Spotify Valued At $1bn Ahead Of "US Launch"




European streaming-music service Spotify has raised funding of $100-million amid reports of an expected expansion into the giant US market.

The UK-Swedish company is now valued at $1-billion.

It's thought the US move could be formally announced within weeks and it's reported Spotify has signed US deals with three of the big four record labels - Sony, Universal and EMI - and is poised to sign up Warner.

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