music

udp 15y ago

4.99 USD a month for unlimited? It's 4.99 GBP a month in the UK, which is more like 8.00 USD. That's not fair! 1:1 pricing aside, it's very good news that they're launching in the US.

TylerE 15y ago
Remember we don't have VAT here, so that's what, a 25%, 30% difference right there?
- xd 15y ago
  currently 20%
heyimfromreddit 15y ago
They also probably have completely different licensing deals, there's a bigger market, etc.
xmlninja 15y ago
well its been 49 sek in sweden all the time which is at time of writing this 4.67 gbp and 7.5 usd. I guess they just want pretty numbers.

mhp 15y ago

Is this pretty much the same thing as Rhapsody, or am I missing the significant difference?

jwarzech 15y ago
I have been wondering the same thing. Learning about Spotify (and finding out it wasn't available in the US) led me to a paid Rhapsody account. However if the UI is better and selection about the same I'd probably jump in a hearbeat.
chrischen 15y ago
Rhapsody used to be quite similar to spotify. Their desktop app let you play free music. But lately they've fallen behind and their player UI hasn't changed much for like 5 years. They don't have a Mac app. But if you use windows, Rhapsody comes close to Spotify in terms of features.

burriko 15y ago

Spotify Premium pricing UK £9.99 US £6.19 ($9.99, converted using google) The UK price is over 50% more than the US price. As someone who's been subscribing to Spotify Premium in the UK for over a year, this feels like quite a slap in the face.

revorad 15y ago
In the UK, for a lot of things we pay the same numerical amount in pounds as Americans pay in dollars.
- metatronscube 15y ago
  Yeah I have noticed that quite a lot, its almost becoming a 1 to 1 transfer rate. I'm going to give up Spotify now for this very reason. Its rather disappointing.
  - Lewisham 15y ago
    FWIW, I've generally noticed Americans assign about the same value on USD prices < $100. $10 here is worth the same to an American as £10 is to a Brit. $10 isn't worth £6 to them. This is hard to understand until you've lived in both places. There isn't much excuse for the very large discrepancy between electronics pricing, however.
  - pvnick 15y ago
    Come join us at grooveshark.com. Unlimited for free!
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qF 15y ago

Interesting that the price is 4,99 USD, while in Eurozone it's 4,99 EUR. So it's actually cheaper for Americans. I know it's common for products originating in the USA (games, electronics, etc.) to make the USD -> EUR conversion 1:1 but it's interesting to see it's also done the other way around. I am not complaining though, Spotify is an awesome service and well worth the money! edit: Seems there's more people who noticed the same, it's even the same with GBP, which has an even bigger difference than the Euro.

marksu 15y ago

I have a whole bunch of invitations - however, I will be leaving town for the weekend and will probably be without internet connection. So if anyone is late on the train but still interested, leave a comment with an email here and I will try to get them to you on monday as I will check the thread as soon as I get back!

tptacek 15y ago

So, do I want to give Rdio up for this?

lylejohnson 15y ago
I can tell you why I might give up Rdio for Spotify, depending on how this trial goes. I have been a Rdio subscriber for about 3 months now, and I really only have two complaints. The first is that when I'm listening to Rdio at work (which is where I use the service most often) the stream tends to hang up and/or "stutter", to the point that I eventually get frustrated and turn it off. Now, we have pretty decent bandwidth at work, and other similar services (e.g. Pandora) don't seem to suffer from this problem, so I'm not sure what Rdio's problem is. The other problem I've observed with Rdio is that a noticeable amount of time passes between the time I press "play" and the music actually starts. This one's not such a big problem, but it is a problem. So, I've just signed up for a Spotify Unlimited plan and I'm going to see how it stacks up, especially with regards to the aforementioned problems. If it seems to perform more consistently than Rdio has, I'll probably switch.
dstone 15y ago
I'm an Rdio user and I've been trying Spotify today. I'm not thrilled with their music library. There are a bunch of bands that I love that Rdio doesn't have (Arcade Fire, Shins, Ramones, Pink Floyd, older Flogging Molly, newer Eisley, etc.). There are only a few albums that I really want that Rdio doesn't have, by contrast. I feel like Spotify's UI is just a gray iTunes, whereas Rdio's UI is more in line with how I think about music. The search function in Spotify is really poor compared to Rdio. Rdio blows away Spotify in terms of the discovery and social aspects. I really like the ability to follow people that have the same tastes as I do. I've found a bunch of new bands that way. With Spotify, you have to find friends on Facebook and Twitter. And no offense to my friends, but I think their taste in music sucks. I'm sticking with Rdio.
- jmtulloss 15y ago
  It's true that most of the bands you listed were not available a while back, but I believe all of them are available now. We are missing some Pink Floyd though. If there's something missing that you really want to see, make a request here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/rd.io/viewform?formkey=dHdmTjhSMm51ZmdkdHNMQmxKbmduUnc6MQ https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/rd.io/viewform?formkey=dHd... And thanks for sticking with rdio!

