Starbucks, Spotify to begin music partnership later this year

New York

IN THE heyday of the CD, Starbucks was a leading outlet for the music industry to sell its new releases. Now, in the age of streaming, the chain of coffee shops has a new partner: Spotify.

On Monday, Starbucks, which operates more than 7,000 coffee shops in the United States, announced a deal to work with Spotify, the subscription streaming service, to produce play-lists for its stores and promote Spotify at its locations.