Spotify doesn't count, since it's partially owned by the record labels. So the last major leap forward was.... iTunes? That was 2001. Also in 2001, ht

Spotify doesn't count, since it's partially owned by the record labels. So the last major leap forward was.... iTunes? That was 2001. Also in 2001, http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_(online_music_service) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_(online_music_servic... : "Rhapsody was the first streaming on-demand music subscription service to offer unlimited access to a large library of digital music for a flat monthly fee..."