Stream Music For Free With Spotify (+ Invites)

Spotify is a great new service that allows you to stream music instantly for free with ads. If you want Spotify but without the ads then you can buy a day pass for £0.99 ($1.50) or a premium account for £9.99 ($14.80) per month.

At the time of writing this article, Spotify is invite-only so if you would like to try the service and don’t know anyone who can invite you then the only way for you to try it out will be by purchasing a day pass or premium account. But for all you MakeUseOf readers the first 60 of you to leave a comment below requesting an invite will get instant access to Spotify!

Creating an account

When you have been invited you will receive an email with a link in it that will allow you to create an account. You are required to enter a username, password, email, postal code, gender and date of birth. It only takes a few seconds to create your account.

Once you have created your account you will be taken to a page where you will be able to download the Spotify client. Spotify is currently only supported on Windows and Mac OS X but if you are a Linux user you can download the Windows version and run it under Wine.

Starting up Spotify for the first time

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When you first load Spotify up you will be asked for your account username and password. After logging in for the first time you will be shown a welcome screen highlighting all the great features about Spotify and how to best use the software.

After you have read about how to use Spotify you will see the main window of the application.

From here you will be able to see what’s new and the top songs that people are listening to.  If there is a specific song that you want to listen to then you can search for it in the Search field at the top left of the application. Then to play a song just simply double click it and the song will start to play along with the album art on the left of the application.

Features

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The interface is very well designed and somewhat like that of iTunes and SongBird. Just like iTunes and SongBird you can create playlists of songs that you love. It is so simple to add any song that you like to a playlist so that you can listen to it again in the future.

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If you are not sure what song you want to listen to then you can select Radio and then from there select what genre of music you would like to listen to and between which years. If you loved the sound of a song but forgot to add it to a playlist or forgot the name of it then you can simply view your history of songs that you have listened to and it will be there.

Conclusion

Spotify is a really impressive application and I would highly recommend it to anyone. If you would like to try Spotify then post a comment below with your email and we will send an invite to the first 60.  If you get one of the 60 invites, please come back to the comments section and invite those who missed out.

UPDATE : Invites are NOT needed because the service is now open to everyone.

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  • Shalom Silbermintz February 10, 2009

    Can I have an invite please?

  • Anders P. February 10, 2009

    Looks promising, I’ve heard good things from people about this. An invite would have been great. Thanks in advance :)

  • Eric Geller February 10, 2009

    Looks like a great service. Can I get an invite please?

  • Neway February 10, 2009

    It would be great to receive an invite. Thanks!

  • JokerXgg February 10, 2009

    Very Interesting Article, I have been wanting to get into this site to use its services but have not come across an invite!

    If you could invite me i would appreciate it!

  • John February 10, 2009

    invite please

  • Vegon February 10, 2009

    Invite, invite! :D

  • Jesse Maddox February 10, 2009

    Seems like an excellent service. I’m excited to check it out once I get my invite.

    unrealclock@gmail.com

  • JokerXgg February 10, 2009

    My email happens to be jokerxgg@gmail.com, sorry it was not written in the previous message :s

  • Kobra February 10, 2009

    Can I get an invitation? Thanx.

  • gboizone2000 February 10, 2009

    I want to play around with this apps..It seems promosing application..

  • E. Burnham February 10, 2009

    Hey guys, I would love to grab an invite to try Spotify out! I’ve read a lot about their service and it seems very impressive.

  • DivinoAG February 10, 2009

    I would very much like to try it out. I’ve been testing other applications for this type of service, and so far none has been really what I wanted.

    My email is: andre (dot) goersch (at) gmail (dot) com

    Thanks.

  • Yaniv February 10, 2009

    I would love to give Spotify a run! Thanks in advance.

  • Juanguis February 10, 2009

    Hi, I could send an invitation?
    Many Thanks!

  • Adam February 10, 2009

    Looks interesting.

    Invite please?

