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January saw the world's music industry yet again decamp en masse to Cannes for several days of meetings, gigs, showcases and the odd dinner and drink thrown in or as it's normally called: midem. The Orchard has several reasons to celebrate this year but none more important than our 15-year ...

Rhapsody is making its first international moves with the purchase of Napster in the UK and Germany. In the U.S., Rhapsody acquired Napster from Best Buy last year and retired the brand. In Europe, the music subscription service will operate under the napster brand and retain all Napster International. Napster subscribers will be migrated to Rhapsody's infrastructure in March while keeping their music libraries. "This is the perfect time to extend our borders - both geographically and technologically, as we take our service to new places, including the [...]

Global iTunes stores sales rose to $1.7 billion Q4 2011 including from music, video and apps. That's roughly $6 billion for all of 2011, according to an analysis by Billboard 's Glenn Peoples, up 55%. The company does not break out music only sales. Rhapsody has expanded into Europe with purchase of Napster UK, Germany. Simon Cowell 's Syco to l aunch global 'X Factor for DJs' TV talent show in partnership with Will Smith and Jada [...]

Gigaom seems convinced that Rhapsody's purchase of the UK and German parts of Napster will allow Rhapsody to take on Spotify in Europe. Perhaps. But, given that I don't think many people in the UK had even realised there was an on-going European Napster after the closure of the American service suggests that it's not really going to make a difference in the UK. Napster is doing a bit better in Germany - it holds 70% of the steaming market, so it's possible that's where Rhapsody sees the value with the UK [...]

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm On the heels of its purchase of Napster, Rhapsody announced on Thursday that it now has one million subscribers in the United States, which it says makes it the most popular premium (i.e. paid) unlimited music service in the country. [ Photo: Rhapsody CEO Jon Irwin made good on a pledge to his employees to shave his head when the service hit 1 million U.S. users. [...]

Napster, the company started by an 18-year-old college dropout named Shawn Fanning in 1999 that would forever change the music industry, is finally done. Thursday marked Napster's official merger with Rhapsody, the largest on-demand music service in the US. Last month Rhapsody purchased Napster from it's previous owner, Best Buy, for ...

On Wednesday of next week(december 7th) Rhapsody is hosting a party for their 10th birhtday. They invited Built to Spill, Thao and Mirah, to be opened with a DJset from John Richards of KEXP. check out the eventbrite for more info. Car (Built To Spill Cover) by jonvire Built To Spill - Carry The Zero by almostcrimes25 [...]

Built to Spill at City Arts Fest 2011 ::: Photo by Josh Lovseth 10 years on, Seattle-based streaming music service Rhapsody is finally being proven right about the viability of streaming as method for delivering music. Years ago as the first streaming service I ever used they were a bit ahead of their time and industry [...]

If you haven't heard, Napster is done. Rhapsody bought them out a couple of months ago, and if you go to Napster's website, Rhapsody is telling you to make the switch. I know when anybody hears the name Napster, they...

Rhapsody of Fire might be the new L.A. Guns with two touring versions of the same group, but apparently that's not ridiculous enough for Luca Turill: he wants to be Steven Spielberg too. For those not paying attention (aka most people), Turill's version will go under the name Rhapsody and include some dudes who... ah, who really [...]

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Are you looking for Mylittle Pono on Spotify? You are? Seriously? Really? Let's pretend you are. You won't find it there, as Coldplay are keeping it off : British band Coldplay is withholding its latest album, "Mylo Xyloto," from all-you-can-listen streaming services such as Spotify and Rhapsody — making it the biggest band yet to express reservations about a system that pays artists a fraction of a penny every time someone listens to a song. The AP's Ryan Nakashima believes this is a blow to Spotify, which almost certainly overstates [...]

(UPDATED) Starbucks is teaming up with Apple to launch a digital initiative called 'Pick of the Week', which will offer Starbucks customers a free selected iTunes music track or book to download ( Marketing ) New Apple Stats: 4M + iPhone4S sold in the first weekend. 25 million using IOS5, 20 million sign up for iCloud. No exact date yet on iTunes Music Match. Bids to Buy Citigroup's EMI Group Are Said to Fall Short of Expectations. ( NY Times ) [...]

Facebook's New Music Feature Not Yet Winning More Fans For Artists Spotify's Big Losses in 2010 Are Evidence That Freemium Models Need Time To Grow 30 Top Indie Labels Partner for Music Discovery Site TheNewRecord.com Just How Much Does Rhapsody Pay Artists? So What Should MySpace ...

This post comes from David Harrell who blogs from the perspective of a musican who has self-released 4 albums with The Layaways at DigitalAudioInsider. Last week, Paul Resnikoff of Digital Music News asked some basic questions about how much the music streaming services pay labels/artists. He had a hard time getting detailed responses from any of the firms he contacted, including Rhapsody . Here's how I'm [...]

Rhapsody has 800,000 subscribers and Napster reportedly half that many, so the combined companies certainly creates a digital music subscription powerhouse. But boosting subscriber numbers to compete with Spotify is not the only reason that Rhapsody bought Napster, according to CEO John Irwin. WATCH THE VIDEO INTERVIEW: via TechCrunch TV

"Just a few years ago, Napster was acquired by Best Buy for a massive $121 million. Now it seems Best Buy is ready to off-load the music service, as on-demand music provider Rhapsody has just sent out a release informing the press of its intentions to acquire Napster. Details of the acquisition are thin on the ground but the deal is expected to close at the end of November. When it does, Rhapsody will acquire Napster subscribers and certain other assets while Best Buy will receive a minority stake in [...]

We'll be watching and posting about today's Apple announcement re: music related developments. It appears the old-school iPod will be history . There may be more on the iCloud which Apple is now seeking worldwide music rights for. And a bit of code appears to show that Apple may enable App rentals - a development that could have interesting implications for music and media. ( Tech Erra ) R.I.P. The Zune: "We will no longer be producing Zune players... Your device will continue [...]

Rhapsody has bought Napster from Best Buy, joining two of the most established and largest streaming music services in the U.S. Under the agreement, Rhapsody will acquire Napster subscribers and certain other assets; and Best Buy will receive a minority stake in Rhapsody. The transaction is expected to close b the end of November. The move comes as competitors like Spotify, MOG and Rdio are gaining real traction with a freemium model that Napster and Rhapsody have resisted beyond limited free trials. Early stats from last week's F8 music announcement show that Facebook [...]