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# Rdio Launches New Player & Features
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rdio-launches-new-player-features/
- Published: 2013-05-31T16:28:49.000Z
- Updated: 2013-05-31T16:28:49.000Z
- Description: Music streamer Rdio launched redesigned web and desktop players today, along with several new features. The landing page now also includes Rdio 'friends' based on connected Twitter and Facebook accounts.The. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/05/rdio-launches-new-player-features.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Tech, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:43

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Music streamer Rdio launched redesigned web and desktop players today, along with several new features. The landing page now also includes Rdio 'friends' based on connected Twitter and Facebook  
accounts.The player includes album artwork from the currently playing song plus these new features:

[![image from blog.rdio.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201901cd1536e970b-400wi "image from blog.rdio.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201901cd1536e970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

  
- **AutoPlay -** a personalized station that plays more music similar to  
the last song you listened to.
- **Thumbs Up and Down** \- It's new ot Rdio, but essentially what you're used to on Pandora and elsewhere.
- **Start Station** \- Start a new station based on the song you’re listening