Mediagazer: Spotify 1 Year Later: Music Distribution Gropes Toward the Digital Future (John Paul Titlow/ReadWriteWeb)

9:50 PM ET, July 19, 2012

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John Paul Titlow / ReadWriteWeb:

Spotify 1 Year Later: Music Distribution Gropes Toward the Digital Future — It seems like just yesterday that American music fans were desperately awaiting Spotify's arrival. As of this week, the European all-you-can-stream subscription service has been available in the U.S. for one year.