pitdesi 15y ago

Here's my free passalong for free invites, it should work: http://klout.com/perk/Spotify/SpotifyFreeAccounts?passalong=MzEvNjE4MS8y&passalongSig=c64b71d04ff94ff3df782ecdd95d6e6cc029589aa9158032a05531d8e4ced111 http://klout.com/perk/Spotify/SpotifyFreeAccounts?passalong=... First thought: How is this any different from Grooveshark (from a user experience perspective - I know Grooveshark doesn't give a shit about artists rights etc). Edit: So far, search on Spotify is much faster, but the music library is nowhere near as complete... and I like that in Grooveshark when I search for a song I can see other peoples playlists that it shows up in and play those.

timmaah 15y ago
Thanks.. Your klout link worked for me (Had never used klout before) Is there a way to play a personalized station? I am a fan of having my music selected for me.
- estel 15y ago
  There's a Radio section. You can choose genres and decades, but nothing equivalent to an "Artist radio".
  - timmaah 15y ago
    Where would that be? Certainly not highlighted in the UI
    - estel 15y ago
      Second item in the left-hand navigation pane.
      - timmaah 15y ago
        Possibly only for paid accounts? On the Mac app, the 2nd item is "Play Queue". "What's new" is first and "Inbox" is third.

sambeau 15y ago

I've been using Spotify since the UK closed beta (a few years ago, now). At first it seemed like the most amazing thing ever, but slowly I fell out of love with it, and now I barely use it. Why? 1) The ads. At first they were reasonably infrequent and unobtrusive. But gradually they became more frequent and more and more obtrusive. Eventually some companies were deliberately producing jarring ads to grab your attention. Many of the ads were for music. Other music: music that I would never listen to and (more importantly) music that was totally incongruous and jarring to the music it was interrupting. 2) Disappearing Music. I created loads of playlists filled with interesting (often independent) new music. Gradually whole playlists disappeared and stopped working. It felt like my music was being stolen. To replace ownership with streaming (at least for the generation that owned CDs) the catalogue needs stability. 3) Missing Music. As usual it's the big, classic stuff. I bought a license for a christmas party at my parents house. The lack of Beatles, Stones, Queen etc caused a near riot. Spotify was booed off. 4) Skype. I don't know why (but I suspect its probably Adobe's fault ;-)) but Skype and Spotify on the PC seem to have a problem with each other. Maybe I'm seeing ghosts here but I frequently have problems with these two apps (and the Chrome Flash plugin). Eventually I had to stop using one or other. 5) The artist payments are miniscule-to-the-point-of-broken. See this: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/how-much-do-music-artists-earn-online/ I realise that the first problem would have been easily fixed by buying Spotify Premium and I was going to do this until my favourite music started to disappear. Hopefully, the US launch will be enough to persuade the small labels to return to Spotify (maybe they already have?) and with a larger advertising base better ads could be produced and more appropriate targeting of ads could make the advert-laden experience more palatable. Similarly, a US launch may convince the big rock dinosaurs to join. That, at least, would improve next xmas. Don't get me wrong: Spotify is an amazing thing and has a ton of potential. The US (especially teen US and low-income US) is going to love it. The App is fantastic (kind'a magical when you first see how quickly and easily it plays music). If you have mainstream, modern taste and can stomach the loud ads you'll get great service for free. If you're a fussy indie-kid like me who mostly listens to whispering soft audio as you work, you may want to check how many of your favourite obscure artists are onboard before you buy premium. As for artists - while Spotify is a great innovation and a valuable way to move young people from illegally torrenting to legally streaming music it needs to generate more money for the musicians for it to be truly sustainable. Edit: To make clear this is a UK account (not a US beta) so the falling-out-of-love took a few years.

tintin 15y ago

For those interested: The Linux version is getting better and better. I'm using it daily. I think Spotify is absolutely worth the money. It's also great for playing your own music collection.

