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As you’d reasonably expect, Spotify’s free tier isn’t nearly as robust as Premium, but there is still a lot on offer. Of course, the adverts must be tolerated – and they pop up every few songs. Sound quality is capped at 128kbps on its web player and approximately 160kbps on its desktop and mobile apps. Free users can’t ‘download’ songs to listen to offline, nor can they get full control of playback; save for some ‘Pick and Play’ playlists, albums and playlists can only be shuffled. The free service does offer access to most of Spotify’s premium library, though, including the ‘Discover Weekly’ playlist, one of the real jewels of Spotify’s music discovery algorithms.

Unsurprisingly, more folks take advantage of the free tier than the paid-for one – roughly 380 million compared to 246 million – but Spotify’s paying subscribers have grown by around 30 per cent in the past two years and are significantly higher in number than the competition.

There’s plenty to persuade people to go Premium: improved audio quality (approximately 320kbps), offline listening, the freedom to search and skip tracks on all platforms and, of course, no adverts. Spotify Connect, which allows Premium subscribers to cast the catalogue directly to the vast number of compatible speakers, TVs and audio systems on the market today, remains one of the biggest draws.

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