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Grooveshark is not Free Anymore - subscription start at $4/month

7 points by andreiursan 15y ago

Today, when I tried to play some music on grooveshark.com I've got the following message: Screenshot Proof: http://i.imgur.com/XUA7Z.png <quote> Our vision for Grooveshark never included charging users for basic access, but rising costs may force us to shut down in your country as we recently did in Germany. We need your support. In order to stay open, we're asking every user to pay $4/month (USD) for access to Grooveshark. With your help, we can continue to operate in your country--providing you with millions of songs, playlists, favorites, featured artists, and everything else you love about us. Thanks for your support and understanding, </quote> Edit: I'm using Grooveshark from Romania. I also added a screenshot of the page as a proof.

DevX101 15y ago
What country are you in? I've heard this happening in Ireland.
- andreiursan 15y ago
  Romania
- Dexec 15y ago
  I'm in Ireland and yes this also started happening here today.
andreiursan 15y ago
On their website http://grooveshark.com/ http://grooveshark.com/ there are no info/details on the subscriptions. But the fact is that I cannot listen my playlists anymore.
ORioN63 15y ago
Works in Portugal. The weird thing is that there's not even a mention on their blog... Anyone knows if they even announced it?
Forrest7778 15y ago
I love using Grooveshark and would HATE to see this happen. This would be even worse than when they started playing the loud video ads that would keep cycling.
ayers 15y ago
Still free here in England(UK). I suspect that it won't be the case for long though.
andreiursan 15y ago
Funny and weird, today Grooveshark works for free. I assume that the subscription thing is a sign that Grooveshark is not doing so well. But the way they did it, without giving proper explanations on their website is at least a sign of bad management. Or maybe someone cracked their system, but I don't think so...
JS_startup 15y ago
Word is that Grooveshark could become the next MegaUpload. A thought for anyone looking for a weekend project: An app that could export a Grooveshark playlist (not download the songs, just export artists and titles) would be really popular as I don't believe this functionality exists currently.

7 points by andreiursan 15y ago

DevX101 15y ago

What country are you in? I've heard this happening in Ireland.

andreiursan 15y ago
Romania
Dexec 15y ago
I'm in Ireland and yes this also started happening here today.

andreiursan 15y ago

On their website http://grooveshark.com/ http://grooveshark.com/ there are no info/details on the subscriptions. But the fact is that I cannot listen my playlists anymore.

ORioN63 15y ago

Works in Portugal. The weird thing is that there's not even a mention on their blog... Anyone knows if they even announced it?

Forrest7778 15y ago

I love using Grooveshark and would HATE to see this happen. This would be even worse than when they started playing the loud video ads that would keep cycling.

ayers 15y ago

Still free here in England(UK). I suspect that it won't be the case for long though.

andreiursan 15y ago

Funny and weird, today Grooveshark works for free. I assume that the subscription thing is a sign that Grooveshark is not doing so well. But the way they did it, without giving proper explanations on their website is at least a sign of bad management. Or maybe someone cracked their system, but I don't think so...

JS_startup 15y ago

Word is that Grooveshark could become the next MegaUpload. A thought for anyone looking for a weekend project: An app that could export a Grooveshark playlist (not download the songs, just export artists and titles) would be really popular as I don't believe this functionality exists currently.