The long-awaited music service Spotify has come to the United States after being a huge success in Europe. Spotify requires you to download a program, but once you do, you get instant access to it's 15 million song music catalog. It also offers integration with your iTunes library, as well as many radio stations to listen to. Another huge feature Spotify offers is integration with Facebook. You can see what songs your friends listen to, and even send suggested music to people.
Spotify offers three services: free, which allows you to listen to the entire music catalog, but with advertisements (a la Pandora); premium, which allows you to listen to it ad-free for $5 a month; and a mobile premium, which allows you to access the Spotify library on mobile platforms such as Android and iPhone.
Myself, I downloaded Spotify about a week ago and it is fantastic. I'm always looking for new ways to go around paying for music, such as Pandora and Grooveshark. Spotify allows that, as well as social networking integration and even support for iPods and iPhones. The free service is definitely worth it, and as long as you have an internet connection, any song you want is available at your fingertips. However, time will tell as far as accessibility. Will it be available free forever? Will it be bought out by another media giant?
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