You almost have to feel sorry for the mainstream music industry. Almost.
The major labels have teamed up with Napster to offer what they are calling “the world’s largest and most comprehensive MP3 store.”
Yep - the labels are so intent on breaking Apple’s dominance in the world of digital music that they are giving Napster - [...]

Rolling Stone has an interesting interview with Metallica’s Lars Ulrich that touches on the state of Metal, the band’s fight against Napster, how they are using digital music and trying to learn from Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails:
You were one of the first artists to sue over copyright infringement and voice concerns over aspects of [...]

Napster has joined the ranks of companies trying to compete with Apple’s iTunes by offering MP3 music downloads.
The file format change will apply only to single tracks and album purchases, according tothe company. Tracks downloaded as part of the company’s music subscription service will continue to be DRM’d.
“The ubiquity and cross-platform compatibility of MP3s should [...]

Napster today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Losses continue at the company, despite increased revenues.
Net revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 grew to $29.1 million, up from $28.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007. Net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal [...]

Napster today announced that it now has 830,000 paid subscribers and anticipates reporting more than $28 million in revenue for Q1 2007.
“Napster concludes our fiscal year 2007 with over 830,000 paid subscribers, which we believe makes us the largest on demand music subscription service in the industry, with a paid subscriber base that is both [...]

Napster, the music service with 9 lives, has announced a new offering to new or existing AT&T wireless and high-speed Internet customers, giving them unlimited free access for one year to the over three million songs in Napster to Go’s music library.
Subscribers will be able to download and organize these songs, create playlists for compatible [...]

Virgin Digital has shuttered its ailing US music service. The service had failed to make a dent in iTunes’ popularity, but the coup de gr?¢ce came with Microsoft’s decision to abandon PlaysForSure, the technology Virgin’s music store was based on. when it introduced the Zune.
Virgin has contacted subscribers, offering them a free MP3 player [...]

Struggling digital music service Napster has announced that it’s taking its digital music service to Japan, the largest music market in the world outside of the U.S.
The Napster Japan service is a product of the company’s joint venture with Tower Records Japan (”TRJ”). The launch of Napster Japan marks the introduction of the digital music [...]

Napster has announced that it’s looking for buyers.
“In response to recent third party interest in establishing strategic partnerships or potentially acquiring the company, it has retained UBS Investment Bank to assist the Board and management in its evaluation of strategic alternatives,” the company said in a statement.
As recently as a few weeks ago, Napster CEO [...]

Dr. William Pence, Chief Technology Officer at Napster, is unfazed by rumors that Microsoft may orphan its digital rights management technology when it releases the Zune media player and web services.
According to Pence, market pressures will eventually lead to open, interoperable media formats.”Pundits have concluded that Microsoft will abandon PlaysforSure, leaving online music services like [...]