  • lesnessman February 10, 2009

    I’d love an invite, just to see how deep the catalogue is…

  • Jen February 10, 2009

    This looks interesting!
    Id like an invite if you still have them available!!

  • jyamasaki February 10, 2009

    would like to give spotify a try john.yamasaki at gmail

  • frisco ted February 10, 2009

    Can you please send an invite to frisco [dot] ted [at] gmail ? Thanks!!

  • Ravi February 10, 2009

    hi i wanna try this. Please send me a invitation

  • Maeve February 10, 2009

    I do hope I’m one of the first 60. I would love to try Spotify, it sounds fantastic. Of course if, like Pandora, it is limited to users in the US then an invitation will be of nobenefit to me.

  • jmg229 February 10, 2009

    Invite please?

  • Mark February 10, 2009

    I’d love an invite….Thank You

  • Pete February 10, 2009

    I would like an invite. Thank you.

  • DivinoAG February 10, 2009

    Actually I just noticed on the website that the service is not available for my country (Brazil). It seems that the free, ad-supported version is only for the following countries due to licensing restrictions:

    Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, France and Spain.
    http://www.spotify.com/en/help/faq/#country-availability

    So Wez, you might wanna check that information and restart the email to avoid giving invites to people that won’t be able to use it.

    Thanks anyway for the giveaway, I always like those. ;)

  • Mark February 10, 2009

    Awesome! An invite would be fantastic

  • Rob February 10, 2009

    I’d love an invite!

  • matt February 10, 2009

    hurray! I want an invite! thanks.

  • Allen February 10, 2009

    Sounds neat; I would like an invite to try this if possible. Thanks!

  • Greg February 10, 2009

    Pick me! :)

  • Christopher Johnson February 10, 2009

    I would really love to get a Spotify invite. Pretty please. lost-emperor@rcn.com

  • James February 10, 2009

    I would like an invite: jsklipper@gmail.com

  • Jim Green February 10, 2009

    Raises hand quietly for invite

  • Gennice February 10, 2009

    This is really cool! Count me in! I want invite. Looking forward to use this excellent service.

  • Andrew Hake February 10, 2009

    I would love an invite!

  • Jody Ashenhurst February 10, 2009

    This sounds really interesting. I would like an invite is possible. Thank you.

  • Asgaro February 10, 2009

    I would love to have one! :)
    But does it work if you live in Belgium?

  • ed February 10, 2009

    I would like an invite :)

  • Bonyboy February 10, 2009

    I’d like to try this out please.

  • Chris Rutili February 10, 2009

    I love makeusof.com and spotify!!

  • ainstushar February 10, 2009

    First!

    Can I get one invite?

    Thanks.

    ps. Love makeuseof!

  • Ryan February 10, 2009

    I’d like to check it out if you have extra invites. My email is ryan@+++++.com. I’ll be sure to share any invites I get with MUO.

    • Ryan February 26, 2009

      Could anyone with permissions PLEASE remove my email from my previous comment. I am being absolutely flooded with spam. I would really appreciate it.

  • Jim Green February 10, 2009

    Forgot to put my email in the body!!!

    jimbgreen@yahoo.com

  • Vincent February 10, 2009

    I want an invite!!!

  • Kanwal Khipple February 10, 2009

    I would like to try out this music streaming service. thank you

  • chris jefferies February 10, 2009

    I’d like an invite if available. Thanks!

  • Vin Thomas February 10, 2009

    I would love an invite (vinthomas1 -at- gmail.com

  • Sean February 10, 2009

    I would love one as well, seems like a really great idea. nimblerabit@gmail.com

  • Jay Sokoloff February 10, 2009

    What a cool site. I would love an invite. Thanks!

  • G February 10, 2009

    Hello, I would like to get an invitation to access Spotify!

    Btw, keep up the good work. Your blog is awesome!

  • Tina February 10, 2009

    May I have an invite plese :)

  • John February 10, 2009

    I would like to try this service.

