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Napster Is Back (By Name, At Least)
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 11:45am | 275Read More...Napster is back... sort of. The infamous peer-to-peer file sharing service was all the rage in the late 1990s. However, the company was riddled with legal battles and forced to shut down in 2001. The company went on to transition itself as a legitimate online music store and was eventually...
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Napster's Back
Friday, November 6, 2015 - 1:37pm | 359Read More...Napster is making a comeback in Canada as a rebranded, subscription-based streaming music service. Canadians can subscribe to the service for $10 a month, which is competitive against Spotify. Napster will offer access to more than 35 million songs. Napster is making a comeback, at least in...
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Streaming Music And Royalties: Who Pays The Most?
Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 9:33am | 1113Read More...How much can labels really make from streaming music? Pandora: Up To $0.00137 Per Play In June 2013, Cracker vocalist David Lowery claimed that he was paid $16.89 for a song that was played more than 1.15 million times on Pandora (NYSE: P). Pandora co-founder Tim Westergren responded to...
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Weekly Highlights: Apple's iTime Patent, Amazon's Fire Phone Suppliers And More
Sunday, July 27, 2014 - 8:06pm | 182Read More...This wasn't the most exciting week in tech news, but there were a few notable developments. First and foremost, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was granted a patent that might have exposed the specs for its first smartwatch concept. A teardown revealed that Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Fire Phone may...
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Rhapsody's New Partnerships Could Give It An Edge Over Spotify
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 8:18am | 643Read More...Rhapsody is the oldest streaming music service in America, but it hasn't enjoyed the massive success that accompanied the launch of Spotify and Pandora (NYSE: P). The company hopes to change that with a couple of new partnerships. Rhapsody announced Friday that it has partnered with Flipps...
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Apple's iRadio Could Sink Pandora - But Not Spotify
Friday, April 5, 2013 - 9:29am | 688Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be gunning for world domination of the streaming music industry, but a new report indicates that it may only have what it takes to lead online radio. According to CNET, Apple is inching closer to a deal with Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group. Sony (NYSE: SNE)...
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Amazon Says Facebook, Pandora, Netflix, Rhapsody, Games from Electronic Arts, Zynga and Rovio, and Several Thousand More Apps and Games Coming To Kindle Fire Next Week
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 9:28am | 92Read More...Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that hen Kindle Fire customers across the country open their boxes next week, they will be able to choose from several thousand of the most popular Android apps and games, including Netflix, Rhapsody, Pandora, Twitter, Comics by comiXology, Facebook, The Weather...
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Facebook Announcements Were All Hype, Little Substance
Friday, September 23, 2011 - 9:24am | 872Read More...Was it the boring presentation or the lack of excitement that turned people off the most? In typical Mark Zuckerberg fashion, F8's live stream began in the most hilariously bad way possible: with a view of people walking, sitting, and reading while lousy music played in the background. After...
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Sharing Your Netflix Password Could Land You in Jail
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 3:20pm | 188Read More...A bill was recently passed in Tennessee making it illegal to share your password for online entertainment subscription services, such as Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Rhapsody or Hulu, on or after July 1. The bill was pushed by recording industry officials (Tennessee's capital is also the world capital...
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Spotify Hits A Million Subscriptions, But Does It Matter?
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 11:23am | 264Read More...Though it is still months away from debuting in the US (if it even does), Spotify has already become the largest subscription music service in the world. Earlier today, Spotify founder and chief executive Daniel Ek announced via the company's blog that the site had just welcomed its one millionth...
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Rhapsody Reduces Music Plan to $9.99
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 3:24pm | 199Read More...Rhapsody has reduced its monthly plan for an unlimited access to music to $9.99. It was originally $14.99, but the decline comes in hopes that iPhone and other smart phone users will take advantage of the reduced prices for streaming music to their mobile devices. With cell phone networks...
