Rdio Goes Free (Ad-Supported) on the Web

In a move to boost its competitiveness in a crowded field of streaming music services, Rdio announced that anyone can stream any song in its library for free on the web.

“[S]tarting today Rdio is free in the U.S. on the web. That means you can listen to 20 million songs plus all the albums, playlists, and stations you love anywhere there’s a computer. Absolutely free,” says Rdio.

It’s important to note that this is only for web streaming. If you want free mobile streaming, you’re going to have to opt for Rdio Unlimited, the company’s paid option that gives you mobile on-demand streaming and is ad-free (it’ll run you $9.99). Rdio Free allows you to listen to music via mobile, but only stations.



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Rdio Free Mobile Streaming for US, Canada & Australia Users

Ad-free, on-demand streaming is coming your way, following the launch of Rdio's new internet radio service for iOS and Android devices called Stations. The AP reports that from today, if you live in the US, Canada or Australia, you can take advantage of free music that has been matched to your taste based on certain genres, artists, songs or albums. The company hopes that you'll like the service so much, you'll pay the $10-a-month subscription to access more than 20 million tracks. It's also a direct play to lure customers away from rivals Spotify, Pandora and Apple's iTunes Radio -- which offer the same radio features in similar markets.


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Rdio Will Pay Musicians $10 per Fan

By Chris Taylor at Mashable:
Digital music service Rdio has long stood in the shadow of its cooler older sibling Spotify. But it may just have found its way out of that shadow — by being the first major music service to pay artists for their social media fan base.

“There is no art without artists,” said Rdio’s founder Janus Friis, who was also one of the co-founders of Skype and of Kazaa. “As part of this industry, we know a business that doesn’t reward its most important contributors is a business that has to change.”

Going forward, the company will pay musicians $10 every time they turn a fan into an Rdio subscriber via some form of social media.

It’s called the Artist Program — and for Rdio, which makes up to $10 a month off subscribers, it makes a lot of financial sense.

For artists with thousands or even millions of Facebook and Twitter followers, this could be an enormously lucrative new revenue stream. Indeed, the artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg — now Snoop Lion — has already signed up.

“I love that any new artist can take advantage of this program,” Snoop said in a statement. “I’m a fan of Rdio already, and it’s cool to see them supporting artists like this.”




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Facebook Adding Music To List Of New Features

The world went from page me, to call me, to email me. Now its all about Facebook and a long list of social media websites. Facebook is dominating social media in many ways as it continues to grow and expand to new countries. While millions stay loyal to Facebook, there is no doubt they would go elsewhere if another platform creates the newest thing first. To stay ahead of the competition Facebook constantly creates new features that appeal to users and tap into new markets.

As Facebook introduced the world to clean design and community sharing, users made little fuss about the absence of music. Even if there is no complaints about music, it seems as if Facebook head honchos are working to provide users with new music features. This will work as a great way to keep users logged in and active on Facebook throughout the day. If the rumor is right these new features will also be a way for Facebook to enter the world of music sales and use its hold on the social media market to generate music revenues. If music sales are in the near future, Apple and its Itunes brand might be in for competition that is not so friendly.

Companies who do not carry the Apple brand should also consider Facebook to be competition. They may be running smooth now but they are directly in the sights of Facebook for good reason. Instead of creating competition for these smaller companies, Facebook has reached out and built a list of partnerships. Music based entities like MOG, Rdio, Spotify, and internet giant Rhapsody have all reportedly been named as partners of Facebook in its music venture. These new music features will allow users to download music, make playlist and also share songs with other users. It may seem like a win for Facebook but it is also a win for those companies who are working with Facebook.

These new music features will be welcomed with open arms by Facebook users. Even though insiders at Facebook have not opened up about these new music features, a program code that was found is proof of some kind. Rumor has it that Facebook will be showing off these new music features at its developer conference on September 22nd. The day these features hit the homepage you can be sure other social media websites will be buzzing with talk of Facebook.

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Rdio Launches Ad-Free, Cost-Free Music Streaming With Facebook Integration

With the various music services that have been integrated into Facebook, we’ve seen some awesome developments and opportunities to discover new music for free. Spotify recently opened up public membership and gave all users 6 months of free unlimited service when they logged in with their Facebook account. The latest in awesome free music is a new offer from Rdio, the music service developed by the founders of Skype.

Rdio Launches Official iPad App, Beating Spotify and MOG

Users of the on-demand music streaming service Rdio now have a much prettier interface from which to browse and listen to songs on their iPads. The service's official iPad app finally launched earlier today.
The new app gives Rdio a slight leg up over its newest and most buzzed-about competitor Spotify, which does not have an official iPad app available yet. The same is true of MOG, another popular on-demand streaming service.