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Facebook Fails To Let Fans Share Music Across Platforms

4:57AM September 23, 2011 | Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm

Facebook wants to be the “connective tissue” desperately needed by music fans and the music industry alike, so that, at long last, people would be able to share music with each other without friction — and without breaking the law. More »

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The Perfect Cloud Music Service

7:00AM May 12, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Google Music is here, promising the magic of the cloud. Is it the perfect way to consume music digitally? Well, that’s what they want us to believe. More »

Music Downloads And Streams In Cold, Hard Dollars

8:08PM April 14, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Just how much moolah do musicians earn from online downloads and streams? For the artist to earn the US minimum wage ($1160/month), they need 12,339 iTunes downloads or 849,817 streams on Rhapsody. More »

Newly Independent Rhapsody Gets Price Cut And Android App

2:52AM April 7, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Rhapsody’s been spun off from RealNetworks, and now we know what its future holds: the $US10 Rhapsody Premier streaming music subscription service, down from $US15, and a free app for Android handset users. More »

Entertainment

Rhapsody IPhone App Allows Downloading Songs, For Listening Offline

8:12AM March 15, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/C-wva60DptI&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube"} );Rhapsody just released a little teaser video for the next version of its iPhone app (to be followed closely by its new Android app) that marks a major change for the service: You can now download songs instead of streaming. More »

Real Networks Spins Off Rhapsody (Which Leaves What, Exactly?)

9:17AM February 10, 2010 | John Herrman

For Viacom, Real Networks’ partner in the Rhapsody venture, a spinoff is a chance to get rid of a bleeding appendage. For Real, it’s like losing a failing – but vital – organ. More »

My $US62.47 Royalty Statement: How Major Labels Cook The Books With Digital Downloads

8:40AM December 3, 2009 | Tim Quirk

Tim Quirk was the singer of punk-pop outfit Too Much Joy, signed by Warner Bros. in 1990. Now he’s an executive at an online music service, giving him insight on digital sales data and just how labels fudge their numbers. More »

It’s Almost 2010 And CDs Are Not Dead Yet?

7:00AM November 10, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

I’ve started to buy vinyl records again. It’s not because of the sound. It’s the touch and the pretty pictures. Obviously, vinyl is not why CDs are dying. Zoom-zoom in, digital boys and girls. More »

Software

Rhapsody Music Streaming iPhone App Gets Approved

5:50PM September 10, 2009 | Danny Allen

Though it can’t cache songs like the recently-approved Spotify, Rhapsody’s app is available in the US only, and lets $US15-a-month Rhapsody To Go subscribers stream unlimited tracks over Wi-Fi, 3G or Edge. It’s also free to try for a week. More »