alopes 15y ago

Some invites: cNqeAdBR4rnb4T9A , fE2ZrCLVNGfAJXKW , du4YaCBM337ZHnPL , e3NxdL5CnspC42ut , anFKrCMpD9X8ZJEL , dAXGZ8VTPE9Rk7Rx , bTE59B9TCWfHKBSR , cd4nHezZ9SafkmFh , cY4u7E7R2RrWMfca , fMHTqKLC6Z45nEn8 , dFKksMek8xhL2NS8 , eW8HBT75Ab5pDbSc , ca4AtNNmp9Cg77WE , c7BhhM9Z82rccnsd , dDrc38Ungxa9CxP3 , dfSV9B8MdwbAndmf , eW6gJwRrzc38TwEM , aB7UDYuM7cPzWB8Z , aXzrkNaULmeUzKnn , eT4Vy4cbA6DZSHPS , cpSAhfyD6fSZrUKu

Stratego 15y ago
Thanks a bunch.
jwarzech 15y ago
Thanks for sharing the invites!
almost_usual 15y ago
used e3NxdL5CnspC42ut Thanks!
mitjak 15y ago
Looks like all these are dead :/

jensnockert 15y ago

Edit: Sorry, I am out, didn't think my ~60 invites would go through that quickly, hopefully those who got some are enjoying the service.

badhairday 15y ago
Thanks!
btcoal 15y ago
SUCCESS!
hammock 15y ago
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bgentry 15y ago
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brown9-2 15y ago
Used cJKZ2FJhV73mJ3z7, thanks.
sandipagr 15y ago
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apurva 15y ago
Thanks, took dzNzWzhaEUd4scbX
diek 15y ago
Used c5EALbFdqG9d3Br4. Thanks!
Poiesis 15y ago
Just used dDhkgmxE8g6UMAnK; thank you.
chuck7 15y ago
Used bVUFaTtmxV2ZHNHq, thanks!

ubercore 15y ago

Is there a site that compares (up to date) catalog sizes of the different services? Rhapsody used to have the largest, but I couldn't abide their website. Rdio has a great site, but their selection wasn't so great. Mog has been a decent compromise, but I'm interested if Spotify has a larger library.

pinko 15y ago
I've been pretty happy with MOG's library. Nobody but Apple has the Beatles, but MOG has all the major label stuff and better coverage of my obscure tastes than I expected. I've also been impressed with their response when I've contacted them to request catalog adds. Both times a non-customer-support human responded and both times they managed to add it within a few weeks. I didn't even expect a respond, to be honest.
jmtulloss 15y ago
When did you last try rdio? We've filled in a lot of missing chunks in the past few months and more will be coming with time.
- ubercore 15y ago
  It's been awhile, probably 5 or 6 months. I will check it out again. Rdio has the best player I've used so far.

sandstrom 15y ago

For once I've got invites to share -- instead of the other way around, which was the case for Google+ etc. List your email and I'll send you one (I've got 10). Edit: I'll just paste them: dcCX5xfxB7szb2E9 eZwUPA3C8yBDJkyb aNmdgpGRXxu7yk8f cRDyA6twLGzXmsAG d6q78ywcpeuUEyXK cqfg9pq8483zUYtN

treblig 15y ago
[removed] Much appreciated!
- sandstrom 15y ago
  sent!
  - treblig 15y ago
    Got it, thanks!
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alexgaribay 15y ago
email is in my profile if you have any to spare. Thanks!
- sandstrom 15y ago
  It only says: "I'm a computer engineering graduate from Kansas State University."
  - alexgaribay 15y ago
    I thought it would have shown my email. I got an invite though already. Thanks for trying at least!
marksands07 15y ago

bennesvig 15y ago

How is Spotify different from Rdio?

sahadeva 15y ago
1. Spotify has a slightly larger selection (8.5mm tracks on Rdio, 13mm on Spotify) 2. Rdio has a killer web app so you can login to your account from any computer (great for parties and traveling). Both have desktop and mobile apps. 3. Spotify has higher bitrate (320) on pro accounts and uses p2p and other tech to do things like pre-cache songs it thinks you're going to listen to so they play instantly when you click on them 4. I haven't used spotify much, but Rdio's social features seem more fluid and their collaborative playlist feature is awesome See more discussion at Quora: http://www.quora.com/How-do-Rdio-and-Spotify-compare?q=spotify+rdio http://www.quora.com/How-do-Rdio-and-Spotify-compare?q=spoti...
- bennesvig 15y ago
  Thanks!
chrischen 15y ago
Spotify is also a music management app like iTunes. So you can use Spotify to play your own music files along with their vast catalogue. With Rdio you can only play Rdio songs and if some song isn't on there you'll have to whip out iTunes or another media player.

