Articles about Napster

Stealthy AI2 spinout led by Napster co-founder unveils AI-powered sidekick

Augment AI wants to be your AI-powered sidekick. The Seattle startup, which spun out of the Allen Institute for AI (AI2), emerged… Read More

Napster’s acquisition by MelodyVR promises to lift a financial weight for Seattle’s RealNetworks

MelodyVR Group’s deal to acquire music service Napster, announced early this morning, could be a financial boon for RealNetworks, and… Read More

The Seattle sound? Napster and Amazon both partner with Sony on immersive ‘360 Reality Audio’

Sony’s effort to replicate the immersive soundscape of a live musical performance is coming to listeners this fall, and Seattle-based… Read More

Tech Moves: Rhapsody adds CCO as ‘Powered by Napster’ formally launches; DreamBox hires CFO following cash infusion; and more

Napster parent company Rhapsody snagged Angel Gambino as its chief commercial officer. Gambino founded and was CEO of Sensai, which… Read More

RealNetworks doubles stake in Napster to 84% in deal valued at up to $40M

RealNetworks doubled its stake in Rhapsody International, which owns music streaming service Napster, from 42 to 84 percent. RealNetworks will… Read More

Rhapsody and Sony Music Entertainment bring ‘Powered by Napster’ streaming service to Japan

Napster is coming to Japan. Or, at least, its underlying technology is. Seattle-based Rhapsody International and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)… Read More

From Rhapsody to Napster: How this pioneering music service coulda been Spotify — and why it isn’t

In streaming music, Spotify gets the celebrity. Spotify gets the global reach. Spotify gets the IPO. Yet the music service… Read More

Tech Moves: RealNetworks exec named CEO of Napster parent; Tableau adds Starbucks CTO to board; and more

Bill Patrizio, formerly the president of consumer media for RealNetworks, was appointed CEO of Rhapsody International, the parent company of… Read More

Napster partners with iHeartRadio to build new on-demand music streaming service

Boston-based iHeartMedia is launching a new on-demand music streaming service powered by Napster. iHeartRadio All Access is $10 a month… Read More

Rhapsody/Napster posts surprise $1.6M quarterly profit after years of losses, filing reveals

Seattle-based Rhapsody International, which operates the Napster music service, posted a profit of more than $1.6 million in the third quarter… Read More

Sprint integrates with Seattle-based Napster

Little guys have to stick together. Sprint and Napster — two underdogs in their respective industries — announced a new… Read More

Napster sides with Kanye: Exec says exclusive streaming deals are ‘anti-consumer’ and ‘anti-artist’

Exclusive streaming deals with artists have become a powerful, but controversial, source of ammunition in the digital music battle. In… Read More

Rhapsody will rebrand as Napster, creating ‘one global brand’ for longtime music service

Rhapsody, the granddaddy of music streaming services, will dump its longtime name in the U.S. in favor of the Napster… Read More

Rhapsody International taps Mike Davis as first-ever CEO for streaming music company

Seattle-based Rhapsody International — composed of music streaming services Rhapsody and Napster — announced Mike Davis as the first CEO in… Read More

Music service Rhapsody posts record $35M net loss even as revenues climb to $202M

Rhapsody International, the company behind the subscription music service that predates Spotify by five years, posted about $202 million in revenue… Read More

Geek of the Week: Napster co-founder, startup CEO Jordan Ritter is working on a recipe for innovation

Jordan Ritter got his first taste of entrepreneurship in 1999, when he was sharing a Silicon Valley apartment with startup superstars Shawn Fanning… Read More

Rhapsody posts record quarterly revenue of $50M — and a $12M loss — amid big growth spurt

Rhapsody International has expanded the customer base for its Rhapsody and Napster music services by 50 percent over the past year, to… Read More

Rhapsody and Napster top 3M subscribers, growing 50% over past year

Rhapsody International says it has surpassed 3 million subscribers combined for its Rhapsody and Napster music services, representing 50 percent… Read More

Filing reveals $21M annual loss for Rhapsody, despite big jump in revenue and subscribers

Rhapsody International, the parent company of the Rhapsody and Napster music services, posted a $21.3 million loss in 2014, even as… Read More

Rhapsody tops 2.5M subscribers, up 60% from last year

Rhapsody, the Seattle-based music streaming company, said today it now has 2.5 million paid subscribers around the world using its… Read More

Ex-Microsoft and Amazon exec Brian Valentine joins stealthy startup incubator led by Napster co-founder

When we stumbled upon the stealthy startup Ivy Softworks earlier this year, Jordan Ritter didn’t want to say too much… Read More

Rhapsody tops 2 million paid subscribers, expands music service overseas with mobile deals

Rhapsody — one of the pioneers in the online music arena — said today that it has topped two million… Read More

Rhapsody makes first outside investment, leads Series B in electronic music startup

Seattle-based Rhapsody International today announced its first outside investment ever, pouring money into an electronic dance music (EDM) company. Rhapsody International,… Read More

Open secret: Rhapsody tops $35 million in quarterly revenue, gets closer to profit

Rhapsody, the subscription music service based in downtown Seattle, has been a private company since spinning off from RealNetworks as… Read More

Look out, Spotify? Rhapsody expands to Europe with Napster International deal

The expansion of European music service Spotify to the U.S. last year brought considerable hand-wringing over the potential impact on… Read More

Rhapsody marks decade in business as it absorbs Napster

Ten years ago this weekend, on Dec. 3, 2001, the Rhapsody music service was launched by Listen.com, pioneering the concept… Read More

Rhapsody president on surprise Napster acquisition: ‘We’ve got a lot of wind in our sails’

Rhapsody’s acquisition of Napster from Best Buy gives the Seattle-based music service an opportunity to add a “meaningful” number of… Read More