What Music Fans Want From Subscription Services w/ Jon Maples — Upward Spiral Podcast #30
In episode 30 of the Upward Spiral, digital music veteran Jon Maples talks about his decade long tenure at Rhapsody and what the future holds for the subscription music company.. 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
Breaking Bad Was Very, Very Good For Badfinger’s “Baby Blue”
Badfinger's "Baby Blue" digital song sales jumped +2981% over last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In the last few hours of Sunday night, the song was purchased 5300 times, compared. Continue reading
Rdio Launches Free Mobile Streaming in US, Canada, Australia powered by The Echo Nest
[UPDATE 2] Rdio has launched a free music streaming in the U.S., Canada and Australia today. Called Stations, the free streams will be based on the user's favorite genres, artists,. Continue reading
Portable Music and The State Of Music Apps in 2013 (Berlin Music Week Slideshow)
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. A few weeks ago, I gave a half-hour presentation on the state of music apps at Berlin Music Week, before interviewing some prominent app. Continue reading
BandPage Expands Fan VIP Experiences With Rhapsody Partnership
BandPage today announced a partnership with Rhapsody that expands the reach of it's fan VIP Bandpage Experiences offering. Rhapsody will now send targeted notifications,with links to purchase BandPage Experiences directly. 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
The Artist Side of Internet Radio and Audio
As an artist in today's industry, it is a never-ending battle to get your music heard. If you spend time making and producing music you love you want to get. Continue reading
On Curating A Cure: The Impact Of Music Programming On Subscription Music
A guest post by Jon Maples, Vice President of Product-Content for Rhapsody. It used to be you seldom heard about "curation" outside of a museum or art history class, but these. Continue reading
