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Google Set To Unveil Spotify Rival At I/O Conference?

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Tech

Read More: Google, Apple, UK News, Google Music, Google I/O, Rdio, Pandora, Google Music Streaming, Spotify, Google Io, UK Tech News

Google might be about to announce a competitor to Spotify. Er, again. The search engine giant already has a music store built into its Play app,...

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For The Love Of Vinyl

Tom Hodge | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Digital, Vinyl, Max Cooper, Piano Interrupted, Nils Frahm, Analog, Denovali, Vinyl Is Back, Vinyl Albums, Vinyl Records, Vinyl Sales, Daft Punk Get Lucky, Spotify, UK Entertainment News

In our aggressively digital age, vinyl is enjoying a welcome resurgence... Vinyl is, for artists and listeners alike, a stamp of quality. Anyone can generate an mp3 now- there are so many easy-to-use programmes like ProTools, Logic, Ableton (all of them significantly harder to use well admittedly) out there for would-be music-makers.

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#Music

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Tech

Read More: Social Media, Conversations, UK News, Twitter Music, Twitter, Rdio, #Music, Spotify, Music App, UK Tech News

Twitter has launched a new music app designed to help users find new artists based on who they follow. The long-rumoured service allows songs to be...

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PLAYLIST: 25 Songs For An Impending Nuclear War

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 04.04.2013 | UK Comedy

Firstly, let us start by saying that there's nothing funny about nuclear war. In fact, we think Simon Le Bon said it best when he uttered the immo...

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PLAYLIST: Songs For A British Spring

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK Comedy

Read More: Snow Songs, Snow Playlist, Spring Songs, UK Snow, Pics & Giggles, Spotify Playlists, Spring Playlist, Spotify, Songs About Snow, UK Comedy News

Ah, spring! With its golden daffodils, gamboling lambs and glorious sunshine. Sort of. Yes, we thought there was no better way to celebrate thi...

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LISTEN: Anti-Valentine's Day Songs

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 14.02.2013 | UK Comedy

As a wise man once wrote: Sad songs say so much. And so, this St Valentine's Day, if you're single and/or unhappy (the two aren't necessarily conn...

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LISTEN: Music To Do Your Tax Return By

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.01.2013 | UK Comedy

Read More: Self-Assessment Tax Return, Money Songs, Tax Playlist, Tax Returns, Business News, Pics & Giggles, Tax Songs, Hmrc, UK Business, Spotify Playlists, Tax Self-Assessment, Spotify, UK Comedy News

It's that time of year again. The time that we finally listen to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' most famous employee - Moira Stuart - and fill in ...

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Finding a New Groove: Why We Won't Miss HMV as Much as We Think

Sam Dix | Posted 17.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Pop Music, Hmv Administration, Vinyl, Hmv, Madonna, Spotify, Top of the Pops, Deezer, UK Music, UK Students, UK Universities & Education News

HMV was what you did because you always have. The function HMV ended up performing was either reminding you what to listen to on Spotify or buy from Amazon later at a cheaper price. It is sad to see a musical institution close but the closure of HMV is just another consequence of a change in musical trends.

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Spotify Disables Music Sales In UK

The Verge | The Verge | Posted 06.03.2013 | UK Tech

Read More: Spotify, UK Tech News

Spotify Disables Music Sales In UK...

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LISTEN: End Of The World Playlist

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.12.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Video, Apocalypse, Mayan Apocalypse, Mayan Prophecy, 21 December 2012, 2012 Mayan Calendar, Pics & Giggles, Doomsday, Spotify Playlists, Mayan Doomsday, Rem, End of the World, Spotify, UK Comedy News

So we've come to the end of the road. It's the final countdown. It's all over now... baby blue. Yes, kids, the Mayan apocalypse is upon us, and it'...

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Spotify Launches Browser App In Beta

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 16.01.2013 | UK Tech

Read More: Online Music, UK News, Goldman Sachs, Spotify, Music Services, Rdio, Pitchfork, Pandora, UK Tech News

Spotify has launched an early preview of an in-browser version of its popular music streaming service. The site, which has opened in a limited beta...

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'Spotify Is Doing Nothing For Music'

Pitchfork | Pitchfork | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK Tech

Read More: Spotify, Pandora, Galaxie 500, Music, UK Tech News

'Spotify Is Doing Nothing For Music'...

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LISTEN: A Spookily Good Halloween Party Playlist

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Michael Jackson, Halloween, Video, UK-Halloween, Thriller, Pics & Giggles, Halloween Music, Spotify Playlists, Halloween Parties, Halloween Songs, Spotify, Halloween Party Ideas, UK Comedy News

Throwing a Halloween party? Got your costume ready? Made your pumpkin beer keg? Wonderful! Now all you need are some party tunes. And handily, you ...

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LISTEN: What's The Best Sexual Soundtrack?

