Spotify is now nearing a new deal with the labels to let it offer more free music on its mobile app. Why? Its data shows that many people are discovering Spotify on their phones, ignoring the desktop client entirely…”

Gerd adds: hear hear ;)
IMHO despite the fact that I love Spotify I think the record labels’ approach of having your cake and eating it will ultimately stop them from getting anywhere close to enough paying users to sustain them beyond VC money. Ek rocks, though ! April 12, 2013 at 09:24AM

according to internal Spotify data, after an initial burst of interest that resembles the pattern for sales of music, a funny thing happens. Songs in the company’s catalog are played again and again, with no diminution in popularity. The reason is simple: people are building playlists. It’s as if an artist were paid every time one of their fans dropped a needle on their record…”

Gerd comments: I love Spotify and certainly hope they can indeed change the way the music industry work - all it will take is approximately $3 billion in VC money ;) November 27, 2012 at 08:09AM