csl 15y ago

Here are some invites: czkDabFHu7D2F75Z e9urZw7CX6hq788t cef8MEp9YmUq5YdB epq4ATHmW4LMDRH7 dfxBMdYsnLXeYtVk fDLkq2PU6qwFaZSR bNF5Ryq7xBddVr7a axpxx3axYK3D4M2R eMxWZYLNFfMsDTWT bFzczHM7bLe2xE7e c3DFEP6uL6n5Z4zA bZrG7LcUnbGeuFgy cMe2tK5ycNnSDqJx ehR9LrHPVV4HTwPH e4Zar8gffdVKwegE bMBz5nNRr5BZW8h4 aug8Faukh7VVRmEM bZkqpWZ8hgFkfVXZ e56H5X8bDD7dEWME awURKwJDCPLDkncd fC3KV4npMre6Thwq daCc2AfVzaXxp9V4 fmN6XSRSByu26n96 bMmcxU2sW27MaEGB fzLXB4yM4gEm4aNK dWgYdbMRkw6XJBGb bZsYepMNTByHgrzU chPwyJHwMuD78P6r eyEwweJ72dMff6gE dZRU6TkaMK8Y3S6z aVRC52a3DR3b3G2z bmDdpBWAy4pJRRU2 Says they should work in the US as well. Edit: Wow, that was quick. 24 invites used already! :)

throwaway1826 15y ago
used this one: cCes6dAxcXAgnnSV major thanks, chap!
thecoffman 15y ago
Awesome - thanks! Used this one: faFWVKqrpxenRBdJ
vito 15y ago
Thanks! Used axpxx3axYK3D4M2R
giberson 15y ago
Hey, looks like I found one that got skipped. I just used cMe2tK5ycNnSDqJx Thanks for the invite.

augustl 15y ago

More invites: bfhyfNgA5GwMpXAp fp5KtpFcSkmD6b2s ed6AgEph6BZhL8ug cmV4LDWzgS6GhcZd eBAXdEBKCUyuSBEh* cKZpbrGFchyA2BYE* dxY2cZMJHzbNETX3* hhrJR85yGBXNrGw9* cBfHcKrzAuacakTW* c22XSWuz6EtWTsB6* dafFbnxVePubpuYD* cegrXnVfrD68Fkaw* ae8nNCwT2b7hDSGg* eq5XcPJk5TL5JPwA* aWRthApJb7SJRNsM* ayUhwq64t62gDTJm* * = Used For the record, inviters are disclosed with the user name the invite ends up as.

rufo 15y ago
Just used cBfHcKrzAuacakTW - thanks!
gricha2380 15y ago
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kenc 15y ago
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eddieplan9 15y ago
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shoom 15y ago
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cletus 15y ago

Where oh where is the table of account types and what you get with each of those? Why do so many companies make this infuriating mistake? They either don't have this page or it's completely in a completely obscure location. From the front page I click on "Spotify Premium" link (or "Unlimited") and it takes me to a sign up page. Fail. Here's a tip: NEVER, EVER ask for registration information until you're sure the customer actually wants to sign up. I want to see what I will be getting so I can make a decision. The video is well-produced but it doesn't actually tell me anything. How does the service work? What do I need? Is it an app or Flash? Take this iconic iPod video [1]. It uses only FOUR words but manages to tell me everything I need to know (those words are "iPod" and "Mac or PC"). This might be a great service but I hazard to think how many customers they're going to scare away (well, more annoy actually) with this bad UX. [1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaVFCdwT0hk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaVFCdwT0hk

rberdeen 15y ago
http://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/overview/ http://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/overview/ Weird that it isn't linked anywhere on the splash page.

growt 15y ago

Some more invites: eTzVddU3UszVSJa6 fFr3EpxVE567dHUg aCSgKaXVbGBBUbc8 dpcVDHEchXWENxNq baaSWgK4UtB2RMhf P.S. I love spotify, but I use the paid version, so no ads for me.

