May 8th, 2013 by Music Ally

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Last Autumn, Rhapsody launched a hashtag-fuelled online protest campaign against the decision to withhold Taylor Swift's 'Red' album from streaming services.

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April 23rd, 2013 by Music Ally

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Rhapsody's VP of product and content Jon Maples has published a blog post on Sidewinder.fm discussing two of his company's key rivals: Spotify and Rdio.

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April 15th, 2013 by Music Ally

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Napster reborn? That happened a long time ago, and the service is still going under Rhapsody's wing in Europe. Yet Napster.fm is something different: a web service launched by developer Ryan Lester which...

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April 12th, 2013 by Music Ally

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In February, Billboard launched its first streaming chart in the US and has now refined that with the addition of seven genre-specific charts, including hip-hop, R&B, Latin and dance.

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March 27th, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

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Do we need a 'roaming network for subscription music services'? Union Square Ventures VC Fred Wilson thinks so, and has explained why in a blog post today, comparing siloed streaming music services to...

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March 22nd, 2013 by Music Ally

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2013 is shaping up as a momentous year for streaming music, with Google, Amazon, Apple and Beats all in talks about new services to compete.

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March 18th, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

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"Mobile-first" has been a phrase worth dropping in startup and investor circles for some time now – a blog post titled Mobile First Web Second by Union Square Ventures' Fred Wilson in September 2010...

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January 11th, 2013 by Music Ally

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Having been overtaken by Spotify and possibly Muve Music in its home market of the US for subscribers, Rhapsody is planning a fightback in 2013.

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December 21st, 2012 by Music Ally

Rhapsody has a new agreement with AT&T to enable the latter's customers to pay for Rhapsody through their mobile bills.

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