Spotify offers 7digital downloads

You can now buy tracks you hear on the Spotify music-streaming service through 7digital.com.

Links to the 7digital store will now be integrated into the Spotify music player and you can buy tracks by right-clicking the link and selecting the 'Buy From 7digital.com' option.

As well as individual tracks, whole playlists will be available to buy too.

Spotify was opened up to all UK surfers back in February and offers you the chance to listen to thousands of different artists and bands for free.

7digital, a digital music retailer, sells 320Kbps MP3 tracks from all of the major record labels as well as many smaller independent labels, free of DRM (digital rights management) anti-piracy technology.

It claims to have a catalogue of some six million tracks.

"Our users can now take their digital music with them wherever they go. We're committed to developing the world’s largest streaming music catalogue and 7digital's huge catalogue of high quality MP3 downloads makes them an ideal partner," said Daniel Ek, founder of Spotify.

According to 7digital, the two companies are working on making the buying experience as smooth as possible.

Ben Drury, chief executive of 7digital said: "We're already looking to build on the existing integration and, ultimately, allow users to listen and buy MP3s securely with one or two clicks."

The download service is also available to Spotify members in Germany, France, Italy and Spain and there are plans to roll it out in Sweden, Norway and Finland later this year.