  • Kelly February 10, 2009

    i’d like to give it a try, if my school doesn’t block the site!
    cheers,
    kelly

  • Mark February 10, 2009

    Spotify me pls :)

  • Rene de Candia February 10, 2009

    Sounds like a good way to find new music.

    I’d like an invite please!!!!

  • persie February 10, 2009

    can i get an invite? i use lala but would like to check out another option…

  • Smitty February 10, 2009

    Please hook me up w/ an invite.

  • Abhinav Gupta February 10, 2009

    Looks interesting.
    Can I have an invite ?

  • BCK February 10, 2009

    neat looking service love to try it out

    jared@ircfreak.net

  • Max February 10, 2009

    Please invite me!

  • Nico February 10, 2009

    i’ve already heard about this service on other blogs, and it seems to have a great future. I’d like to get an invite, thanks.

    Nicolas.

  • imran February 10, 2009

    sounds like a fun service. can we also upload or stream music sitting on our computer? can’t we access it from the web instead of having to download their client?

  • Max February 10, 2009

    Invite me too

  • Tyler February 10, 2009

    Can I get an invite please?

  • Max February 10, 2009

    can i have an invitation?

  • John C February 10, 2009

    Sounds interesting – I’d love to give it a shot if I can get an invite, pretty please?

  • iMax February 10, 2009

    please send me an invite

  • Hank February 10, 2009

    Sounds pretty good… like a new pandora, always great.

  • iMax February 10, 2009

    please send it to me!!

  • Hank February 10, 2009

    Max… don’t hog the accounts, what’s the point?

  • Andrew Hake February 10, 2009

    I would love an invite.

  • Misty O'Brien February 10, 2009

    Love the site.

    May I have an invite, please?

  • xaver February 10, 2009

    Great! I would like to have a try.

    Thanks.

  • Ysa February 10, 2009

    hi makeuseof, i was wondering if you could invite me to use spotify. i visited their site and as you stated that one can create account if someone invited them. i hope i’m one of your 60 commenters. :) thanks!

  • Hank February 10, 2009

    Max, why would you do that… dont hog the invites, whats the point?

  • Rick P February 10, 2009

    Sounds cool-can I get an invite, please?

    Thanks

  • rick p February 10, 2009

    can I get an invite, please?

    please send to

    rickp1@gmail.com

  • Rob February 10, 2009

    If you have an invite left, I would like one. Thanks for the offer.

  • gary February 10, 2009

    i need an invite! :B

  • BEnny February 10, 2009

    Thanks very much. Free Music Downloader is a proffesional tool for you to download free songs.
    download free music/a>

  • Kenneth February 10, 2009

    If any of the lucky first sixty cycle back around to see who was too late, I’d love an invite!

  • fulltext February 10, 2009

    What good are invites if its unavailable in the US?

  • idawn February 10, 2009

    After all the struggle finally I have installed mac on my intel machine :) ..!! Hope to try this sweet app.. An invite please :) .. And thank you

  • Umberto February 10, 2009

    I’d love to try it, Thanks for the opportunity.

  • Gerrit February 10, 2009

    Oh, right here – I would love one please.

  • Indognito February 10, 2009

    Sure, I’ll take an invite off your hands

  • Jamie Martin February 10, 2009

    You should probably mention to your users that its Europe-only.

  • Chet Nichols III February 10, 2009

    I’d like an invite when you get a chance- thanks! :)

  • Scott Lewandowski February 10, 2009

    Seems awesome.

    Please put me down for an invite to spotify.

    Thank You

  • Keef February 10, 2009

    Why own when you can stream?

  • Aryz February 10, 2009

    I would love an invite

  • Jeff Taylor February 10, 2009

    This sounds very interesting. Please send me an invite.
    I’ll be sure to invite others once I’m “in”.
    Thanks.

