According to the Wall Street Journal’s Peter Kafka, Daniel Ek’s streaming music subscription service has signed up 1.4 million stateside users for its free trial.
In addition, Spotify has converted around 12.5% of those users into paying customers less than a month after it launched here. Last week, Billboard cited a source pegging that
Spotify itself has declined any official confirmation on the numbers, while noting the rate of joining has “exceeded expectations.” A number of issues have dogged the otherwise successful launch, including the discovery of an undelete-able cookie which Spotify has not agreed to retroactively fix.
That trails the 15% rate that Spotify has achieved in
Spotify reports that it has 1.6 million paid subscribers in
Meanwhile, Rdio, a U.S.-based competitor, will continue marketing its service via Apple’s iTunes, while raising its prices from $10 to $15 a month in order to comply with Apple’s new subscription rules and fees.
Most other subscription services, including Spotify and Rhapsody, have taken down subscription links from their Apple apps, while keeping their pricing intact.
LIVE NATION POSTS (ANOTHER) RECORD QUARTER
More butts in seats than ever before. (5/3a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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