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Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels by newsat13 on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:42AM (#13905216)
Very interesting. Can you give me some pointers on what kind of partnerships they have?
Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels by jeremymcanally on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:45AM (#13905230)
Every Starbucks barista (who's worked at Starbucks for some number of months) receives a free Spotify subscription, for example.
Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels by jaylynch on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:47AM (#13905235)
Here in Australia, Vodafone (a mobile carrier) have been bundling Spotify Premium with their contracts, for example: https://www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones/News/Vodafone-rev...

Interestingly Apple did a similar thing with Telstra (the largest, formerly state owned carrier), with a year free on 1 year contracts.

That has now become more of a free trial sort of deal though: https://www.telstra.com.au/applemusic

Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels by yellow_postit on Sunday March 19, 2017 @01:13AM (#13905342)
NYTimes All Access subscription ($5/week) includes a free year of Spotify premium.
Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels by bogomipz on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:05PM (#13907881)
The most recent one I heard was a partnership with the New York Times, which seems like an odd partnership to me:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/cheriehu/2017/02/13/spotify-new...

Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels by brennebeck on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:58AM (#13905277)
Here in the Philippines the major providers bundle Spotify with data plans. Also, a family subscription here is a fraction of what it was back home in the US (~P159 vs ~$10+)
Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels by ripdog on Sunday March 19, 2017 @01:06AM (#13905312)
In New Zealand, Spark (our largest telco, the ex-state monopoly) offers free Spotify with their mobile plans.
Re:Spotify is gaining leverage over record labels by mattm on Sunday March 19, 2017 @01:04AM (#13905305)
With Rogers in Canada some plans get Spotify free for 6 months.