  • zed February 10, 2009

    I would like to give it a try

  • Christopher Bolton February 10, 2009

    NIce article. Send an invite my way if you can. Thanks.

  • Alex February 10, 2009

    i would like to try it. Thanks!

  • habib February 10, 2009

    If there are still invites available, I’ll take one. Thanks!

  • pigouinos February 10, 2009

    I would love to test this service!

  • MassiveDynamic February 10, 2009

    Interesting service that seems worth checking out. Sign my up!

  • G February 10, 2009

    I’d love an invite.

    Thanks for keepin me supplied with sweet websites.

  • Deon Aiken February 10, 2009

    Sounds great.Ii wanna try it.

  • Beth February 10, 2009

    Spotify sounds like an app I’d enjoy, I’m burnt out on Slacker and am in the market for something besides Pandora, too. Not to mention my flagship radio station, KINK.FM in Portland Oregon.

  • Chris February 10, 2009

    I would like to try Spotify – especially since Launchcast radio will no longer be available.

  • BOI February 10, 2009

    i think this is a great app, i would like to try it. could i have an invite? thanks ^^

  • Pav February 10, 2009

    ive been looking for something to fill the void left by Pandora.com.
    last.fm, songza.com, mediamaster.com, finetune.com so far.
    maybe this will be it. can i have an invite please?

  • penny February 10, 2009

    I’d like an invite please! MakeUseOf.com rocks!

  • kizurt February 10, 2009

    Count me in for a try…

  • Michael February 10, 2009

    Would greatly appreciate an invite, thanks!

  • James February 10, 2009

    Can I get an invite plz!

  • Illi.Pro February 10, 2009

    I’m a reader of MakeUseOf from 1 month ago and i wanna try spotify, thanks (:!

  • Raymond February 10, 2009

    I would like an invitation please.

  • sue lee February 10, 2009

    hey i’d love an invite. thanks!
    ponytailexpress22@hotmail.com

  • Laura Toledo February 10, 2009

    I’d like to try it out. Thanks!!

  • marshall February 10, 2009

    Sounds pretty neat, I would definitely like an invite.

  • Janice Daidone February 10, 2009

    I would like to try out the new Spotify music site.

  • Satchmoe February 10, 2009

    Looks interesting, but I wonder how extensive the music library is. But I would love to try it out.
    Here’s my email: satchmoe316@gmail.com
    Thanks in advance.

  • Alex Laughlin February 10, 2009

    great article, i’ve always wanted something like this.

  • Michael February 10, 2009

    Everybody loves music indeed. I sure do. This may even help me find specific songs that for some reason, i can never figure out what it is.
    May i have an invite please?

  • Alex February 10, 2009

    That looks pretty awesome, i would like an invite

  • Alex February 10, 2009

    my email is Societyinruins@gmail.com

  • troy February 10, 2009

    i’ve been wanting to try this out, but it said something about not being available in the U.S.

  • Yasser Kinanah February 10, 2009

    Thank you for this magnificent site Wez Pyke
    Is it possible to send me an invitation PLZ :)

  • Enrico February 11, 2009

    I invite spotify to invite me…thank you.

  • Tibu February 11, 2009

    Could you please invite me too?

    Thanks

  • Justin February 11, 2009

    Looks neat…wont know for sure without that invite someone has for me…yes…you!

    kc0eks@kccsonline.com

    Thanks!

  • Dave February 11, 2009

    Could you please invite me too? Thanks!

  • Vivek February 11, 2009

    Is this service available in India. Thanks for the invite!

  • Eric February 11, 2009

    Spotify invite please!

    thanks!

  • Tyler February 11, 2009

    Damn. Looks like I was short by 4 posts.

  • Wade February 11, 2009

    Interesting article, and an invite to check out the features would be appreciated. Thanks.

  • SmallAxe February 11, 2009

    I know it is past the first 60, but if you can get me an invite I would really appreciate it.

    …. And thanks I check your site everyday and always find something worth my time.

