Last.fm shifts gears to focus on key regions, paid subscriptions, & scrobbling

As the number of streaming music services continues to increase, CBS-owned Last.fm is making some big changes to its business model, the company announced today.

Rdio launches revamped iOS app with some bite

Streaming music service Rdio launched a brand new version of its iOS app today that features a drastically revamped user interface with a much prettier design.

Fuzz, a new social music site from Blip.fm’s founders, will keep you listening for hours

The founders of "Twitter for music" site Blip.fm have launched a brand new startup call Fuzz, which puts a new slant on a socially driven music service.

Pandora stock takes a nosedive over Apple streaming service rumors

Pandora investors aren't thrilled with the news that technology giant Apple might be launching its own streaming service.

Kim Dotcom’s Megabox music service will debut this year

Legally troubled Megaupload creator Kim Dotcom will launch his new music-focused venture Megabox this year. Dotcom claims it will "allow artists to sell their creations direct to consumers and allowing artists to keep 90% of earnings."

Spotify who? Rhapsody hits 1M paying U.S. subscribers

Streaming music service Rhapsody has now hit the 1 million paid subscriber milestone, the company announced today.

Rhapsody has been around for 10 years, but it is now fighting fiercely with newer competitors like Spotify, MOG and Rdio. Spotify in …

MOG launches first on-demand streaming service for cars with BMW & Mini

On-demand music service MOG has partnered with BMW and Mini to bring a streaming music application to cars for the first time, the company announced today.

MOG is in a seriously heated competition with other on-demand music services such as …

Rhapsody acquires Napster to help it challenge Spotify, MOG and Rdio

On-demand music service Rhapsody has acquired rival music service Napster from Best Buy, it announced today.

The move will give Rhapsody, one of the oldest streaming music services, more subscribers and help it contend with new aggressive players in the …

Pandora launches slick HTML5 site with free unlimited listening

Just ahead of the launch of Facebook’s much anticipated music service, Internet radio service Pandora has unveiled a slick new HTML5 website and removed the cap on how much music free users can stream each month.

“In late 2010 we …

Top 5 on-demand streaming music services feat. Spotify, MOG and Rdio

There’s a digital music revolution afoot. For the price of a single iTunes album, you can stream a month’s worth of songs from millions of choices while at home or on the go. But there’s so much movement and so …

Rhapsody adds Facebook, Twitter integration to help it stay relevant

Not to be left out of the streaming music hubbub this week, music subscription service Rhapsody announced today that it has added Facebook and Twitter integration to its web service as well as an improved radio recommendation engine.

Rhapsody is …

MOG launches free on-demand streaming to better fight Spotify

Subscription music service MOG on Wednesday announced it will launch a free on-demand component to its service tomorrow, in a move that will help it better challenge players like Spotify and Grooveshark.

MOG has been making a name for itself …

RIM to launch its own streaming music service, says report

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion is working on its own digital streaming music service that would run specifically on its smartphones and tablets, according to CNET.

RIM is currently in a tough position, as its once-great smartphone market share slips away …

Spotify hit with vague patent lawsuit by PacketVideo

European music service Spotify has only been available in the U.S. for a few weeks and it’s already being hit with a patent infringement lawsuit from little-known mobile media company PacketVideo.

The patent in question, No. 5,636,276, was filed in …

Spotify launches in U.S., users can wait for an invite or pay to get inside

The much-hyped European music service Spotify is launching today in the U.S. We covered the news yesterday, but a few of the more important details, such as pricing and levels or service, weren’t available until now.

Spotify will launch with …

Spotify might launch in the U.S. next week

European online music service Spotify has enough deals penned and funding in place that it will likely launch next week, according to All Things D.

Spotify provides cloud-based steaming music in Europe but announced Wednesday that it would finally hit …