Spotify is on the App Store...in Europe

Seth Weintraub
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September 06, 2009
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As we mentioned last week, Spotify, the all-you-can-eat subscription music service, was approved for the App Store.  It looks to have just gone live in Europe where you can now have access to over 6 million songs on your iPhone for roughly $20 a month. 

Not a bad deal but there's one monster catch.  Like all third party apps, it doesn't work in the background.  Which sucks for a music player.  The App is free (iTunes Link) - but only in Europe for the moment. The service is hitting North America in the coming months. 

Also, it will be interesting to see if Apple revisits the iTunes all-you-can-download service that was rumored by the Financial Times last year.  We're not sure what happened to that one -likely Apple and the labels couldn't come up with an agreement.   Coincidentally, Spotify counts the music labels as its investors (18% ownership), and a recent UK court case confirmed the company has its own super-secret ads-funded music plan...

Spotify is also on Google

Spotify was also on Google's Android today.

Comments (19)

Tobsen (not verified) | September 06, 2009 - 11:23pm

Europe except Germany :/

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 06, 2009 - 11:49pm

Europe Except Austria

Jimmy (not verified) | September 06, 2009 - 11:50pm

... and Belgium.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 12:11am

Not in the Netherlands

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 12:18am

...and Italy

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 12:35am

...and Portugal! So that leaves us with??? Pretty much half a dozen countries left.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 12:35am

Ha, finally something we have in Europe that you don't have in the US! Take that! ;-)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 1:05am

...and Ireland

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 2:06am

Yippee! Spotify in France!!

9to5mac Noob (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 2:15am

Europe except Denmark / Faroe Islands

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 3:58am

we like to be whatever's going. Europe will do today

André (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 6:35am

Truly awesome. It works like a charm here in Sweden. I sure hope all you other guys will get to try it soon too.

Neeve | September 07, 2009 - 7:10am

Well, they should 'figure' out a way to make it work in the background because even if it is a free app you still have to pay for the monthly service which could make people upset if they can't use it at all times. Casino en ligne

james jefferson (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 9:22am

I love IPhone Cool

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 12:41pm

does not work in Poland neither!

Chris (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 6:06pm

This is amazing. So much better that I can run it in the background haha

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 07, 2009 - 7:11pm

dont know if I should get this on my iPhone..?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 09, 2009 - 5:07am

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9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 14, 2009 - 12:35am

Please do your research!

Spotify in Europe = UK, Sweden, France and Spain.
Spotify in USA = all figgin 50 states.

Could you imagine a rollout in the US that only allowed California, New York, Massachusetts and North Carolina?

International music licensing sucks ba***.