    Keep up the good work.

  • MA February 11, 2009

    Seems interesting. I really like this website.
    But if possible can you send me the invite please.
    Many Thanks in advance.

  • jenny February 11, 2009

    …wondering if a lingering invite exists? I would love to make it mine! In any case, thanks so much for all of the valuable resources lately and as always!

  • Elena February 11, 2009

    Hey,

    I think you can create a free account on Spotify right away in this URL – no invite needed.

  • David Playle February 11, 2009

    looks good, smart interface less fiddly than ice etc. I want one please even just to try!

  • Elena February 11, 2009

    Hey all,
    I think there was a problem with my previous comment. You can create a Spotify user account right on their site, without invites :)
    It’s a great tool, I love it!

  • casey parson February 11, 2009

    Oh man I saw some things about spotify before and it is very exciting. I would love an invite if there are any left.

  • gigi February 11, 2009

    an invite please?

  • oroboros74 February 11, 2009

    Sounds like a cool service. Any more invites?

  • camp. February 11, 2009

    I’d love an invite :)

  • Donna February 11, 2009

    Invite, please, if any are left

  • palmamod February 11, 2009

    Spotify is a great app. I mostly use it at work, where I don’t load my machine with mp3′s. It also scrobbles to last.fm, which is a bonus. On multiple machines, your playlists stay synchronized. The free version comes with ads every now and then, but it’s perfectly bearable.

  • Poke386 February 11, 2009

    Could some one give me an invite?

  • John February 11, 2009

    I used Pr.ivacy.com VPN to access Spotify. They have a UK server, so there’s no 14 day limit for me!

    I got a 1GB Pr.ivacy trial at this site: http://tr.im/2wfv

    (1GB is enough for Spotify)

    • Foxuser February 11, 2009

      Hi Josh,
      I get a warning about a bot launched from your site… : (
      [IMG]http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/Internov/JoshBot.jpg[/IMG]

  • Rich February 11, 2009

    I’m probably too late… but I would love an invite please.

  • Gus@devsol.se February 11, 2009

    Would love an invite so I don’t have an account with my two children. Our taste in music is not the same :-)

  • Kalman Strauss February 11, 2009

    this sounds great. can i get an invite , if i’m not too late

  • Todd Whitten February 11, 2009

    I know I’m over the 60 mark, but some please give me an invite. I’ll be your best friend!

  • @ndrew February 11, 2009

    I want an invite!

  • Chris February 11, 2009

    I would like to know if i can also get a invite please.

    Thanks

  • Steve February 11, 2009

    If anyone could provide me an invite that would be greatly appreciated.

  • Sean February 11, 2009

    If there are still invites available I would greatly appreciate one.

    If not, could someone please send one my way? Thanks in advance :)

  • Tom February 11, 2009

    Please send an invite. Thank you.

  • Ali February 11, 2009

    send me one ^_^
    Thanx

  • Tushar February 11, 2009

    I’d like an invite please. Like above, if there aren’t any left, could someone who got invited invite me please? indianeinstein @ gmail.com Thanks!

  • Mike February 11, 2009

    Can anyone please invite me? I have a wallpaper changer for free if you want on my site. mjdazzo @ gmail.com

  • John February 11, 2009

    If any of you have spare invites I would appreciate one, ilikenutmeg at gmail.com. Thank You.

  • drama3 February 11, 2009

    intersting service, dont know if any more invites are left, but would greatly appreciate one! Thanks..

  • Delma Guerrero February 11, 2009

    please send me an invite.

  • Dipen February 11, 2009

    I would also like subcribe to this !!!

  • superc February 11, 2009

    Looks great! If you have any more invites, I’d love one.

  • Philip February 11, 2009

    I would like an invite if anyone has an extra one!

  • Steve February 11, 2009

    If anyone has time to toss me an invite, it would be much appreciated :) !

