Take that, Taylor Swift: Spotify says it has paid out $2B since launch Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has a number for Taylor Swift: $2 billion. Ek revealed in a blog post today that Spotify… Read More
Spotify finally launches free music streaming on Windows Phone Spotify released an update to its app for Windows Phone users that allows them to get free, ad-supported music streaming.… Read More
Catch me if you can: Spotify touts 10M paying subscribers, well out in front of Rhapsody’s 1.7M Spotify announced in a blog post today that it has 40 million active users and 10 million subscribers paying for… Read More
Rhapsody ‘winds down’ partnership with Echo Nest after Spotify acquisition Rhapsody today announced that it is ending its partnership with The Echo Nest, just weeks after the music intelligence company was… Read More
Spotify acquires music discovery service The Echo Nest to the dismay of Rhapsody, Xbox Music This morning the volume got turned up in the streaming music business when Spoitfy announced the acquisition of The Echo… Read More
Microsoft debuts Xbox Music for browsers Microsoft today unveiled its Xbox Music hub for the web, allowing Xbox Music Pass subscribers to stream their tunes right… Read More
New look: Rhapsody iOS app gets complete makeover It’s makeover time for the Rhapsody iOS app, as the Seattle online music streaming company just debuted a completely redesigned… Read More
Who wrote that song? Rhapsody becomes first music service to offer liner notes To many listeners, one benefit of purchasing physical music is the ability to learn who was responsible for the behind-the-scenes… Read More
Twitter unveils sleek new #music discovery app for web, iOS There’s a new way to find the tunes and tracks everyone is talking about. Twitter today debuted a new music… Read More
Music sales up, illegal downloading down as people turn to streaming services There was a point in the past decade when it seemed as if technology, largely by way of illegal peer-to-peer… Read More
Rhapsody app arrives for Windows Phone 8 Less than a week after Spotify jumped onto Windows Phone 8, Rhapsody is doing the same. Seattle-based Rhapsody just debuted… Read More
Windows Phone 8 gets Spotify, still waiting on Pandora Spotify, the popular streaming music service, was released this morning for Windows Phone 8, adding an important music app to… Read More
Across the pond: Rhapsody launching in Europe For the first time, Rhapsody is going international. GigaOM reported that Seattle-based Rhapsody will launch in 16 European countries in the… Read More
Xbox Music: Windows 8 plays lead as Microsoft debuts new service It’s called Xbox Music, but make no mistake — the frontman in this band is Windows 8. Microsoft is taking… Read More
Paul McCartney returns to streaming music sites In February, we reported that Paul McCartney had pulled his music from streaming sites, like Rhapsody, Spotify and Rdio. It… Read More
Spotify’s secret to adding 8,000 paying subscribers a day Ever since its U.S. debut last year, the popular music listening service Spotify has been adding 8,000 subscribers a day. And… Read More
Rhapsody tops 1M paying subscribers, and its president has the shaved head to prove it Rhapsody says it has surpassed 1 million paying subscribers — leveraging its MetroPCS partnership, its recent acquisition of Napster and… 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
Gigantic Windows Phone is a piece of performance art Post updated below with video of the marriage proposal that took place inside the giant phone. Microsoft grabbed some attention… Read More
Microsoft Zune cuts price, moves away from monthly song credits Microsoft’s Zune music service today announced plans to reduce its monthly subscription rate to $9.99, from the current $14.99, but… Read More
Facebook Music: Rhapsody chimes in with 30-day trial Rhapsody made a surprise appearance at Facebook’s f8 conference today, at least in the form of its logo on a… Read More
Rhapsody lands MetroPCS deal, bundling music service with monthly mobile plan Rhapsody has struck a deal with MetroPCS Communications to make the Rhapsody Unlimited Music service a new feature of the… Read More
Spotify arrives: The music service we’ve been waiting for? Intrigued by all the hype surrounding the U.S. launch of the Spotify music service, I ponied up a $9.99 monthly… Read More
Spotify trims free music in Europe: A preview for U.S.? The popular Spotify music service is making headlines in Europe this morning with new limits on its signature offering —… Read More
