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Rhapsody launches iPod-compatible Music Without Limits initiative

imageRhapsody, a digital music service from RealNetworks, and MTV Networks, have launched the “Music Without Limits� initiative. The songs will be sold in MP3 format, which means users of the Rhapsody service will be able to play them on iPods.

MOG Launches MOG Music Network to Drive Ad Revenue and Exposure for Music Blogs and Music Websites

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Rhapsody's New e-Music Download Service Takes on iTunes

The subscription-music site Rhapsody (owned by RealNetworks (RNWK)) on Monday said it will start selling unprotected songs online as it tries to drum up sales and challenge the dominance of Apple Inc. (AAPL) and its popular iTunes service. Rhapsody previously offered consumers access to its library of 5 million songs for a monthly fee, but its service does not work on Apple's iPod. It also sold songs individually, though the music was encoded with anti-piracy DRM software. Under its new strategy, Rhapsody will sell music in an unprotected MP3 format and those songs will now be playable on an iPod or iPhone. The music will be compressed at a variable rate of 256 kilobits - double the rate used by iTunes for its DRM-encoded songs

Another nail in the DRM coffin: Rhapsody launches DRM-free MP3 store

This week, online music retailer Rhapsody has launched a new DRM-free music store in the US, allowing users to download unprotected 256kbps MP3 files for $0.99 per track (or $9.99 per album). While Rhapsody is just the latest in a string of online music stores to offer DRM-free music (including Amazon's MP3 store and Apple's iTunes Plus), it bangs another nail in the coffin of DRM in the online music business. We think the move away from DRM will benefit consumers, device vendors and online music retailers, by removing one of the biggest barriers to consumer acceptance of digital music sales.

Want the music on your friend's ipod? Here's how to copy it all without iTunes!

Last weekend a dear friend called up to say how his laptop had crashed and how he can now never take a backup of the music on his iPod. That's because, and most iPod owners know this, there is no way to actually copy back the music on your iPod. It only works one way: PC to iPod. Apple has deliberately created a convuluted database structure that prevents you from hooking your iPod to your PC and then copying back the mp3 files and videos and so on.

Rhapsody Launches DRM-Free Online Music Store

Rhapsody has partnered with MTV Networks to launch Music Without Limits to compete with Apple, Inc.'s iTunes Store and others. Rhapsody's MP3 Store is offering DRM-free digital albums, most for $9.99, and tracks for 99 cents. The store's more than five million songs come from Rhapsody and partners, including Verizon's V CAST service for mobile devices.

Online music portal unveiled

Radio City 91.1 FM has announced the launch of Planet Radiocity.com — a mega music portal. Catering to the music-related needs of musically inclined people, music professionals and members of the music industry, the portal provides resources to everything music-related. Ms Apurva Purohit, CEO, Radio City 91.1 FM, said: “ Planet Radiocity.com is designed to give a voice to the Indian music fraternity. This mega portal is conceived to provide the music industry, with a platform where musicians, artists, industry experts and music enthusiasts commune. The Web site aims at bringing about awareness in the minds of the Indian consumer on various genres and upcoming musicians from across the country. By empowering the music industry with the power of expression through an interactive space such as the Web, we hope that all members of this co

Will the new Rhapsody pose a threat to iTunes?

I’ve long said there was little interest in subscription music services, and the folks at Rhapsody apparently agree with the launch of the “Music Without Limits� initiative. Since the initiative is iPod-compatible, I think it will offer some decent competition for iTunes (though I don’t think there’s a chance it will overtake the Apple online store).

Google launches free music download service in China

Google announced the launch of a free music-search service in China via its search engine, the Wall Street Journal reported. The service allows users to download licensed music files without charge and will be supported by advertising revenue split between Google, music companies and Chinese music website Top100.cn. Google did not specify which music labels have signed on. Internet users outside of China will not have access to the service. The move could help Google gain on Chinese rival search firm Baidu.com, which as of the second quarter held a 64.6% share in China's online search market compared to Google's 26.1%, according to data from technology consultancy Analysys International. A lawsuit was recently filed against Baidu for facilitating the download of unlicensed music via its search engine.

Rhapsody Has Merit, but iPod Users Will Find Little to Love

The best thing about Rhapsody is its $12.99-per-month unlimited plan, writes reviewer Micah Mertes. That plan, though, doesn't let you port music to an MP3 player. And at $14.99, the step-up plan only works with Rhapsody-compatible MP3 players -- not iPods. To have anything to do with an iPod, Rhapsody songs must be purchased for 99 cents each, same as iTunes.

Indie bands talk digital music and life without the labels

Online music is a complex and constantly-morphing beast, especially from the perspective of the bands and artists who create it. For small indie bands, that beast can be quite a challenge to wrangle. Without a label and a team of execs whose entire job it is to make sure your stuff is everywhere it should be, dealing with all the intricacies of online music sales is just one (or 20) more thing(s) to do—on top of making sure the proceeds from that last show will pay your rent. But times, they are a' changin', and if the artists who've recently shared their digital music industry experiences with us are any indication, indie bands are becoming increasingly savvy at navigating the online music world. From distribution to promotion to actually making money, indie bands are doing more than just getting by without the major labels—they're a

Rhapsody Now Compatible with iPod

Today, Rhapsody announced the opening of a DRM-free MP3 store. The tracks will be compatible with most music players, but most importantly, the iPod. This is a significant shift in the thinking of the company, who, until today, only “rented� tracks using their subscription model.

