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# Spotify Adds Free Pandora-like Radio With Unlimited Track Skips
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-adds-free-pandora-like-radio-with-unlimited-track-skips/
- Published: 2011-12-09T08:05:44.000Z
- Updated: 2011-12-09T08:05:44.000Z
- Description: Just days after adding Apps, Spotify has given it's Radio feature a major makeover that takes aim at Pandora. In fact, with unlimited skips, Spotify one-ups Pandora who limits track. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/spotify-adds-free-pandora-like-radio-with-unlimited-track-s
- Author: Bruce Houghton
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Just days after [adding Apps](https://www.hypebot.com/complete-list-of-new-spotify-new-apps/), **Spotify** has given it's **Radio** feature a major makeover that takes aim at **Pandora**. In fact, with unlimited skips, Spotify one-ups Pandora who limits track skips on all accounts.

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Spotify Radio will be available to free users and subscribers. **New features include:**

  
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- **Unlimited Stations** – Choose a track, artist or genre and Spotify instantly creates a station of similar music. There is no limit to the number of stations users can create.
- **Unlimited Skips** – This feature has not been available to Pandora free users.
- **All-new intelligent recommendation engine –** Spotify offered no details regarding the technology powering their new recommendation engine. Is it The Echo Nest? Proprietary?
- **Unlimited access** to 15 million tracks.
- **Available to all –** Spotify Radio will be available to both free users and subscribers**.**

Spotify Radio will be rolled out over the next few days along with [Apps](https://www.hypebot.com/complete-list-of-new-spotify-new-apps/). Spotify has 10 million active users and 2.5 million paying subscribers across 12 countries**.**

**\*\*Pandora Skip Limits:**

 "A skip is considered to be a **skipped song, a Thumbs-down rating,** or choosing **"I'm tired of this track"** in the menu of the music player.

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 "**Licensing is one of the most expensive aspects** of providing the service, and we must **pay the full royalties for a song, even if it only plays for a few seconds."** "**Upgrading** to Pandora One will **remove the daily skip limit** (although the **6 skips per hour per station limit will remain** in place). "

**MORE:** [A Complete Lists Of New Spotify Apps](https://www.hypebot.com/complete-list-of-new-spotify-new-apps/)