Last week, Armin van Buuren launched the official A State of Trance Spotify app, a day-to-night app for fans of his weekly radio show, record label and worldwide events. Connected to music streaming service Spotify, it links directly to the #1 DJ's playlists, with nearly half a million subscribers. Keeping fans up to date on all releases of the A State of Trance label, the latest compilations of the Dutch DJ, as well as the latest episodes of the ASOT radio show.
Throughout the course of his career, Armin van Buuren has managed to have A State of Trance grow into one of the biggest brands in trance music. Its radio show, listened to by more than 25 million music lovers each week, celebrated its 12th birthday earlier this year. With an extensive A State of Trance world tour, Armin made sure the 600th episode didn't go by unnoticed.
This week, Armin kicked off his weekly residency in Ibiza's Privilege club: A State of Trance “The Expedition” Ibiza Mondays.
2 years after starting his radio show, van Buuren also kicked off his own label, A State of Trance, part of the 'Best Global Record Label', Armada Music. All info on its releases, compilations and singles, can be found on the official A State of Trance app.
Armin van Buuren: "The world is going mobile more and more, so it was about time to invest in an official app for my A State of Trance brand. I hope fans will love its direct connection to Spotify to listen to my tracks and playlists, as well as having ASOT news and updates right there in the palm of your hand."
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Since its launch in Sweden in 2008, Spotify has driven more than half a billion US dollars to rights holders, and aims to drive another half a billion US dollars to rights holders during 2013. Spotify is already the second biggest source of digital music revenue for labels in Europe (IFPI, 2011) and the biggest and most successful music streaming service of its kind globally.
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