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 25.10.2012 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Top Gun, UK Entertainment, Dirty Dancing, Phyllis Nelson, Barry White, Wagner, Music, Spotify, Donna Summer, Bolero, Sex Music, Berin, Sex, Ravel, Marvin Gaye, UK Entertainment News

'Dirty Dancing' has been revealed as the capital's favourite intimacy-initiating, sexual scene-setting soundtrack for some good ol' fashioned love mak...

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He'll Never Sit With Common People LIke You

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.10.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: George Osborne Train, Twitter, George Osborne First Class, Twitter Jokes, Spotify Playlists, George Osborne, Spotify, Train Songs, UK Comedy News

So our chancellor has been caught a) trying to sit in first class while only having a standard class ticket and b) paying £160 in order to stay in fi...

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BBC 'Working On iPlayer For Music'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 02.12.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Itunes, Apple, UK News, Bbc, Iplayer, Bbc News, Music, Spotify, Playlister, UK Tech News

The BBC is said to be in talks to give licence-fee payers free streaming access to its massive archive of music recordings. The Beeb has a huge lib...

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LISTEN: The Ultimate Freshers' Week Tunes

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.09.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Clubbing, Student Life, UK News, UK Entertainment, UK Music, Freshers' Week, Spotify, Nightlife, Going Out, UK Universities & Education News

If you're getting ready for a night out, there's nothing worse than having to battle with your computer every time you want to change the song. We'...

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Top 10 Comedy Albums On Spotify

Chortle | Posted 10.09.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Standup Comedy Albums, Comedy Gossip, Spotify Comedy, Tim Key, Pics & Giggles, Spotify, Tim Minchin, Patton Oswalt, Harry Hill, Comedy-Albums, Standup Comedy, UK Comedy News

It’s time for another one of our very occasional looks at the best comedy available on Spotify. These ten albums come in at just over nine hours –...

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Sign Me Up: Why We'd Rather Subscribe Than Buy

Josh Morse | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Smartphones, Internet, Media, Sales, Customers, Spotify, Economy, Subscription, Online, UK Tech News

Recently it was announced that sales of music on CD and vinyl dived 30 per cent in the UK during the first half of 2012, as revenues for streaming services such as Spotify and We7 increased. According to the figures, on-demand services look set to grow their revenues by 40 per cent this year making this the fastest growing sector of the music industry, with predicted global revenues of £696 million this year alone.

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LISTEN: 43 British Songs Played At The Olympics Closing Ceremony

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah Dean | Posted 13.08.2012 | UK Entertainment

Read More: One Direction, UK Music, Olympics News, London Olympics, UK Sport, Olympics Closing Ceremony, Closing Ceremony Playlist, Spice Girls, Slideexpand, Spotify, UK Entertainment News

The London 2012 Olympic Games came to a triumphant end last night with a huge concert watched by more than 26 million people. Held at the Olympic P...

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Commercial Radio Faces Digital Fight With Internet Music 'Streamers'

Colin Morrison | Posted 01.10.2012 | UK

Read More: Spotify, Digital Radio, Pandora, Future of Radio, Bbc, Global Radio, FM Radio, Personalised Stations, Personalised Radio, UK Media, UK News

Pundits predict that by 2020, the word 'broadcasting' will be foreign to anyone under 40, with listening domination then by the streamers whose revenue includes paid subscriptions, advertisements directed at non-subscribers, and music sales on behalf of labels and retail partners.

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Friday The 13th Songs: A Very Superstitious Playlist

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.07.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Unlucky 13, Friday the 13th, Pics & Giggles, Spotify Playlists, Happy Friday the 13th, Friday 13th, Spotify, Friday 13, UK Comedy News

We imagine that today, Friday the 13th, you'll mainly be avoiding ladders, black cats and the thirteenth floor of office buildings. And while you're d...

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10 Inspirational Running Tunes On Spotify

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 13.06.2012 | UK

Read More: London 2012, Chariots of Fire, Running Tunes, UK News, Inspiring Tunes, Best Exercise Tracking, Olympics, Vangalis, News, Spotify, UK News

The Olympic Torch has been carried across West Sands in St Andrews in a re-enactment of the the famous scene from Chariots of Fire. The rousing ope...

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Songs For A Right Royal Knees-Up: A Jubilee Playlist

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.06.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Diamond Jubilee, Queens Diamond Jubilee, Jubilee Songs, Spotify Playlists, Diamond Jubilee Songs, Jubilee Playlist, Spotify, UK Comedy News

Whether you're a royalist or a republican, we can at least all agree one thing: we've got a long weekend off work so LET'S GET DRUNK AND HAVE A PARTY!...

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LISTEN: Songs For National Vegetarian Week

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Pics & Giggles, Spotify Playlists, Vegetarian Songs, Vegetarian, Songs for National Vegetarian Week, Spotify, National Vegetarian Week, Vegetables, UK Comedy News

It's National Vegetarian Weak Week! So why not celebrate with our playlist of Music To Eat Vegetables By. It's what Andy Williams would want. If h...

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