Members from the acclaimed bands Shout Out Louds, Peter Bjorn and John, The Concretes and The Plan released the self-titled album Tutankamon yesterday. The new super group will definitely be a big hit on the indie scene of Sweden, so check it out! Listen to Have You Ever Been In Love and Are You Sure.

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According to Daniel Ek, director of Spotify, the Spotify application is now ready for Apple Store. He confirmed yesterday’s rumors by sending out a twitter update on his profile saying:

“Yes, I can confirm that Apple has approved the app. We’re happy but have had a great dialogue with Apple all the way. They’ve been great!”

Unfortunately, this doesn’t mean you can download it from today. It will take another few weeks for Spotify to make the finishing touches on the app. Time to go Premium folks!

You can find more info about the news on Afronts site!

Spotify now making universal more money than iTunes, in Sweden

Unlikely as it may seem, since other ad-supported music sites are finding things challenging lately, Spotify may actually be bringing record labels a big pay day - well, at least in its native Sweden.

“In five months from the launch, Spotify became our largest digital source of income and so passed by iTunes“, according to Per Sundin, managing director of Universal Music, the world’s bigget major, in Sweden (via SwedishWire). “It’s a fantastic development, explained by the fact that Spotify really has exploded”.

Spotify’s arrangements with royalty collectors are closely guarded, at least in the UK, so it’s difficult to say exactly how much it’s paying out. But bear in mind that Sundin referred to Spotify’s streamed service itself, not the white-label affiliate music retailers like 7Digital that power its buy-to-own downloads…

If true, this begins to pose some problems for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), and begins to validate Spotify’s business model - if it can pay out more money from ad income than iTunes is from a la carte purchases prices, that would be a watershed.

But it would also be surprising - bit by the ad downturn and ongoing royalty outgoings, Last.fm has introduced radio subscriptions in some countries, YouTube has pulled premium music in the UK and Germany while baulking at royalty outgoings; We7, too, is experimenting with premium offerings on top of its core free. So we’ll keep our eyes peeled for now. Spotify has been courting labels for other territories and hopes to roll out in the U.S. in Q3 or Q4.

Source:
TheDigitalContentBlog: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/aug/26/spotify-digital-media

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I think this was an awaited call from the business industry. Hopefully, they will bring their force together and knock down Apple and iTunes. The world needs Spotify. We need a legal option, and not only Steve’s money intensive monopoly.

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The iPhone and Android versions now seems to get closer to an official release. There are already a lot of debates about their relationship to Apple (example). I would be suprised if they haven’t come to a resolution that fits both parts. I just hope the app will be availeble in the US too,  since they miss out on the greatest app of them all. Let’s go premium folks!

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