Rhapsody Tries to Drown Out iTunes

RealNetworks' Rhapsody is setting its sights on users of Apple's iTunes with its "Music Without Limits" initiative, which includes the DRM-free sales of songs from the four major music labels. Rhapsody has also struck deals with Verizon Wireless, Viacom and iLike.

Rhapsody Tries to Drown Out iTunes

RealNetworks' Rhapsody is setting its sights on users of Apple's iTunes with its "Music Without Limits" initiative, which includes the DRM-free sales of songs from the four major music labels. Rhapsody has also struck deals with Verizon Wireless, Viacom and iLike.

Rhapsody Tries to Drown Out iTunes

RealNetworks' Rhapsody is setting its sights on users of Apple's iTunes with its "Music Without Limits" initiative, which includes the DRM-free sales of songs from the four major music labels. Rhapsody has also struck deals with Verizon Wireless, Viacom and iLike.

mStation Orb 2.1 Stereo Speaker System for iPod Review

Without a doubt the iPod is the most popular MP3 player out there. If someone you know has an MP3 player most likely it is an iPod. With the popularity of the iPod there are a plethora of accessories made specifically for the iPod. None is more popular than iPod speaker systems. Today we will be taking a look at the Orb 2.1 Stereo Speaker System from mStation. Read on to see why it is called the Orb and if it the perfect iPod speaker system for you.�

Digital Music Provider Aims To Compete In Social Media Market

Digital Music Provider Aims To Compete In Social Media Market - WaTunes.com, a leading digital content provider that helps music artists, record labels, and distributors sell their music on iTunes has announced its plans to enter the social media market with their new site WaTunes 2 scheduled to launch on September 1st of this year. WaTunes 2 is a social media distribution service that provides not only digital services for music artists to sell their music on iTunes, but also welcomes the fans to listen to free music from the WaTunes 2 catalog, rate & comment their favorite albums, meet new friends, and download music on iTunes. “By combining core elements of digital content management, social networking, and Web 2.0, we’re able to create a system that caters to a wide-range of demands from both the artists and fans from around the w

First Look: i-Kit, iPod FM transmitter

If you have a portable digital music player like an iPod or iPhone, you can take your music everywhere you go. Unfortunately, the only place where you often can’t listen to your music on these players is in your own car, where earphones can be a safety hazard. While some of the newer cars offer built-in ports for plugging in an iPod or cellular phone, many older cars lack this feature, requiring a new car stereo to link directly to the sound system. For these older cars, you can still listen to your iPod music with the help of the i-Kit from MediaGate.

Sky to launch online music service, 1st partner is Universal

UK pay-TV operator Sky is to launch an online music service for the UK and Ireland. Universal Music Group is the first to confirm its participation in the service, which will offer digital access to hundreds of thousands of songs from Universal Music artists. The new service offers, for a single monthly subscription, music fans of all ages can enjoy unlimited listening to a choice of songs as well as the opportunity to download tracks to own forever. A range of subscription options will be available, offering different download packages tailored to customers' needs and the downloaded tracks will work on any MP3-compatible fixed or portable device, including iPods, MP3 players and mobile phones. To further increase the choice of music offered by the service, Sky is in discussions with other music companies, both majors and independents, an

Support Grows For Blanket Music Licensing

Anti-Globalism sends in Ars coverage of a speech by Jim Griffin, who is a consultant for Warner, one of the big four music labels. Griffin is encouraging dialog on the idea of blanket licensing of music — a topic heretofore more likely to be heard from the EFF or the Barenaked Ladies. "Taking music without paying for it may not be 'morally voluntary,' Griffin says, but he admits it has become 'functionally voluntary.' No civilized society, he adds, can endure 'purely voluntary payment for art, knowledge, and culture.' So Griffin's job is to help Warner monetize digital music, and he's convinced that the issue of payment for music is nothing less than 'our generation's nuclear power.' Griffin's most intriguing idea, and one he's been pitching for some time now, is a voluntary, blanket music license; essentially, bringing the collection s

Vodafone Launches Another Mobile Music Download Store

imageVodafone (NYSE: VOD) is launching a second mobile music download store in the UK. Though it put Omnifone’s MusicStation service on its handsets from November, giving consumers unlimited tracks for £1.99 a week, it’s also today launched Vodafone Music, an app-based store offering individual tracks without a subscription. The service lets users use their handsets to access the Windows-only Vodafone live! Music Shop, powered by RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK). This means Vodafone now has two separate mobile applications for music.

Rhapsody launches MP3 music download service

NEW YORK - Digital music seller Rhapsody has launched an MP3 download service on its site to rival Apple's iTunes, which dominates the music download market.

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