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Well, well, well…

 

I spent most of last year banging on about how Spotify was going to revolutionise the music industry. And guess what? I was right.

 

Spotify recently entered into a server arrangement with a tech company in the US which means they are technically only a couple of months away from launching there. Barring the possibility that Warner Music won’t license their catalogue to Spotify, the launch in the US will be big news for the music biz.

 

Universal Music said they believe the Spotify business model is extremely “viable” so chances are 2010 will take up exactly where 2009 left off.

 

I just signed up to the Spotify email list so they can tell me when they are going to launch in Australia…yes, I am a nerd…

 

Four Into Three

In my predictions for the New Year, I said that two major labels would merge, but I didn’t say whom. Looks like the long-rumoured Warner/EMI merger is on the cards. I think I have merger fatigue.