New York - SpiralFrog, the provider of a free, ad-supported music download service that won licensing deals from two of the four major labels, has quietly shut down, CNET News.com reported. A "source close to the company" told CNET the company has ceased operations, and its assets have been surrendered to creditors.

New York - SpiralFrog, an ad-supported music download service, said this week that its catalog now includes more than 3 million tracks, four times the amount offered since its launch just over a year ago. The company now also offers nearly 5,000 music videos, and claims its number of registered users has climbed to more than 2.3 million.

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New York - SpiralFrog, the developer of a free, ad-supported peer-to-peer music download service, on Tuesday announced its second deal with a major record label, as EMI Music signed on to offer its catalog on the site.

New York - Ad-supported music service SpiralFrog said on Monday that it has signed a licensing deal with RoyaltyShare, a provider of royalty collection and distribution services. Under the terms, RoyaltyShare customers will be offered the ability to deliver tracks directly to SpiralFrog's service.

New York - SpiralFrog, a free, ad-supported music download service, announced on Monday that it has signed a licensing deal with music publishing firm Warner/Chappell Music. In order to offer Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) songs, however, the company will need to secure a separate deal with the label itself.

New York - SpiralFrog, a free, ad-supported music download service, claimed on Friday that it is now the third-largest legal music download site in the U.S., behind only iTunes and Rhapsody, "based on reported user numbers." The company said it now counts 850,000 registered users, and has already surpassed 2 million unique monthly visitors for March. "In a relatively short time SpiralFrog has gained a strong following among young music fans, especially those in the high school and college demographic," said Joe Mohen, founder and chairman of SpiralFrog.

New York - SpiralFrog, a free, ad-supported Web-based music service that launched in mid-September, said this week that it now counts more than 400,000 registered users, and has received over 1 million unique monthly visitors this month, according to Google Analytics. New York-based SpiralFrog's service offers a catalog of more than 1 million tracks, which users can access for free as long as they keep their free subscriptions up to date.

New York - SpiralFrog, a free, ad-supported digital music service, has raised $2 million through a private placement of its senior notes.

New York - SpiralFrog, the operator of a free, ad-supported music download service, said on Monday that it has signed a new licensing agreement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which controls over 625,000 copyrights. Currently, SpiralFrog is live in the U.S. and Canada, offering more than 800,000 songs for downloading and 3,500 music videos from Universal Music Group and independent labels.

New York - SpiralFrog on Monday announced the launch of its ad-supported service that offers free song and music video downloads.

New York - SpiralFrog, the developer of an ad-supported, free music download service, said on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with independent digital music distributor INgrooves, to include the company's audio and video catalog on its service. The deal includes some 100,000 songs and 2,000 videos. New York-based SpiralFrog is currently beta testing its service, which also offers tracks from Universal Music Group, in North America.

New York - SpiralFrog, the developer of a free, ad-supported music download service, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a licensing deal with independent digital music distributor IODA. IODA's nearly 1 million-track catalog will be added to existing music from SpiralFrog partners including Universal Music Group, Universal Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing, BMI and KOCH Records.

New York - SpiralFrog, the developer of an ad-supported, free music download service, announced on Thursday that it has signed new licensing agreements with Universal Music Publishing and Universal Music Canada. The company already has a deal in place with Universal Music Group. SpiralFrog, which is currently beta testing its service, has also secured license agreements with EMI Music Publishing, KOCH Records, BMI and others, making for an available library of over 700,000 songs. The service offers free, DRM-wrapped songs that remain available for 30 days, a term that can be lengthened by answering survey questions.

New York - SpiralFrog, an ad-supported free music download service, has quietly launched an invite-only beta test of its service, CNET News.com reported.

New York - A number of former executives from SpiralFrog, which is developing an ad-supported legal media download service, announced on Monday the formation of Rebel Digital, a new advertising consultancy focused on the digital music space. Rebel Digital's management team includes former SpiralFrog CEO Robin Kent and chief marketing officer Lance Ford. The company said it has signed Qtrax -- which is also developing an ad-supported music download service -- as its first client.

New York - CNET News.com reported on Tuesday that the CEO, at least six other executives and three members of the board of directors have left SpiralFrog, which is developing an ad-supported, free music download service.