  • Steve February 11, 2009

    If anyone has time to toss me an invite, it would be much appreciated :) ! Kettius@gmail.com

  • holland February 11, 2009

    Invite please!

  • Panium February 11, 2009

    Please send me an invite!

    (Panium6 at Gmail d.t com)

  • Colby Olson February 11, 2009

    Any invites left? I would love to have one.

  • Jake Sheakoski February 11, 2009

    I’d love an invite if anyone has one, just hook me up!

  • Martin February 11, 2009

    So want that invite! :)

  • Umar February 11, 2009

    guess the rest of us are too late to comment now eh!

  • Jim B February 11, 2009

    Hope I’m not too late.

    Would appreciate anyone who would hook me up. (:

    Thanks!

  • Stefan Drakulich February 11, 2009

    Please shoot me an invite, I’d VERY much appreciate it. Seriously.

    Email me at sdrakulich2@gmail.com please!

  • Idtakeone February 11, 2009

    Anyone with an extra invite?

  • estela February 11, 2009

    hey.. could I have an invite?

  • Charlie Kirkwood February 11, 2009

    Please send me an invite!!

  • Yogi February 11, 2009

    Looking for an invite to this behold service in the land of wonders!

  • john February 11, 2009

    I’d love an invite

  • PB February 11, 2009

    Hi! Any invites left?

  • Gabe February 11, 2009

    Hi,

    I know MakeUseOf doesn’t have anymore invites, but could any of you first 60 people that got an invite send me one at gabe565(at)gmail(dot)com?

    Thank you!

  • Jamie February 11, 2009

    Looks great, would like to try it out. Can I please have an invite?

  • HUCKS February 11, 2009

    Hey, an invite would really make me day, you rock man!

  • Speed February 11, 2009

    was it 60 yet? yea its probably over 160. DAM!!

  • Dr Evil February 11, 2009

    Too late as always unless you can take pity on a cripple with a broken ankle!

  • Bulent February 12, 2009

    looks great. Can I please have an invite?

  • robik February 12, 2009

    I’d love an invite :) thks

  • Peter February 12, 2009

    I would love an invite.

    Thx in advance

  • suscripcionesnuevas February 12, 2009

    I would like an invite to spotify!

  • saloni February 12, 2009

    would love an invite to Spotify

  • hhggrr February 12, 2009

    One for me pleeeze! Thnx in advance.

  • mshake February 13, 2009

    could someone send me an invite PLEASE!

    Much Appreciated!

    andyhugge(at)gmail.com

  • Cyril February 13, 2009

    Please give me one :)

  • Vik February 13, 2009

    I’m way late, but if there’s any left, I’d appreciate an invite.

  • James Garrett February 13, 2009

    Ah what the hell…Can I have one too?
    jamesrg@gmail.com

  • yohanna February 14, 2009

    Please Invite me. Thank You.

  • Bjornar February 14, 2009

    If there is any left. Could i get an invite please.
    Thanks for the offer at least.

  • Jake February 14, 2009

    Any invites left? Thanks for the heads up.

  • Mirka February 15, 2009

    Hi,

    If there’s any left can I get an invite please. Thank you!

  • Adam February 16, 2009

    Please invite me.

  • Peter February 16, 2009

    Hi, please invite me!

  • Thomas February 16, 2009

    Please love an invite :)

  • Mary McMullen February 19, 2009

    I would love to have an invite if someone could arrange that for me.

  • Javier February 20, 2009

    Could I have an invite please :)

    • Aibek February 20, 2009

      You don’t need it anymore, the service is now open for everyone

      • Victor February 22, 2009

        I don’t think you can use it in the USA though. Even without an invite.. (and on the main page it doesn’t say it’s open to everyone).

  • mikatchouuuuu February 22, 2009

    can i have an invite please ? :)

  • clarice February 26, 2009

    Can I please have a invite :) ? / love clarice

  • Eivind February 27, 2009

    CAN I HAVE AN INVITE ?