Spotify should be in tough negotiations with record labels to bring its streaming music service to the united states, however the Swedish company has managed to attain a strong stateside ally, reportedly striking a partnership with Facebook. Neither party is dropping any cash at the deal — set to be called either “Facebook Music” or “Spotify on Facebook,” in keeping with Forbes’s anonymous sources — so as to let members of the social network stream songs while friends and share their listening habits with those of their social circle. The service is reportedly currently in testing and will be launched in a fortnight, but its arrival inside the US still hinges on those ever important label deals. Meanwhile, we’ll all should share our listening habits the old-fashioned way: by posting on our friends’ walls.
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