Rdio Canada Blog

Welcome to new Rdio. We built it for you — it’s faster, simpler, and more social.

New Rdio is a visually beautiful and dynamic way to play Rdio’s massive catalogue of 15 million songs. New features include the oft requested drag and drop playlist creation, a more personalized Heavy Rotation, and private playlists.

The completely redesigned new Rdio is available on Rdio.com and the Rdio desktop apps to all Web and Unlimited subscribers. Switch on new Rdio from the drop down menu under your name and “Try New Rdio.”

What you’ll find in new Rdio

• A new look and feel — More than just a boring spreadsheet of songs, new Rdio puts music and people front and center.
• All in one place — Spend less time navigating. Music, playlists and your network are in one view.
• Add entire albums to playlists — One of Rdio’s most-requested features is now a reality.
• Browse even faster — Find music at lightning speed because pages remember your place. Browse a continuous stream of albums, explore one and easily return to the place you left off.
• Listen with your network — From the People Sidebar, see what your network is listening to in real-time and listen along with one-click.
• Let your network inspire your listening — Wondering if you’ll like an album in the charts or why it appeared in your Heavy Rotation? Under every album, hover over photos to see exactly who listened to it.
• Sharing made simple — Drag and drop music into playlists or collection and share with others on Rdio without missing a beat. Music can also be shared on Facebook, Twitter or via email.
• Create private playlists – In addition to public and collaborative playlists, now private playlists can be created and shared with just a select few.
• Easily discover people to follow — Check out Rdio’s latest music influencers in the People Sidebar and find others to follow such as artists, critics, record labels and brands.

New Rdio will be available in the near future to everyone else with an account. If your curiosity is too much to bear, upgrade to a Web or Unlimited subscription and see how you like people-powered music discovery.

Visit www.rdio.com/new to learn more about new Rdio. Tweet about #NewRdio to let everyone know what you think.

As with anything new, we hope you’ll forgive the occasional hiccup. If you encounter anything out of the ordinary, get in touch with our support team via the help site or @RdioHelp.

Update: Watch the #NewRdio presentation from Livestream.

You play music everywhere. Now it’s time to share the music you’re listening to no matter where you are — on the bus, in the car, or on your beach vacation. Post to Twitter and Facebook, and send recommendations to your Rdio friends directly from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Visit the App Store now to download the update.

If you’re not using iOS, sharing is coming to our other mobile apps soon.

The time, effort, and strategy of building the perfect music collection can now be fully appreciated on Rdio for BlackBerry — our latest version adds collection shuffling. Add some spontaneity to your music listening experience by shuffling your entire collection.

And remember, if you don’t have a BlackBerry, Rdio is also available for iPhone, iPad & iPod touch, Android and Windows Phone 7.

Share your love of music by giving your friends and family an Rdio gift card. Starting today, you can purchase Rdio gift cards in any denomination from rdio.com/gift. Give $10, $25, $50, $100 or any other amount toward your best pal’s subscription—they can redeem their card through rdio.com or our mobile apps.

Do you remember that magical moment when you realized that Rdio means you can listen to whatever you want, try new music just for the heck of it, and discover great music through your friends? Inspire a friend’s Rdio revelation—once they have nearly 11 million songs to listen to anywhere, it’ll be their favorite gift all year.

Note: this is coming to Canada soon.

If you have a BlackBerry, don’t miss out on the new Rdio for BlackBerry update we just released—you’ll notice a snazzy updated dashboard and touch-friendly interface. Additionally, you can easily switch from landscape to portrait screen orientation when you’re out and about. These updates are specifically for Monza, Storm and Torch models, and we now support the BlackBerry Bold 9930.

Rdio for BlackBerry will auto-update for current users; new users can check it out by going to www.rdio.com in their BlackBerry web browsers.

For many people sharing music starts at home, between parents, kids and significant others. Starting today, sharing music in a household isn’t just convenient, it’s also more economical—we’re proud to announce Rdio’s family subscription plan.

Did debating what to listen to replace the age-old TV remote struggle? Hopefully no longer—Rdio’s family plan makes it easy for everyone in your household to use Rdio simultaneously, wherever they are. Here’s how it works: each family member gets their own Rdio Unlimited account, with control over their own music collection, Rdio stations, network of followers, playlists, and all of Rdio’s other great features.

Someone in your family will use the main account, and he or she can add sub-accounts to their subscription. The first two accounts you add come with a great discount, but you can add as many as you like after that, all managed from one place.

The pricing details:

• Two accounts cost $17.99 per month 
• Three accounts cost $22.99 per month

Time to get the rest of your family listening to their favorite music—no matter what their musical preferences, they can listen on Rdio.