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According to the New York Post, "two music-industry sources" report that Spotify is very close to signing a deal with Sony Music and has also linked up with another label, which the Post does not name. We've reached out to Sony and Spotify; while we've yet to hear from the latter, Sony offers no comment.
U.S. citizens have been waiting for a stateside launch with bated breath for a while now -- we hoped for it during last year's SXSW, saw it delayed back in July due to negotiations with record labels and finally saw 2010 roll into 2011, sans Spotify.
According to several sources, the rub is this: U.S. labels just don't feel comfortable with the freemium model, therefore, they want high cash advances. Consequently, Spotify reportedly balked at fronting the money.
The labels' hesitation is understandable -- Spotify is not a straight-up subscription service. Users are privy to all-you-can-eat music for free, if they don't mind dealing with ads (you can pay to nix the advertisements) -- and, let's face it, most of us would deal with ads to get unlimited free music.
Also, Spotify isn't exactly raking in the dollars; it lost $26.7 million in 2009.