September 2010
2 posts
New Music for a New Tuesday
Don’t let the three-day holiday weekend trick you into forgetting that this faux Monday is actually New Music Tuesday. Sidle up to these exciting new albums—queue them up, share what you like on Twitter and Facebook. Go ahead, try something new today. If these releases whet your appetite for more, don’t forget that you can dive into the full list of New Releases.
Robyn continues her...
Some thoughts on Ping & Rdio
Along with the rest of Twitter, we were watching Apple’s keynote earlier today, and are pleased to see that Apple continues to innovate.
Coolest was Apple now agreeing with us that music is better with people and launching their very own “social network for music,” Ping. (Hey, you’re clearly on to something big when Steve Jobs “follows” you.)
A couple of important...
New Music Tuesday: Extended
The last few weeks have resulted in some great summer contributions to Rdio’s catalog. We’ll expand our scope a bit this week to bring you the greatest variety of New Music Tuesday yet. What are you in the mood for: A new album? Some singles? A remix perhaps? If those don’t appease your ears, perhaps something from the past will work.
Queue up some of this music, review your fingers off,...
August 2010
10 posts
Tuesday, Full of Music
It wasn’t hard spotting some of the more notable albums for today’s New Music Tuesday. If you’re in the mood for something fresh, dig in — you’ll find something to love.
Searching for upbeat break-up songs? Find all the uplifting heartbreak and modern motown you can handle on Fitz & The Tantrum’s debut album, Pickin’ Up the Pieces.
Isobel Campbell, who? She may be better...
Finding people to follow just got easier
If you think the ability to follow other people with similarly awesome taste in music is a key part of Rdio, then your network is about to get even better. Mouse over a user’s icon anywhere you find it on Rdio — a review, an album’s recent listeners, your friends’ followers — and you can easily see what is in their Heavy Rotation, their Top Artists and their collection details. And you can be a...
Tuesday's New Music
Each week, it’s getting harder and harder to whittle down the albums, singles, and EPs we want to share with you on New Music Tuesday. Today’s selection is a balanced mix of new musicians and bands that have been around a while — find something new to add to your collection or share with a friend.
If you aren’t already familiar with her crystal-voiced EP, Why You Runnin’, take the time...
Rdio for Android: More Music, Less Typing
Google just announced an exciting update for Android phones — Voice Actions. Why is it so exciting, and what does it mean for Rdio’s Android users? Now you can use Voice Actions to tell your phone what you want to hear, without lifting a finger to your keyboard. Speak an artist’s name, album or song to your phone, and Voice Actions will begin playing it on Rdio. Presto!
To see...
The Sound of a New Tuesday
Each week, Rdio’s catalog grows with more of your favorite tunes, both old favorites like Frightened Rabbit and the new music found in New Releases. Today’s New Music Tuesday is perhaps the most diverse yet. Hop from reggae to jazzy soul, indie rock to rap. Perhaps your next favorite album from 2010 is hiding in the ranks of this list.
Straight from a Polaris Music Prize nomination, Dan...
New Tuesday, New Music
Today is a big day and not just because of Rdio’s grand opening—it is also New Music Tuesday. Whether you’re brand new to Rdio or have been with us since the start, you’ll find something to love in this week’s batch of new music.
Just when you thought you had outplayed each and every last Lady Gaga song, here comes a breath of fresh air—The Remix. Here with the help of remixes from...
Gapless playback on Rdio's web app
There’s an art to playback, especially when a classic like The Dark Side of the Moon rolls from track to track without interruption. It’s an important part of the listening experience—that’s why we recently rolled out gapless playback on Rdio.com. So give it a whirl, queue up your favorite gapless albums and let us know: does Rdio’s gapless playback stand up to the test?
July 2010
12 posts
Without knowing it, this week’s New Music Tuesday would fit nicely in a summer-themed playlist. Surf-rock, catchy dance remixes and breezy jams are peppered between more moody love songs. Sample these new releases and put a little sunshine in your Heavy Rotation.
Brazilian crooner Seu Jorge and his band Almaz cover classics from Kraftwerk and Michael Jackson, to old Brazilian standards in...