Splines 15y ago
These all appear to be used.
- growt 15y ago
  you're right. And not a single upvote :( Here are some more: cG9GD6USFgN2e47W bbpkMb3zLgPpHpD7 a79LUuAkyuP93b8U bRpH8ys433JNeX4P aTdZ672NZYSnrpSx aBb5as4bWdhrBzWd

nicolasp 15y ago

Here are a few invite codes for those who'd like to try it: aqwPkzBeHqUe64YG c2D3YPErPJy29gPJ (updated to remove used ones - last two!)

daveambrose 15y ago
thanks! just used bwtKWAh29rz2NGak
ipstatic 15y ago
Thanks, used ek6w8dNY4d6YGfWJ.
Splines 15y ago
Thanks, used fmWTmGcxLF5tTbyN
nicolasp 15y ago
Can't edit any more, but they're all gone! 34 in two hours :)

pinko 15y ago

As someone completely unconnected to the company, I don't understand how MOG has totally failed to get any mindshare. Same product, same price, but has been available in the US (including on the iPhone) for >1 year. I assume it must be a profound marketing failure, because the product itself is stellar. (I really, really like it.) If I worked there I'd be driven absolutely insane by the media buzz for all-you-can-eat streaming music that almost always fails to mention them.

VeryStuck 15y ago
I had little knowledge on either, but after reading this thread and a quick browsing of both I have to agree that MOG is extremely well done. I hope they are able to put up a fight as the market is being established.
gfodor 15y ago
Yes, I agree. MOG has been ahead of the competition for almost a year and yet you never hear anything about it. Total, epic marketing fail.
- dstone 15y ago
  I disagree that Mog is ahead of the competition. For me, while Mog has more songs, they lose to Rdio in their UI, their iPhone app, and the social aspect of the service. When I was comparing them, it was neck and neck between the two, but I couldn't stand Mog's crashy AIR player compared to Rdio's rock-solid AIR player. The Rdio website is much more intuitive and usable, IMO. Also, the new Rdio for Mac app is crazy awesome. The Mog iPhone app used to sign me out all the time, too, which was really irritating. I've also found a lot more new music through Rdio than I ever did when I was using Mog. The social features are nice because I've been able to find people who like the same type of music and then listen to new music they discover. It's all a lot of little things, but they added up to make Mog really quite unacceptable for me.
  - gfodor 15y ago
    MOG was around way before Rdio. And for me, its all about the music. I could care less about social features and never ran into problems with the AIR client or the phone client. Also, MOG just finished a HTML5 redesign anyway.

martingordon 15y ago

I signed up for Spotify on one of my trips to London a year ago and I'm happy to report that I'm able to log in to the desktop app from a US IP. The website seems confused by my status, however, and I get stuck on a page trying to get me to register for one of the paid plans.

rickr 15y ago

Didn't see an area for feedback on the site so if anyone's looking the signup form broke when I used the birth year of 1892. Didn't hightlight the form field or provide a message.

prosa 15y ago

If you're looking for a comparison of the Free and paid plans, you can find the UK version here: https://www.spotify.com/uk/get-spotify/overview/ It's a shocking omission on the US site, but the plan features are the same.

ethank 15y ago

I'm interested to see how the US consumer reacts to Spotify. Streaming music isn't new, and its had very little uptick as consumer behavior is mostly given toward a 5 record a year purchase (average music spend per US 18-65 is 50 bucks there a bouts). 120 is a big jump for the average person. Also Spotify US will not be allowing you to "live" as a free user for long. I have other issues with Spotify, both good and bad, but that is its own blog post and nothing I submit to HN gets up voted anyhow :)

ethank 15y ago
If anyone is interested, here is the blog post to which I refer: http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2011/07/06/on-spotify/ http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2011/07/06/on-spotify/

lh 15y ago

Here are some more invites, if anyone still needs one: euuJEPLLXbGeufwA dECXdYWDkcypmAub eC9sYrgR7f9ZLHDT eCxtnsyNweFcxupS dukMrGFCEsLbrVW2 Edit: All gone :)

lh 15y ago
Some more invite codes, be quick: as8ShFu5NPg7UptG aAZNzhbHU95dDuUb ayNwzzDuN63LPLyD acqSKLJNksP38993 eYL7GdgGXkxUWbdL cyEtE42BYuBsgR6p ffk8ZusTNS53J6Eb dXfmzccnLsFpGSHu cLgNpWGdYz6Ud7aA cVhkcUDeWdmZHfms
- r00fus 15y ago
  thanks! used eYL7GdgGXkxUWbdL

thirdsun 15y ago

Great. Now get back to making your service available in germany.

vdm 15y ago
And Ireland. +1
elii 15y ago
I am using Simfy in Germany. Pretty much the same except for the crappy iPhone app.
maximilian 15y ago
and Switzerland. At least we have Simfy, but it'd be nice to see the difference.

