Say hello to Spotify Apps

Spotify today announced that they are launching a beta service to allow third party apps integrated into their service.

Up until now, there really hasn’t been a great way for brands to use Spotify as a platform – this is a big first step.

Spotify invited a limited amount of partners to their beta, but there’s already some fabulous stuff in there. My favorite, from Moodagent, puts together playlists based on mood:

Here’s hoping the Spotify Apps will eventually be able to break out of the Spotify app and integrate with outside HTML5 applications.