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Deezer launches premium desktop client

Deezer, a French music startup that rivals Spotify and We7 in providing ad-supported music streaming, has announced a couple of premium subscription options and a desktop client, so you can listen to the service without having a browser window open.

The Deezer...

Which is the best online music service?

With Sky's announcement of the company's upcoming service, Sky Songs, we finally have proof that every man and his dog is getting in on the music scene. As a consumer, though, the picture just gets that little bit more complicated.

If you want all the music in...

Unlimited music service Sky Songs hits beta

It's been well over a year since UK broadcaster Sky officially announced plans to create an unlimited music service, and it's only now just about to go into a limited beta testing phase.

Called "Sky Songs", there's a website up and running now with a "coming...

Beatles tracks now available to stream free online

The Beatles are finally available online! Well not quite, but UK music site We7 is offering some Fab Four tunes as sung by Sir Paul McCartney. Hit play in the box above to hear the tunes, or head over to We7.com for the full playlist.

Illegal file-sharing drops dramatically

A survey of 1000 teenagers, undertaken in January this year, has shown that only 26% admit file-sharing at least once a month, compared to 42% in December 2007. Meanwhile, 65% of teens stream music regularly, with 31% of 14-18-year-olds listening to streaming tracks every...

We7 hits 2 million users

British free music streaming service We7 has announced that its broken the 2 million users mark over the last month.

Interestingly, although the site matches up-start rival Spotify's million users as far as actual We7 site users go, that second mill is made...

EMI refuses to stream at new PRS rates

EMI Publishing has said that it's not going to be making its catalogue available at the new audio streaming rates for websites, recently published by PRS for Music.

The collection society, which organises royalty payments for music publishers, cut its minimum...

Job posting suggests Napster planning iPhone app

In a further expansion of the mobile music sector, and following the recent announcement of mobile apps from Spotify and We7, Napster has joined the party.

It's currently recruiting a software engineer via Craigslist, looking for someone with experience in...

We7 builds iPhone app

Music streaming service We7 has announced that it's developing an iPhone and Android application so that users of those phones will be able to listen to ad-funded free music on the go.

CEO Steve Purdham told Pocket-lint: "The first version of the We7 iPhone...

Five New Year's Eve party music ideas

You've got the booze cupboard stocked, the munchies out and the living room floor cleared for some dancing. But what about the music? Here are five surefire gadgets and services to get the party started.

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Imagine a radio station that only plays...

We7 removes ads for festive period

We7 has announced that it is to remove all audio advertising from millions of music tracks, allowing music fans to listen to as many full tracks and albums as they want over the festive period for free at www.we7.com - completely uninterrupted.

For the period...

We7 launches full service

We7 has launched its full music service in the UK that sees millions of tracks from artists including Kings of Leon, Pink, Nickelback, and Estelle legally and instantly accessible on the site.

Described as "an easier and better alternative to piracy", We7 gives...

Sony BMG music available for free on We7.com

A new on demand music service, launched at www.we7.com, gives music fans access to over 500,000 tracks from Sony BMG and a variety of independent artists and labels, "legally, safely and in a format they want".

Music fans can listen now to the music they want...

V2 first music label to sign to We7

Indie label V2 has signed a deal with download service, We7.

We7 is Peter Gabriel's advertising funded free music download site which is in beta stage at the moment.

The V2 agreement will see the label's full back catalogue available free, legally...