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The original Rdio for Android app put millions of songs in your pocket to take with you anywhere — but we want to give you simply the best music experience on Android devices. Rdio is excited to share the brand-new, redesigned Rdio for Android today.

Rdio for Android now includes:

• Streamlined navigation featuring an all-new home screen allowing for one-click access to your collection and playlists
• Support for Android Ice Cream Sandwich’s new remote control client — manage playback on the lock screen, view controls and album art
• New music every week — be the first to listen to new albums and singles on the day they are released
• Top Charts
• Recommendations based on your listening history
• Search for artists, albums, songs, and now playlists and people
• Synced collection and playlist — view synced music ready for offline listening without the need to go into offline mode
• User Profiles - Search, browse, and follow other Rdio users; discover new music by seeing their activity, who they follow, their playlists and more
• And features of the previous version including Activity, Collection, Heavy Rotation, Playlists, Listening History, Syncing for offline access, and a variety of settings to control syncing and streaming on Wi-Fi or 3G

New Rdio for Android is available as a free download from the Android Market in the US, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. You’ll need an Rdio Unlimited subscription to access Rdio from your phone — new users can sign up directly through the app for a free 7-day trial or on the web at www.rdio.com.

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.

Some of the best things in life are free, and starting today, Rdio is one of them. New Rdio users in the US can take advantage of many of our popular features for free, including streaming full songs without hearing a single ad — a meter at the top of your profile will show you how much free music you have each month.

An email address or Facebook account is all you need to start listening for free, and no application downloads or credit cards are required. Just sign up at rdio.com or through one of our mobile apps to get started.

So what does this mean for current Rdio subscribers? If you’re a Web subscriber you get unlimited music from Rdio.com and our Desktop apps. In addition, Unlimited subscribers can enjoy unlimited music from any of Rdio’s mobile apps as well.

Now anyone can easily discover, play and share music, and make playlists with friends.

Free music! No ads! What’s not to love about that?

 
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.

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 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.

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.

Change is in the air—the way you line up and manage what you want to hear next on Rdio.com just got better. Where you once saw the Queue, now you’ll find the “Now Playing” list on your dashboard. To queue up an album or playlist you want to hear later, select “Play Later” from any action menu.

Best of all, if you don’t want your music to stop playing despite an empty queue, Now Playing keeps a bevy of Rdio Stations on hand to mix your Collection, Heavy Rotation or previous Artist Stations. And if you’d prefer to control what should play next, you can disable Autoplay.

 
To see what music will play next for you, or to re-order its lineup, visit your dashboard’s Now Playing tab, or click the List button on Rdio’s music player. You can also expand albums to see their track listing.

Go check it out and let us know what you think — tweet @rdio or visit the Rdio forums to discuss it more.