kristofferR 15y ago

Here are some unused invite codes: ePU6yTfM5FxuGKtA cs7VEtf2546D62WD aYJqb5yn29qDPKxn c4Ha9NZETXg9VR8g a48ukp52KL4h9cK8

telemachos 15y ago
Awesome! (used fDtzazT9U7SdXtny)

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gage 15y ago

How is this different from Mog.com or Rdio.com (a service that I have had very good experiences with)?

tonyskn 15y ago

Some invites: WsGEf4DdjjxxEyte, pJVGUTD4Vjn2LwhJ, fCD4SMwEf7JnwU9r, cmaqdqNDAHxZqYRe, ar3PMDrRkE22YWbd, dAXVxr4kk5b9NDT8

hkarthik 15y ago
Thanks, I used this code fCD4SMwEf7JnwU9r!
taylorfausak 15y ago
Thanks! I used dAXVxr4kk5b9NDT8.

peritpatrio 15y ago

As I haven't contributed anything for the HN community, take these invite codes as a token of my appreciation: fBtbsnyhR7Sw3k3B a9LXkhTx4YdTkP4a czSVXhFkLgwRx6zS e7wuTAMVtVck8BMC cYAAdNPCpBgCtyyu fG7GsqbFsBaE2knG eCECZNnkaRy4VJ8q duJy7W9EAR2KyYBd exmWgPwsfsVbgBKy eScdc6ctgdNsRSGF e5K5nXfmswZfV8Mk fBBnJNgd4Ur49XZZ aUTDk63STysENRhM dHgs5mwfTpwFuHzE dyrJCYY74WKd3fnS fkqWs4B2A4rV6bpu dHuPEYSSLCHNgGS6 bkUkZy5bsw9c4u3U fdVPkN4Fd65r33De aKEwzC3yTBRNbLE9 eEp6Lq23VwW98wTu cP2LJhfd7sbNXYMY dDJzy2qmHCHKVRsW ddDzbdD2d6MhA9Ur edtLcZqrnZY2bXWm eeENV5uFfnfUVayA

VeryStuck 15y ago
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webspiderus 15y ago
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arrogant 15y ago
eEp6Lq23VwW98wTu used. Thanks! Since I didn't see an obvious way from the front page, the place to sign up for a free account if you have an invite code is: https://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/overview/ https://www.spotify.com/us/get-spotify/overview/
- alexgaribay 15y ago
  That helped me a lot. I kept trying to sign up on the wrong page and kept saying every code I was using was invalid. I was getting incredibly irritated!
alexgaribay 15y ago
dHuPEYSSLCHNgGS6 used. Thanks so much!
mrhlee 15y ago
Thanks, I used fG7GsqbFsBaE2knG

3ch0 15y ago

More invites if needed. ebP963yNKtKhTBG5 cDu6ytmRASJDgAgC fC3f3uVgBd2RV9pN bsh35de4nBwwFw2e bYsL8AdCK5fFV5qU ckJCHBBNUpETh9gz

sonoffett 15y ago
Used ebP963yNKtKhTBG5, thanks!
dennmart 15y ago
Thanks! I was able to use cDu6ytmRASJDgAgC.

markerdmann 15y ago

Spotify seems less exciting than Grooveshark, which has been available in the US for a long time. http://www.grooveshark.com http://www.grooveshark.com

citricsquid 15y ago
If "exciting" means "Actually paying artists and not fucking them over constantly and abusing the DMCA to get away with it" then yes, it certainly is less exciting.
- invisible 15y ago
  Do you actually have a source concerning paying artists or are you just fabricating everything you say? http://www.grooveshark.com/labellist http://www.grooveshark.com/labellist
  - citricsquid 15y ago
    Let's play a game! Step 1. Pick an artist! I'll go for "Britney Spears". Step 2. Pick an album! I'll go for her latest "Femme Fatale". Step 3. Find that album on Groove Shark! Easy enough, it's right there under "Britney Spears". Step 4. Check which label that album is distributed under, Wikipedia states it's under the label "Jive" (who are a division of Epic, part of Sony). Step 5. Search through that list for any label associated with the ones I just listed. nothing So here they are, making money of the latest Britney Spears album, yet they aren't licensed to! What a surprise! This is all Grooveshark do. They will only remove after they get a DMCA request because "oh our users upload it! We didn't know! Those naughty users!". That label list is 95% small labels nobody cares about that very few people listen to the music of, none of the larger labels are on there. I would love to see Grooveshark publish a breakdown of what % of their music (based on listens) is licensed vs. unlicensed. I'd bet $100 it's less than 50%. "oh but it's too hard to get licenses! It's the big bad RIAA!!". Wait a second, we're posting in a thread about a company doing exactly what Grooveshark should be doing and doing it successfully!
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eyko 15y ago

