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Spotify announces new features

11 December 2012

In a press event with Daniel Ek, Lars Ulrich and Sean Parker, Spotify last week previewed a host of planned new social features designed to enhance the discovery and sharing of music via its streaming service, including:

  • Follow-tab whereby users can follow music recommendations from artists, friends and media
  • Discover-tab which will make intelligent music recommendations based on listening history, followed artists and friends
  • Audio-preview which will allow users to preview music without disturbing current streaming activity
  • New Collection which will enable users to more easily save music to listen to at a later date
  • Mobile push-messaging for new album releases

New features will be rolled out in desktop update in the coming weeks, with a full cross-platform coming update next year.

Spotify made the announcements in a live streamed press conference hosted by CEO Daniel Ek who was joined by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich  and Napster founder Sean Parker. Watch the video here.

To find out more visit Spotify.com or click here to read a news article on the BBC.

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