links for 2011-01-31

Wrongly, companies assume that the ideal music experience for a user requires as little effort of them as possible. As we will find out, this line of thinking works against the result that cloud-based music services are hoping to achieve and leaves their users unsatisfied.

Reports indicate that Spotify is close to signing a deal with EMI. If a contract is signed, it will give the company an additional toehold in their quest to launch in the US. Two weeks ago, the company landed a deal with Sony Music.

Immer mehr Indizien deuten darauf hin, dass 2011 ein neues Album der britischen Artrock-Institution erscheinen wird.