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The Latest Breaking News from Napster

“We don’t think that the future of music involves the labels anymore”: Napster is back – with a new AI app

Brand has been acquired by AI firm Infinite Reality

MusicRadar

I tried the new Napster app and built an AI-artist playlist — here’s what surprised me

Napster has gone from letting users download music to embracing AI artists and their generated music. I checked out Napster’s new AI app to listen to its digital musicians

Tom’s Guide

Napster’s back — and its new AI-first app wants you to help create the music, not just listen to it

Napster is back and this time as an AI-powered music platform betting that the future of audio is co-creation, not passive listening.

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Napster is back — and its new AI app replaces playlists with AI artists

Napster is back with an AI-first mobile app focused on creating music with nonhuman artists — not streaming catalogs or traditional playlists.

Tom’s Guide

"And you know what? I'm just sharing ten years of groupies with ya, frat boy!" Why one of the biggest bands in rock music put a major music service out of business (and made one of the 2000s' strangest comedy sketch videos)

This was certainly a time of change in the music industry

Metal Hammer

I'm the Napster CEO and I agree with Pinterest: the Napster phase of AI needs to end

Napster isn't a cautionary tale anymore. We're an AI company. And we've spent a quarter-century learning lessons.

Fortune

The U.S. patent for MP3 audio was granted on this day in 1996 — laid the foundations for peer-to-peer music sharing, iTunes, and today's streaming services

On this day in 1996, a freshly inked U.S. patent quietly laid the cornerstone of the digital music revolution.

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AI video has come for Hollywood. Is it ready?

It may bring to mind Napster and music labels. Or YouTube and TV. The latest chapter of tech vs entertainment is hitting Tinseltown.

Fortune

Remember Napster? It’s back with holograms that talks and watch your every move

Napster is back — but not as a music app. I tested the new Napster Companion and its $99 Napster View holographic display to see if having a 3D AI sidekick at my desk could make me more productive.

Tom’s Guide

I put Napster View AI on my MacBook Pro, and I'm now convinced no one needs this much face time

Napster View delivers an AI team that you can tap into from atop your MacBook, and it'll help you generate your own digital twin. The question is, do you want any of that?

TechRadar

Napster is back — and it just launched a $99 holographic AI display

The company that once changed how we listen to music is back — this time with holographic AI.

Tom’s Guide

Napster returns as an AI companion for your MacBook – seriously

Napster returns as an AI company with a new agentic gadget that attaches to your MacBook and companions that can help with almost any task – some music is 'included'.

TechRadar

OpenAI's Sora app follows Napster and Uber's playbook

The release lets copyright holders see the potential market in action before locking down rights.

Axios

Here's what '90s Napster can teach creatives about AI today

The music industry's battle with file-sharing offers a brutal but ultimately hopeful roadmap for creatives facing AI disruption.

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Guitar World

“Everyone in the pedal market is concerned. I think it's going to take a big chunk of the market”: Brian Wampler of Wampler Pedals on why digital modeling could be Napster for traditional pedal makers

The man behind Wampler Pedals discusses the impact of digital modelers and amp profiling technology on the traditional pedal market – and addresses how tariffs are affecting his business

MusicRadar

“It’s analogous to Napster, for those who remember that”: Brian Wampler says digital modelling and profiling tech is taking “a big chunk” of the pedal and tube amp market

One of the most respected names in pedal designs wrestles with the threat of digital disruption and says stompbox brands need to move with the times

The Guardian - AU

Four alternatives to Spotify: swapping is easier than you think

Artists and listeners are leaving the platform after its CEO invested in defence technology. Here are your options – along with how to keep your playlists

Fortune

OpenAI can’t afford to ignore Hollywood’s warning

OpenAI’s Hollywood misadventure is reminiscent of an earlier dispute between the media industry and Silicon Valley.

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What Hi-Fi?

Napster is back and promising music streaming, listening parties, merch and tickets

Napster has been acquired by Infinite Reality, and will gain a new social focus.

PC Gamer

Former music-pirating platform Napster to be reborn rather ironically as a metaverse for musicians to connect with their fans after $207 million deal

The music, ahem, sharing platform that refuses to die.

MusicRadar

Napster is back - again - in a new deal worth $207 million: “Napster revolutionized digital music - we’re ready to do it again”

Thought you’d seen the back of the file sharing service that almost killed music? Think again

Euronews

Napster sold for $207million over 20 years after shutting down

Napster has been sold to immersive technology company Infinite Reality, who are aiming to bring it back as a streaming service and virtual concert space.

The Independent UK

Napster sold to tech commerce company for $207 million

Napster, a brand that was notoriously connected to music piracy before reemerging as a subscription music service, has been sold to Infinite Reality for $207 million

The Guardian - AU

I have been an AI researcher for 40 years. What tech giants are doing to book publishing is akin to theft

Companies claim this is ‘fair use’. I think it’s a digital heist

Metal Hammer

"People characterised both of our bands as being arrogant and cocky." How Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium helped revitalise metal in 2005

How Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine ushered in metal's next generation

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