Grooveshark reaches deal with EMI, more big things just around the corner
I love my Grooveshark pro subscription - I paid for it a while back when the new VIP preview went live and I've never regretted it. With more new features rolling out and a major announcement today, the service keeps getting better and better.
Today's big news: EMI Music and EMI Music Publishing have come on board to "create a mutually sustainable deal which represents the future of digital music," said Grooveshark CEO Sam Tarantino.
In layman's terms: Grooveshark listeners now have access to EMI's massive catalog of tunes. In a brief phone chat with Grooveshark's Joshua Bonnanain, I got the distinct impression that this was just the start. While he didn't spell out any specifics for me (we love a good mystery anyway) I'm hoping that the ability to buy and download playlists is coming soon. I'd much rather use Grooveshark for my purchases than iTunes - Josh said stay tuned, wheels are turning.
Some added coolness for current VIPs: there are now half a dozen new themes available to use and added options for the now playing bar. You can choose either no cover art, or artwork in two different sizes. It's an awesome option, especially if you use Grooveshark on both small and large displays.
Reaching a deal with EMI is fantastic news - here's hoping other labels follow suit.
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Subscribe to commentsKahilOct 13th 2009 4:23PM
yeah...that's nice and all, but Grooveshark has lost some major cool points with me at least. I have uploaded a lot of music to Grooveshark, all of which I paid for, yet they keep deleting them citing copyright. Defeats the purpose of being able to listen to your music collection anywhere when they keep deleting it. Grooveshark is a good concept in theory, but is still lacking in usability.
Atanas BoevOct 13th 2009 6:23PM
VIP user myself and loving it. And by the way, Grooveshark works on Nokia n900!
Also, I love the song shorturl feature. http://tinysong.com/aA7P
VolomanOct 13th 2009 10:58PM
A rick-roll... coming from a guy who posted *this* 3 days ago...
Oct 10th 2009 6:32AM
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