Spotify announces free mobile streaming, Led Zeppelin deal, 20 new countries
Having just wrapped up its news conference in Manhattan, the popular Swedish startupSpotifyannounced that its namesake five-year-old music-streaming service is now providing a limited amount of music free on tablets and smartphones (with a few caveats), just asThe Wall Street Journalpredicted. Previously, only desktop and web streaming was free as mobile devices required a paid Spotify Premium tier. Also, Spotify is now available in an additional twenty new markets and has landed an exclusive content distribution agreement with Led Zeppelin, an English rock band formed in London in 1968....