The New Napster: Mobile File-Sharing
Mobile messaging interfaces are continually changing the way listeners interact and share music with one another. File sharing has historically been something that takes place computer to computer, but with. Continue reading
Rhapsody Expands To Latin America, Europe With Major Telefónica Deal
(UPDATED) Spotify and Rdio may get most of the press, but Rhapsody has been a player in streaming music since 2001 – long before these two startups were founded. Today,. Continue reading
Rdio Seeks The College Crowd With Half-Off Unlimited Music
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Napster, famously, was birthed in a college dormitory. Universities were also the place where hopes were once pinned for blanket, ISP-level music licenses, because. Continue reading
Rhapsody Sheds 15% Of Staff, Top Execs As New Investor Takes Over
(UPDATED) With the arrival of a new investor, music subscription service Rhapsody has let go of 30 employees, 15% of total staff. President John Irwin is exiting that post but. Continue reading
Breaking Into The Music Business Today
By Mika Salmi, CEO of creativeLIVE. Whether you love making music, or love listening to it, there are now more ways than ever to break into the music business. It's. Continue reading
Let’s Recover The Lost Half Decade Of Music Recorded After Napster [ANDREW DUBBER]
Andrew Dubber is Professor of Music Industries Innovation at Birmingham City University. And other stuff.. Let’s rewind… In September 1995, the first consumer mp3 encoding software was released, allowing computer. Continue reading
Napster Goes MP3 With 4 Majors & 6M Tracks
PLUS A FIRST LOOK & AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NAPSTER COO CHRISTOPHER ALLEN Napster this morning launched what it calls "the world’s largest and most comprehensive MP3 store" at www.napster.com/store.. Continue reading
