Listen up, Spotify is building a web app

What does music streaming startup Spotify got hiding up its sleeve? Apparently an all-new web product that will let people stream music in the browser, and follow the listening habits and playlists of music influencers.

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Spotify makes mobile and desktop apps that allow people to listen to music on demand and play radio stations of algorithmically selected tracks. Spotify, which maintains a library of 18 million songs, has more than 4 million paying subscribers and a total of 15 million active users.

The startup has experienced a healthy growth spurt ever since it launched in the U.S. and became buddies with Facebook, but it’s yet to release an easy-listening experience that works on the web. Currently, Spotify links, even the ones appearing on Facebook, direct the user to open the Spotify desktop application, which makes for a very clunky experience.

That’s all about to change, as Spotify is preparing to launch a browser-based version of its service, according to a TechCrunch report.

Few details are known about the Spotify web app, but sources told TechCrunch that it will include new features for finding music. The startup may also be exploring a lower price point for its mobile subscription plan.

Spotify declined to comment on this story.