RT @wiseacre Big Lebowski fans and people on @rdio, you now have a definitive soundtrack; go and partake: http://is.gd/dClD8
RT @squaregirl This ‘Commercial Appeal’ playlist on @rdio is the bombizzle diggity shizzle fo’rizzle : http://bit.ly/9MqeAb
It’s Tuesday — embrace the week ahead with this selection of bright new tunes. This music is ready to find a home in your Heavy Rotation or if it’s lucky, your Collection.
From the reggae + dancehall dedicated braintrust of DJ/producers Diplo and Switch, Lazers Never Die is Major Lazer’s newest EP featuring M.I.A., a Thom Yorke remix, Mr. Vegas and Buraka Som Sistema.
Rick Ross...
Update: Rdio for Android
If you love the Rdio Android app, we’ve got great news for you — it’s even better! Our intrepid developers released an updated version to the Android Marketplace last night, so be sure to get the latest.
What can you expect?
Search and sort by albums, artists and songs, view all available albums on artist pages, and sync playlists by long-pressing the playlist title. Additionally,...
We practiced last week but today we’re officially kicking off New Music Tuesday with four new releases, plus one bonus catalog gem. Swing by the blog every Tuesday for a smattering of the newest songs and albums playing in our ears and in the office.
Perhaps overshadowed by the untimely passing of Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous, Dark Night of the Soul remains an intriguing collaboration...
You don’t need us to tell you what good music is — you’re already following your friends and other people with great taste in music to do just that. But still, so much new music is added to Rdio every week, and since it may take a little while for new releases to appear on your radar, we thought we’d take some of the guess work out of the freshest music on Rdio. So join us today and each Tuesday...
Meet Rdio's newest content partner, IRIS...
We’re very pleased to be able to announce our newest content partner, IRIS Distribution.
IRIS brings thousands of tracks to Rdio, including music from labels like Ninja Tune, Kranky Records, Metropolis and Chez Music. See a list of all labels distributed by IRIS on their website.
We’re getting close to having added all of the music distributed by IRIS, but we’re not...
Quick iPhone App Update
In case you haven’t checked for updates to your apps, we’re happy to say that a couple of days ago, Apple approved the most recent update of Rdio for iPhone and iPod touch (in record time, too!).
The update includes bug fixes, but more excitingly, it also includes background audio, so you can now listen to Rdio even when you’re using another app. Also exciting: brand new icon....
June 2010
5 posts
Update to Rdio iPhone app still waiting for...
As mentioned a couple of days on Twitter, we’re still waiting for Apple’s approval of the latest version of our iPhone app. We already have an approved app in the store, so it’s a bit mysterious why a simple update to fix some bugs is taking so long.
The update has been in review since May 26, and we’ve spoken to representatives from the App Store review team a couple of...
It's alive!
It’s difficult to predict what people will think about your product, but it’s always nice to finally launch something you’ve spent a long time building. It’s even nicer when so many people are saying so many nice things about it.
Great feedback
We opened up for invites last Thursday, and feedback, reactions and questions (and invite requests) have been pouring in since. In a completely...
Rdio Preview is ready
Hello there! It’s been a while, but we’re now ready to let more people start using Rdio (pronounced r-dee-o). Starting today, current users will receive a number of invitations, so they can invite their friends to check it out.
If you haven’t heard about Rdio yet, it’s a new music subscription service available on the web, iPhone and BlackBerry, with an Android app coming soon. You can also sync...
November 2009
2 posts
Now Adding Music From Warner Music
We’re happy to tell you that we’ve begun adding music from Warner Music Group. We’ve only just begun, so there’s some way to go, but go check out the Private Beta Progress page to keep an eye on what’s been added already.
Courtesy of Wikipedia, here’s a list of select Warner Music artists.
Rdio for BlackBerry Available
Rdio now fits in your pocket – get Rdio for BlackBerry Preview Version and carry your Collection, Playlists and Dashboard with you. And make playlists available offline so you can keep listening, even if you lose connection.
As the name suggests, the app is still still in its infancy, so some bugs and unpredictable behaviour can be expected. If you don’t have the patience for that, this version...
October 2009
1 post
Good Evening, Internet!
1, 2, 1, 2 mic test, is this thing on? pffft bonk bonk