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Hot on the heels of the revelation that new Spotify usersmust now havea Facebook account too, the music streaming service has nowannouncedthat it is killing off ‘Spotify Open’, and everybody who signs up to the free service will simply have an ad-supported Spotify account for the first 6 months, with no listening restrictions in place. After 6 months, users will be limited to 10 hours of streaming per month and a 5-play limit for individual tracks....

The music streaming battle in the US is far from over, and it seems that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is acutely aware of that fact. So if you’ve been waiting to get a Spotify invite, your wait is over. According toTechCrunch, Ek has just stated that Spotify’s invitation system is going away, opening the doors to everyone. Oh, and you’ll get your first 6 months for free, no subscription required....

Wish that Spotify’s Facebook sharing feature,introducedlast week, was a little more selective? Your wish has been granted The company’s CEO Daniel Ek announced in atweettoday, “We’re rolling out a new client as we speak where you can temporarily hide your guilty pleasures. It works like a browsers private mode.” Atweetfrom the official Spotify account then backed that up, noting that it’s available from the app’s File menu. The update hasn’t hit here yet, but it looks like you’ll be able to selectively switch off the automatic sharing of Lady Gaga when you tell everyone you listen to something far more hipster....

It’s been a busy year for Spotify, what with itsUS launchand tightFacebook integration. And now it hasannouncedit’s integrating more tightly with the livingroom, as it has teamed up with Western Digital (WD) to bring the music-streaming service to the WD TV media player. In yet another incentive to sign-up to Premium, subscribers to the top tier Spotify service will be able to access over15 million tracks on their home entertainment system through the new WD TV Live and WD TV Live Hub streaming media players....

Spotify is testing a cheaper subscription tier that gives users more control over their listening but still features ads. Known as Spotify Plus, the plan wasfirst reported by The Verge. The streaming giant confirmed the trial in a statement: We’re always working to enhance the Spotify experience and we routinely conduct tests to inform our decisions, We’re currently conducting a test of an ad-supported subscription plan with a limited number of our users....