Music subscription service Rhapsody announced Monday that it was acquiring a familiar brand — Napster, the peer-to-peer service that spurred music’s piracy crisis in the late ’90s — from Best Buy.

Napster’s long, troubled life is finally coming to an end, with Rhapsody acquiring the service’s subscribers and assets from Best Buy. The Napster brand will be phased out as part of the deal. Napster ...

This week, in a brief announcement on its blog, music streaming company Rhapsody announced it will become Napster-- the music industry-hated service that allowed users to download songs for free and ...

A collection of judges from CNET put Napster and Rhapsody through their paces, pitting the music stores head-to-head in five bone-shaking rounds. See who comes out on top in this subscription music ...

Rhapsody is officially taking music service Napster off of the hands of electronics retailer giant Best Buy, according to Rhapsody reps. According to the deal, Rhapsody will acquire Napster ...

Improving music discovery on a virtual jukebox with millions of songs, is a major focus for all streaming services. Those that get it right, like Spotify has with Discover Weekly, stand the best ...

Rhapsody has acquired the Napster service in the U.K. and Germany, following up on its acquisition last year of Napster’s U.S. operations from Best Buy. The Napster brand will be retained in Europe, ...

Rhapsody has just announced it’s buying Napster’s business in Europe. Rhapsody’s European expansion begins today with the acquisition of Napster International, Napster’s European subscription music ...

Rhapsody has today announced the acquisition of Napster's international operations, marking the US firm's expansion into Europe to take on the likes of Spotify. The Rhapsody music streaming service, ...

In the midst of vast sea-changes in the music industry, two on-demand music services are hooking up. Rhapsody said Monday that it is buying Napster (which is owned by Best Buy Corp.) for an ...