Some invites here… eCHNmfHZuqF9TmD3 afszECXK8CW5tCJs cEnYXD7WVKWpDKB3 ctecqyA3qAGB5UAs aYZ8B7PdrmGHN68w c2hPAbDfttNkYULz dmMwezXMt95tr4ud byaEuB7qBq8e9sd7 Got some more left if they run out…

bethling 15y ago
Thanks! I took ctecqyA3qAGB5UAs

s04p 15y ago

Really interested in how apple will react. Will they kick the app out of the app store once it's becoming a real threat to itunes?

frekw 15y ago

Some invitations: cFYRnaVgfcBYcHH4 fBMLspgTF7BHcRG2 apR5Pfyq8wPzpfTB akeAbUJG2rLegCVR bXsqWk2X8CdE3u8q cJe98FeBPxbFKZq8 drp8Z28F9CRPppgb eS246SkKmR7BkHmc aaAwWd8wDpLtbyK8 dhumPYKa39FpheNt eeZ7kDbS627tZWT3 fDrYCerDMxTwhcwR aur28tHeccFFkwmd dS4BNB6sRfkHXLdT bWL8EA3gykcKJ297 ee4bT9x7hqnwYn6Y bpm37X3WRJzbetYP a5BC5M9Wc7DqHTBt dZBuu2N822TsFnuV ayXFyz2UpkTt8nxP bxgLmUd9St9TDZyE cT84HV9bNDKBTzFB d2HP73bXDeFzXJ6m c2DdHmFHTFPndmbz cK7p6Bb2km9gs9ys dEkcKKAbqgKrqDSg fhEphBnfdVDMbFMg fJLy43hTBdAry8rW Enjoy!

SkyMarshal 15y ago
Thanks frek, much appreciated! Used c2DdHmFHTFPndmbz.
Sayter 15y ago
Used dS4BNB6sRfkHXLdT
mcphilip 15y ago
Thanks! used bxgLmUd9St9TDZyE
blhack 15y ago
Thanks! Used: ayXFyz2UpkTt8nxP -- I started from the bottom up, and that was the first one that worked :) (for anybody else trying to get one)
davidhperry 15y ago
Thank you! I used cJe98FeBPxbFKZq8 Now that I've created an account, do they give me any invites? I'd like to pay it forward. I don't see any invites in the app.
- frekw 15y ago
  You only get invites is you have a premium account (2-3/month if I recall correctly).
david2777 15y ago
Thanks! Used akeAbUJG2rLegCVR

xmlninja 15y ago

Here's some invites, register with them at https://www.spotify.com/us/invitation/ https://www.spotify.com/us/invitation/ Updated list of the ones that are left, be quick: eB2BAJAA9xLxYBxD asMr7rpHG2Lqm3wE eJBKb75caywbasFD aSHF6dFyM7Gbyrrq abULR7ucEmwp6GBZ aBYECGgHw9yLuTzx dwZxF2PGmNpVkeEP eLxsqahHYLsdHDGF aadzPV2nfdXB3STx

Synthetase 15y ago
Used: asrWhpJYUWyBJfcgSend Your great.
- xmlninja 15y ago
  np. enjoy.
etruong42 15y ago
Thanks! Used "bYyg4LTtVSTuNgSz"
- xmlninja 15y ago
  enjoy!
gautam 15y ago
used aCtttht279e9UDrf ; thanks!
skroth 15y ago
Used aadzPV2nfdXB3STx, thanks!
xmlninja 15y ago
(all of mine are gone, hope you all enjoy spotify!)

barredo 15y ago

I thought I spent them all when I got Spotify but apparently I have 10 invitations, codes: bsAdzYsqp64ngwLP bkhVaqTDPkcbMP94 aHLNnUyw7zxAS5Rg bZBEuEEpynPUAYmH beHDAAHEes95D2Tm bxCUSJbGxWTsz5Pw e7PemkbC2sLykXwM dxa6t3M2Ncu9Ra52 aCxAbykNEyrJzWCs deUWDgPchWycFhK3

luke_osu 15y ago
Used bxCUSJbGxWTsz5Pw Thanks!

