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"Spotify is growing its presence in New York City. The company will move to a new headquarters in Chelsea later this year, meaning more than 130 new engineering jobs will be added to the city by the end of 2014.  \nMayor Michael Bloomberg made the announcement at Spotify's NYC headquarters Thursday, where he also revealed that the New York City Mayor's Office has joined the digital music service.\nSEE ALSO: 6 Spotify Apps You'll Use Every Day\n\n\"The ability for us to hire top-tier tech talent is absolutely crucial for us to grow as a business,\" said Ken Parks, chief content officer at Spotify. New York City is a hub for culture and industry. Spotify's presence in New York City speaks volumes of the city's growing importance in the tech industry,\" added Rachel Haot, chief digital officer for New York City.\nThis is a big win for New York City tech. Spotify is one of the hottest digital companies in the world, with over 24 million active users and 6 million paying subscribers. With its global headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Spotify is making New York its next biggest office. Spotify competitor Rdio is based in San Francisco and Rhapsody is headquartered in Seattle. Spotify's new headquarters will be on 6th Avenue in Chelsea and the company plans to start moving in this fall.\nDuring the press conference, Mayor Bloomberg reiterated the importance of digitizing New York City as part of his mayoral legacy.\nEven though the Mayor's Office has its own official playlist already, we know you can do better. Let us know what songs you would like to see on the official NYC Spotify playlist in the comments.\n\nImage by Mashable, Christina Warren"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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