Nearly 25 years after forever changing the fabric of digital music distribution, it seems Napster is still focused on innovation. This time around, they’re experimenting with a more unconventional form of marketing: fortune cookies. Napster, […]
Photo Credit: Napster An appellate court has officially rejected the prior approval of $1.7 million in legal fees for the attorneys who recovered $52,841.05 on behalf of rightsholders in a copyright infringement lawsuit against the […]
Photo Credit: Napster Napster has acquired NFT marketplace Mint Songs following its ‘wind down’ in late 2022. Napster is helmed by former Roblox music executive Jon Vlassopulos, who moved to acquire Mint Songs. Mint Songs […]
In one of September’s music industry jobs, Napster named Jon Vlassopulos (pictured) CEO. Photo Credit: Napster Here’s a recap of recent music industry jobs — including both hirings and in-house promotions — as of September […]
It’s 6pm on a weeknight in 2002. I settle into a desk chair and thump the huge, round power button on the family computer with my big toe. It clunks like a manual typewriter returning. […]
Photo Credit: Napster LimeWire has re-invented itself as a crypto-based marketplace for musicians and collectors. So what’s next for Napster? Hivemind Capital Partners acquired the formerly infamous music brand as part of a take-private acquisition. […]
Photo Credit: Hivemind Venture Capital group Hivemind has announced the acquisition of the Napster music streaming platform. Napster grew to prominence in the late ’90s and early 2000s for revolutionizing the music industry by introducing […]