"Spotify, the popular music streaming service, is preparing to go public. The company has added 10 million premium users since March, amounting to 60 million subscribers. It's main competitor, Apple Music, is growing at a much slower pace with nearly 27 million paid users. __ Spotify will likely go public with a ""direct listing,"" rather than an IPO, in which the company would simply register its shares on a public exchange and let them trade freely without an initial price per share.: So  TECH  SPOTIFY GOING PUBLIC  Aug.1 
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