Apparently, this does not work in the US. If you're in the US and it stops working, try a proxy for listening.
So, if you don't know what it is yet, here's a
thread explaining it all:
Copy paste from the Website:
Spotify posted:
What is Spotify?
Spotify is a new way to enjoy music. Simply download and install, before you know it you’ll be singing along to the genre, artist or song of your choice. With Spotify you are never far away from the song you want.
There are no restrictions in terms of what you can listen to or when. Forget about the hassle of waiting for files to download and fill up your hard drive before you get round to organising them. Spotify is instant, fun and simple.
Because music is social, Spotify allows you to share songs and playlists with friends, and even work together on collaborative playlists, Friday afternoon in the office might never be the same again! We’re music lovers like everyone else.
We want to connect millions of people with their favorite songs by creating a product that people love to use. We respect creativity and believe in fairly compensating artists for their work. We’ve cleared the rights to use the music you’ll listen to in Spotify.
www.spotify.com
Spotify is a relatively new music player that intends to bridge the gap between piracy and the Evil Empire that is the music industry.
Spotify has already brokered deals with a few big name companies to play music, and is looking to always expand it's library. To be able to support all the music streamed, it has hybridized it's approach with a combination of P2P sharing as well as direct streaming from it's sever. That way, it can remove the load of streaming top hit songs that most everyone wants, or has, and at the same time stream more fringe songs directly from it's server.
Unfortunately it is Invite only at this time, but with a little hunting, or just subscribing to their email list, and hoping for a password, I'm sure you can get to it. It also has a "Premium" option for those who would rather pay for instant access. I'm not sure if that will become standard or not. (I.e., pay to play subscription fees. I certainly hope not though!)
By now you'll know what is is, but, you can
only use it in the United Kingdom. Now I'm going to show you how you can use it without an invite, from anywhere in the world. (Well, I'm not sure about everywhere, but it works in The Netherlands and that country is normally restricted.
Well, how do you do it? Simple.
Step 1. Find a good UK proxy. Easiest will be web-based, since you'll only have to use it to register. I used
this one.
Step 2. Through the proxy, visit
https://www.spotify.com/en/get-started/
Step 3. Register. You're going to need a UK postal code, the one I used is LS18 5AZ, but you might find another one on Google.
Step 4. Download the installer. It should give you a link, otherwise use
this one.
Step 5. Install it and enjoy your music. No need for any proxies or anything, you're just enjoying free music. One extra pro here is that if you listen to it through an unsupported country there are no ads!
Step 6. Set your country to your actual country in the settings.
So, there you go, enjoy.
Oh, and once you have it, you can try it out with
this link.
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17th April 2009
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