New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Rdio, a leading global music streaming service, announces a series of new product updates that enhance music discovery while bringing artists closer to fans. The product updates launch today at the South by Southwest
Music Festival.
The new features include:
Songkick Tour Date Integration: Personalized concert listing service Songkick is now powering up-to-date tour information featured on artist profile pages, where users can click through directly from Rdio to purchase tickets. Musicians can be sure their fans know where and when they're playing next.
Tweet the Artist: When you share a song or album on Twitter from Rdio, the artist's verified Twitter handle will automatically populate so that the artist sees your tweet. Fans can easily engage with their favorite artists and artists can hear feedback directly from their fans.
Record Label Stations:
Music fans now have access to
Internet radio stations curated by 20 leading record labels including Def Jam, Mute, SubPop, Domino and Warner Nashville. Each station features handpicked songs that reflect music the label is most excited about.
Share Replies: Now you can reply when a friend shares music with you directly and continue the conversation around music you love.
New
Music Weekly: Users can now discover the latest tracks through New
Music Weekly, a station updated each week featuring new music expertly curated by Rdio's music discovery team.
"We are always looking for additional ways to connect artists and fans," said Rdio CEO Anthony Bay. "These new features help bridge that gap and allow for even better music discovery across Rdio."
The new features begin rolling out to Rdio customers today.
ABOUT RDIO
Rdio, one of the world's largest licensed music services, offers a catalog of over 32 million songs in 85 countries worldwide. Rdio's mission is to provide access to every song, on every device, anywhere in the world instantly, online or offline — tuned to you. Rdio's critically acclaimed applications combine the best of personal choice, social engagement, human curation, algorithmic personalization, and programming from tastemakers.
Music fans can enjoy Rdio as either a free, personalized stations-first
Internet radio experience or as a full on-demand subscription service. Founded by Janus Friis, co-creator of Skype, in August 2010, Rdio is headquartered in San Francisco. More information on Rdio is available at: www.rdio.com
