Today was the official release date for Kanye West’s latest album Yeezus, but in spite of the great lengths the Louis Vuitton Don went to keep it out of the wrong hands, it leaked on Friday. So did you download it right away or wait to obtain it by the legal means? (Yeezy haters to the left for this question).
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This week the folks at Spotify have announced that they’ll be moving forward with the full Pink Floyd collection: every track from every album the band has ever released. This service is part of Spotify’s streaming music service and the tracks have been officially “unlocked” this week. This comes after the song “Wish You Were
If you’re both a Spotify and a Pink Floyd fan, you’ve likely been disappointed in the past months, with the former offering very little of the latter. That is about to change, however, according to a tweet fired off by Pink Floyd yesterday. Starting now, all streaming of “Wish You Were Here” on the music
There aren’t as many big bands and artists holding out on streaming or downloaded music as there used to be, but there’s unquestionably still some noticeable omissions on today’s most popular services. One of those gaps now looks set to be filled, though, as a tweet from the official Pink Floyd Twitter account has all but confirmed that the band’s entire back catalog will soon be available to stream on Spotify. The catch is that it’ll only be available once “Wish You Were Here” is streamed a million times. Not quite as original as a flying pig as far as publicity stunts go, to be sure, but we’re not ones to discourage you from listening to a little Floyd on repeat.
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If you’re peddling wireless speaker systems that offer internet streaming support, it’s only natural to want to get cozy with Spotify. Sonos’ latest update for its iOS and Android Controller apps does just that, and you can now log-in to the streaming service using your Facebook account. What’s more, version 4.1 makes handling mixtapes easier, as you can access, edit or build new Spotify playlists from within the app. Revising your Sonos playlists, or creating new ones altogether, has also been tweaked so you no longer need to involve the ‘now playing’ queue. Lastly, the alarm function can now be set to wake you with the sounds of your preferred subscription service, taking you straight from dreaming to streaming.
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Sonos has updated its controller app for iOS and Android, boosting Spotify integration with new playlist editing tools. The updated v4.1 apps, which turn your iPhone, iPad, or Android device into a remote for the multiroom streaming system, can now add a Spotify account simply by punching in your Facebook credentials, with support for creating and editing Spotify playlists directly within the Sonos software.
Spotify integration has been a part of Sonos since late 2010, but the two services have never worked properly together in terms of playlists. Although the Sonos controller apps will pull playlists created in Spotify, you can’t edit them or create new lists, only add tracks to a Sonos-specific playlist.
Version 4.1 of the controller app, however, addresses all that, in addition to finessing how Sonos playlists are handled. Now, it’s possible to add tracks from any music source without first having to add them to the music queue, for instance; it’s also possible to access Spotify folders.
It’s not clear whether Sonos will continue the Spotify integration and add features like the new Discover tab, which the cloud music service launched earlier today. That attempts to cut through catalog intimidation by suggesting music it believes the listener will enjoy, based on the tracks they’ve played previously, artists they follow, and the music their friends are listening to.
The new Sonos controller apps are available for download in the App Store and Google Play store now. You’ll obviously need a Sonos system and a Spotify Premium account in order to actually take advantage of the new features; those with free Spotify accounts will have to upgrade. There’s also a companion firmware update for the Sonos PLAY speakers themselves, which will need to be installed before you can use the new apps.
Sonos tightens Spotify playlist support with new controller apps is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Spotify has launched “Discover”, it’s new social-enabled music discovery tool, aiming to cut through the surfeit of choice users encounter when they first face the streaming catalog. The service, which launches first on Spotify’s web-based player, adds a new Discover page to the interface, with curated content from various partners like Pitchfork, Songkick, and Tunigo.
At its core, Spotify Discover builds up a personalized list of recommended tracks based on your listening history, using the types of music you commonly play to make suggestions. It also flags up new tracks from artists that users follow.
However, Spotify has also made Discover more social, with suggestions also being made from the friends and trendsetters users follow, as well as the tracks and playlists they’re listening to. That builds on the Music Graph features Spotify launched back in December.
The recommendations system kicks in from the first song you play, automatically giving you a few options of what similar tracks you might want to listen to next. There’s also artist touring and concert information, provided by Songkick, which will suggest which shows you might want to get tickets to.
Spotify says the Discover section will be rolling out to the company’s desktop and mobile apps “gradually” but you can access it from today at the web player. You’ll need an account, of course, though that’s free to create.
Spotify Discover cuts catalog-intimidation with social is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Spotify is making another push to help its users find more music they’re interested in listening to, and find out more about the artists they like by making its “Discover” feature available to all. Initially shown off late last year, this page combines several elements that have already been a part of the music service, including apps like Pitchfork, Songkick and Tunigo with its song recommendations and followed artist pages. There’s also an audio preview feature to let you easily dip into a song that seems interesting, without pulling the focus away from whatever you were listening to before.
The new page is available today on Spotify’s web player for all users, and is expected to come to its desktop and mobile clients “gradually.” With the launch of Twitter Music and Google Play Music’s All Access Spotify is facing renewed competition on multiple fronts, we’ll see if this kind of one stop shopping for info is key to keeping its users tied to their subscriptions. Check after the break for a few more details in the press release, or hit the website to give it a try yourself.
Gallery: Spotify Discover
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Source: Spotify
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