• The Next Web, Friday, December 9, 2011 12:32 PM

Watch out Pandora. Spotify has given its radio service a thorough makeover -- “making it bigger, smarter and an altogether cooler music discovery experience,” according to the streaming music service. The new radio will include unlimited stations; unlimited “skips” (or the ability to bypass songs); a new recommendation engine; and unlimited access to Spotify’s music library. The new Spotify radio will also be available to everyone, including subscribers and nonsubscribers.

As The Next Web notes, Spotify’s rate of innovation shows just how competitive the online music space has become. “Spotify has already had a busy year, what with international roll-outs, its Facebook tie-up and its recent ‘Spotify as a platform for apps’ announcement,” it writes. Thanks to such innovations -- and what, by many accounts, is a pretty solid service -- Spotify has reportedly attracted over 2 million U.S. users since launching domestically in July.

Spotify offers ad-supported Web-based access to 15 million music tracks for free, but adds enhanced mobile support for track downloading and syncing for premium members. Spotify radio is expected to begin rolling out alongside Spotify apps over the next few days.

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