Napster (formerly Rhapsody) is the original real-time music service. It boasts a catalog of over 42 million songs (and counting) and over three million paying subscribers worldwide. Napster creates new ways to connect you with the artists you love. Additionally, they personalize your music experience: the more you listen, the more they can recommend curated playlists, new artists, and artists you might have missed (but might love).
Service Type
Napster offers music through streaming and downloads. Files are available in AAC+ or WMA formats with DRM. Napster has mobile apps for iPhone, Android, iPad, iPod touch, Kindle, and Windows Phone. You can listen to your music on any Mac or PC at http://us.napster.com, or stream music to all rooms in your house with compatible home audio systems.
Territories
Currently, Napster is available in Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Japan (via Rakuten Music), Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States.
Go Live Time
It takes between 1 and 3 weeks for content to be published on Napster.
Payment Fee
- Downloads: Payments are based on specific territory rates, so for individually downloaded songs in a store, you will be paid the wholesale price from the retail price of the channel. This excludes added transaction surcharges (e.g., Paypal), minus VAT, and content exploitation fees payable to Collection Societies.
- Streams: You are paid a proportional share of subscription revenue per month calculated under the terms outlined in our agreement with the store (this typically excludes streams during the subscriber’s free trial). Payments will fluctuate each month, depending on the amount of subscription revenue generated and how often your music was streamed.