silverlight 15y ago

Am I the only one who signed up for a premium account with the expectation that I would be able to share it with my wife? I'm not quite sure why there's the artificial restriction on being in 'online' mode on more than one computer. It's really a deal-breaker for me. Our only option (I guess) is to have two accounts, which means managing two playlists, etc. (we like to curate them together, our music tastes are very similar). Ah well, I'm not sure if I will continue my subscription past this month...

silverlight 15y ago
Having done a bit more looking, it seems like Rdio, MOG, and Spotify all have this restriction, and according to help articles on the MOG site, this is due to the contract the recording industry puts forth. I guess I see where they think this should be included, but I really don't think they should expect one family to purchase 2 or 3 subscriptions.
chrischen 15y ago
Like with Rdio, you can do collaborative playlists!

chrischen 15y ago

I'm interested in seeing if their better than piracy strategy will actually work. Rhapsody had tried the same thing in the mid 2000s, letting people play songs for free. They seem to think that people who aren't willing to pay for music will use Spotify because it lets you play free music, and then magically decide to start paying for mobile access. But the reality will probably be these users sticking to their less than legal ways and keeping their mobile access via iTunes. So without the compelling free component, it ends up being just an improvement over other music subscription services, and music subscription isn't really a groundbreaking new model. ...or Perhaps subscription is the model of the future and there hasn't been a large enough marketing push educating people yet...

artursapek 15y ago

Industry troubles aside, the art/animation they're using is so refreshingly fun compared to most new companies it actually gave me a rush.

iamjoshua 15y ago

Just a tip if anyone can't get an invite code: Google "uk proxy" or similar and use a web based proxy search like daveproxy to sign up for a UK spotify account. Once your account is created, you can change your country on your profile to the US :) Download the spotify app and you're good to go.

robgough 15y ago

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fpoller 15y ago

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terryjsmith 15y ago
User akfcypkYsCGqzG4P, thanks!
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naosedna 15y ago
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wiredfool 15y ago
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fpoller 15y ago
These are still left: WPAS74wtHu9tMmyN HJmJz2FP3UJDhswi fzdnV35pk2yHdL3c wsSYtfZFCAdAsh2f 69aTCaa3g4bH6Pgg qC5F8Duiqk9Uim9Y Fcgdb2JauHUDt5Aj qDsZz8Fh6DRAeHks
- BlackJack 15y ago
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ChrisLTD 15y ago

I've subscribed to MOG, and I currently subscribe to Rdio, but I've been itching to try Spotify for what seems like a year now. My early thoughts: 1) The software is snappier than, but not as well designed as Rdio. 2) Their catalogue is missing a lot of work from some of my favorite main stream artists (Bob Dylan is the biggest hitter I've encountered so far with a woefully incomplete discography). 3) No web interface like Rdio or MOG, so you're out of luck on a work computer where you don't have full rights to download and install software. 4) Being able to add in your own music files is nice plus since neither service has 100% of what I want. 5) Having an ad supported free version is great for sharing playlists. I've made Rdio playlists I'd love to share with their embeddable web widget, but only people with a paid Rdio account can hear the songs. With Spotify you don't get a web widget, but you can share playlist links which anyone can listen to with a free account.

blocke 15y ago

Could someone please tell me why people are excited about Spotify in the US? We have established competitors and I've failed to find a single thing Spotify does better than the competitors. Also the competitors do this amazing thing that Spotify doesn't: They work in a web browser.

gizzlon 15y ago

pros: * good mobile apps * offline support * as good a selection as anyone here in Scandinavia * great shared playlist support * you can create a link to songs/albums etc.. * facebook connect cons: * music can be missing / disappear (guess we should blame the labels..) * some music can be available in some countries but not others (guess we should blame the labels..) * you rent and don't own, so if they tank or you quit you will loose "your" music * "related artist" feature sucks, but there are some last.fm integration web-apps * a lot of the artist info are missing * album dates are sometimes off (click on the album and look at the copyright)

mtogo 15y ago

I was excited to try it, but the Linux desktop client apparently doesn't work for free subscribers. Tried it on iPhone, but that requires a paid subscription too. Oh, well. I'll go back to Rdio, Rhapsody, MOG, and all the other established services that do the same thing for cheaper.

tonyskn 15y ago

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bengl3rt 15y ago
Used azKVcqXuha9uZz69. Thanks!

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e_proxus 15y ago

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