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Rhapsody (online music service) - Definition and Overview
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This article is about the online music service. For other uses of this term, see rhapsody.

Rhapsody (also known as Listen.com) is an online subscription-based music service, acquired by RealNetworks in August 2003. Rhapsody originally launched in December 2001, before its competitors MusicNet and pressplay (reborn as Napster 2.0). Notably, all of these services launched a year and a half before the iTunes Music Store. Rhapsody is available to U.S. residents only, due to "licensing restrictions".

  • Pricing: Subscription
  • Platform(s): Windows 98 and later
  • Downloading: [Rhapsody doesn't offer downloads]
  • Burning/Copying: Extra cost
  • Streaming: Unlimited with All Access Plan
  • Radio: Unlimited
  • Format(s): Windows Media (proprietary)
  • Digital Rights Management: n/a -- Rhapsody doesn't offer downloads
  • Preview: n/a -- once you're subscribed to Rhapsody, you can listen to any song
  • Trial: 7 days
  • Catalog: 50,000 albums; 25,000 artists

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Example Usage of Rhapsody
SGnow: tbquirk I'm old-RT @mgrooves: Rhapsody launched 8 yrs. ago today, setting stage for 2009's freshman class of MOG & Spotify (via @tbquirk)
rachellandy: RT @tbquirk: RT @mgrooves: Rhapsody launched 8 yrs. ago today, setting stage for 2009's freshman class of MOG & Spotify
tbquirk: RT @mgrooves: Rhapsody launched 8 yrs. ago today, setting stage for 2009's freshman class of MOG & Spotify (hooray -another reason to drink)
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