Rdio AU

New Design Features in the Latest iOS Update

Last month we rolled out a refreshed design to our iOS app and promised more enhancements were coming soon. Today we’re sharing with you the newest update to Rdio for iOS with the following features:

Social Listening — Just like in the web and desktop apps, now you’ll be able to see at a glance which friends have listened to which albums.
Full Screen — We’ve made music more visually dynamic by featuring the album art front and center across your entire screen.

Download Rdio for iOS and try out the new features for yourself. Be sure to follow @RdioAU on Twitter and Like Rdio on Facebook to find out what’s next for our apps.

∞ 03/11/2013 — 1:30PM

Future Music Festival Coming To A City Near You

Future Music Festival is about to invade Australia, stopping in Brisbane (March 2), Perth (March 3), Sydney (March 9), Melbourne (March 10), and Adelaide (March 11) with a diverse lineup of world-renowned headliners like Avicii, Stone Roses, Prodigy, Rita Ora, Bloc Party, and viral sensation Psy. The sixth annual extravaganza promises to blow out the past events, which have all been historic.

Our Future Music Festival playlist is filled with tunes from the headliners and will get you in the spirit with one quick click whether you can attend or not. Don’t forget to follow Future Music Festival on Rdio for even more music.

∞ 02/17/2013 — 4:00PM

New Features

Rdio for iOS Gets An Update

iOS users may have noticed a spiffy, new update to our mobile app today. We’re excited to share the first in a series of updates that we’re rolling out this year, all to make the Rdio experience more social and seamless no matter how you’re listening to music.

First and foremost, you’ll find the refreshed look and design makes navigation even easier. You’ll also discover new features including:

Long Press — It’s simpler to interact with the music. Just hold your finger down on any piece of music to share, sync, add to playlist or Collection, or play later.
Badges — Now on the lower right of any album art, new badges indicate which music you’ve added to your Collection (green) or synced to your mobile device (orange).

Download Rdio for iOS now and tell us what you think on Twitter and Facebook.

∞ 02/13/2013 — 2:00PM

Exclusives

Hear Electric Guest’s Intimate Rdio Live Set

Last August, L.A. indie pop darlings Electric Guest played a super intimate show for die-hard fans at San Francisco’s Monarch — even staying long after the set was finished to sign custom Mark Weaver posters for everyone.

The five-song set is now available as Electric Guests’ Rdio Live installment. Listen to hear tunes taken from the group’s debut album Mondo.

∞ 02/07/2013 — 3:00PM

New Features News

Music is One Click Away with Facebook Login

Thanks to Facebook Login, we’ve made signing up to Rdio simpler than ever.

Go to rdio.com and click the blue “Continue” button on either the Web or mobile app. This new added feature makes signing up a cinch, but if you prefer to sign up via email, you can still do that too. Happy listening, folks!

∞ 02/06/2013 — 2:00PM

New Features News

Free Access to Rdio Goes International

Now it’s even easier to discover new music with artists and friends around the world. Starting today, we’re extending free music on the Web to 15 countries.

If you’re a new Rdio listener, you can now sign up at rdio.com, and enjoy up to six months of free music, depending on how many songs you stream. Free streaming is available through the Web or Rdio’s desktop apps for Mac and Windows and no credit card is needed to start listening. A meter at the top of your profile page will keep you updated on how much free music you have remaining each month and at any time you can upgrade to Rdio Web or Rdio Unlimited to stream unlimited music.

Free access is available in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.

∞ 01/29/2013 — 1:00PM

Exclusives

Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s New Album II is on Rdio Early

Last year, a new and mysterious psychedelic rock project called Unknown Mortal Orchestra won the Taite Music Prize, New Zealand’s annual award for the best album of the year, for their self-titled debut.

Not keen to rest on their laurels for too long, the Auckland-by-way-of-Portland group has signed to American indie label Jagjaguwar to release the sophomore full-length II. The album officially drops on February 5 but Rdio listeners are enjoying an exclusive early preview of II right now.

∞ 01/28/2013 — 2:00PM

Events

Sugar Mountain Provides the Pre-Festival Ear Candy

Melbourne’s Sugar Mountain Festival launched last year to celebrate independent music and visual art on an international scale. The main event puts cutting edge sounds and interactive visions on a large spotlight, while a series of side events explore multimedia art and music on a more intimate scale.

This year’s main event takes place at The Forum Theatre on January 19, but you can channel the good vibes right now with the Sugar Mountain Festival 2013 playlist, which features headliners such as rapper Action Bronson, campy retro rockers Hunx & His Punx, and a rare appearance from Brooklyn’s ESG.

Follow Sugar Mountain Festival on Rdio for even more music from this year’s shows and beyond.

∞ 01/16/2013 — 2:00PM

Tips & Tricks

Rdio Feature Spotlight: Remote Control

Back in November, we introduced our brand new Rdio apps for iOS and Android. Today we’re highlighting one of the most loved additions from our update to help make the most of your Rdio experience — with the remote control feature, your music is never out of reach.

When Rdio is in Remote Control Mode, you can still control the tunes playing from your phone with the web and desktop apps.

Clicking Play Here Instead will stop the song in its tracks. Press play to continue the same song on whichever app you’re using.

On the flipside, now the mobile apps will let you know when “Rdio is playing elsewhere,” too. Tap the bottom to bring up the updated playback screen. From there, you can use your mobile phone to control Rdio if it’s playing on another device.

Listening to music on your laptop while getting ready to go out? Pause, skip, play a Station, modify your Queue, and more from the comfort of your palm. Ready to head out? Keep the jams going by tapping Play Here Instead and your mobile device will pick up where your laptop left off.

If you haven’t tried out the new Remote Control feature yet, download Rdio for iOS or Rdio for Android now.

∞ 01/09/2013 — 3:00PM

Exclusives

Bad Religion Debuts “Vanity” on Rdio

Bad Religion’s brand new track "Vanity" doesn’t officially drop for two weeks, but we’ve got an exclusive preview for your ears only right now. This is the latest taste of the legendary Los Angeles punk band’s sixteenth studio album True North, which will be released on January 22.

Bad Religion’s own Brett Gurewitz is part of our community of worldwide music fans! Follow Brett Gurewitz on Rdio to hear classic punk cuts as well as songs that have been on his Heavy Rotation lately.

∞ 01/07/2013 — 5:00PM