It looks like Spotify might have better integration with social media and other users (shared playlists, etc.). To be honest, I haven't really played with that much with MOG. I seem to be finding stuff I want to hear faster than I can listen to it without needing additional recommendations, so I'm not sure if that's a big selling point for me just yet.

what do you mean move the track freely?

Speaking of delete on the android, is there a way to delete more than one track at a time, or you have to long press, then select each song you want to delete?

When you sort a playlist by Artist, Track, Album, etc., then it "locks" the playlist in a way where the order cannot be manipulated, but tracks can still be added or removed. Try this:
Add an album to a new playlist. Then sort that playlist by Track name. Now, you're unable to move the songs around into the order you want, because the Track name sorting takes priority. But, if you stop sorting by Track name (ascending or descending), then you can select the first track and move it to the end or wherever you want to put it.

iTunes handles all of the above in the same way with regard to playlists (not full libraries). The playlist has a determined "order" that can only be manipulated when viewing it without Artist, Album, or Track sorting options selected. I don't know how this affects iPod and iPhone playlists, though.


I've only ever been able to delete one track or a complete playlist at a time. If there's a way to choose a handful of specific tracks within a playlist, I've never seen it.

CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS Pulls Its Repertoire From SPOTIFY - Aug. 9, 2011
Century Media and its associated labels — InsideOutMusic, Superballmusic and People Like You — have decided to pull their repertoire from streaming music service Spotify in an attempt "to protect the interests of their artists."

The U.S. version of Spotify, which gives its users access to all the songs in its cloud to organize into playlists and listen to as they please, has reportedly attracted 1.4 million registered users so far in spite of its current invite-only status. Of those users, roughly 175,000 are said to be "paying users." In Europe, where Spotify has been available in seven countries since its launch in 2008, the company currently has around 1.6 million paying users, according to published reports.

According to the an infographic on the Information Is Beautiful web site, which visualizes the different monetization methods available to artists and how profitable they are, if you are a solo musician, at $0.00029 per play on Spotify, you will have to receive 4,053,110 plays per month to earn the U.S. minimum wage of $1,160.

In a statement released earlier today, Century Media explained its position by saying, "While everyone at the label group believes in the ever-changing possibilities of new technology and new ways of bringing music to the fans, Century Media is also of the opinion that Spotify in its present shape and form isn't the way forward. The income streams to the artists are affected massively and therefore that accelerates the downward spiral, which eventually will lead to artists not being able to record music the way it should be recorded. Ultimately, in some cases, it will completely kill a lot of smaller bands that are already struggling to make ends meet. At the same time, Century Media also believes that Spotify is a great tool to discover new music and is in the process of reintroducing their bands to Spotify by way of putting up samplers of the artists. This way, fans can still discover the great music released by the label.

"Physical sales are dropping drastically in all countries where Spotify is active. Artists are depending on their income from selling music and it is our job to support them to do so. Since the artists need to sell their music to continue their creativity, Spotify is a problem for them. This is about survival, nothing less, and it is time that fans and consumers realize that for artists it is essential to sell music to keep their heads above water.

"Obviously, it is ultimately up to the music fan and consumer how they access their music, whether it is buying, streaming or stealing. There needs to be awareness, though, that how you will consume your music has direct consequences for the artists, who we are all trying to support."

Earache Records have teamed up with music streaming service Spotify to give metal and rock fans instant access to a library of killer tunes. Their entire music catalogue is available to stream now, featuring over 3,500 tracks from some of the most legendary names in rock and metal, including At The Gates, Morbid Angel and Deicide, along side some of the hottest new bands such as Evile, Wormrot and more.

Their catalogue will be constantly updated and might even allow you to discover your new favourite artist, to listen to the Earache Spotify stream, just head to this location (a Spotify account is required!)