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September 26, 2011 07:27 pm GMT

Controversy as Spotify requires new users to be on Facebook first

Screen Shot 2011-09-26 at 16.30It seems premium streaming music service Spotify just inexorably linked its future to Facebook. Fresh from integrating so deeply with Facebook's OpenGraph that users' Ticker stream are teaming with their friends' listening tastes, it is now requiring new users to have a Facebook account first in order to sign-up for the service.Visitors to the sign-up page are now greeted with "You need a Facebook account to register for Spotify. If you have an account, just log in below to register. If you dont have a Facebook account, get one by clicking the create an account link below.The issue has ignited savage debate on Twitter, with one artist management company saying Spotify has "sold its soul to the Devil".

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