October 27th, 2008 by Admin
It’s a pretty well-known fact that online radio stations are struggling financially, due to ever-increasing royalty fees from record companies.
Almost all online streaming radio stations are hurting financially, whether they’re owned by a very small startup company or a major media corporation.
For the past 19 months, online radio stations and record companies have been battling it out, negotiating for some kind of middle ground when it comes to how much online radio stations should pay for the privilege of streaming music over the internet.
Despite the fact that they seem to have reached some kind of agreement, at least for the time being, the life of the online radio stations hangs in the balance, as they try to balance their budgets and squeak out some kind of profit.
One of the main stumbling blocks in the negotiations has been the fact that internet radio stations are required to pay royalties for each song they play, whereas broadcast radio stations pay nothing when they air an artist’s music.
All in all, it seems an unfair situation for internet broadcasters, and on ethat they aren’t likely to overcome too soon.
Somewhere there needs to be a middle ground, where the broadcasters, artists and record comapines can reach an equitable ad amicable agreement for all involved.
If that doesn’t happen soon, the internet radio airwaves may just go silent.
October 5th, 2008 by Admin
Lots of people these days seem to be looking for a list of Rhapsody-compatible phones. To make it easier for everyone and save them some time, we’ve decided to list them all right here in one place.
The Verizon Wireless phones listed below are all 100% compatible with the Rhapsody V Cast program for downloading, transferring and listening to music from Rhapsody.
Here they are, grouped by phone manufacturer, in alphabetical order:
LG Decoy Limited Edition
LG Chocolate
LG Dare
LG Decoy
LG Voyager
LG enV²
LG VX8700
Motorola MOTORIZR Z6tv
Motorola MOTORAZR2 V9m
Motorola MOTO W755
Motorola Adventure V750
Samsung SCH-u550
Samsung Glyde
Samsung SCH-u550
Verizon Wireless Blitz
Verizon Wireless G’zOne Boulder
As mentioned above, these phones are 100% compatible with the Rhapsody V Cast subscription model. They can be used to download music over the air. Music can also be transferred from your computer using Rhapsody and a compatible USB cable. This cable typically comes as part of the Verizon Wireless Music Essentials Kit. The kit includes the USB cable as well as drivers for your phone, V Cast Music Manager software and a set of ear buds that have a built-in call answer/end button.
We hope this list of Rhapsody compatible phones has saved you some time and makes it easier to pick your next phone.
By the way, if you’re not already a Rhapsody subscriber, be sure to jump on over to VcastRhapsody.com and sign up for your Free 14-Day trial to Rhapsody! Did we mention it’s free? 
September 17th, 2008 by Admin
Rhapsody has now reached a music library of over 6 million songs!
Real Networks’ Rhapsody, the industry leader in music subscriptions continues to add thousands of tracks to their already-huge collection of digital music, giving users more and more for their money. The announcement that Rhapsody had reached the 6 million song mark was made on September 16 by a Real Networks official, in Santa Barbara, California.
This is a much-welcomed announcement to current users of Rhapsody, as it greatly expands the number of songs that can be listened to and transferred to their portable players.
Rhapsody continues to be the leader in the music subscription industry, with the latest technology and the best selection of music available to its users.
