Napster (streaming service)

This article is about the current service operated as Napster. For the defunct peer-to-peer file-sharing software, see Napster. For the former service that operated as Napster, see Napster (pay service).
Napster
FormerlyRhapsody (2001–03, 2004–16)
RealOne Rhapsody (2003–04)
RealRhapsody (2004)
IndustryMusic
Broadcasting
PredecessorTuneTo.com (1999–2001)
Napster (pay service)
FoundedDecember 3, 2001 (2001-12-03) (as Rhapsody)
FounderRob Reid
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
,
United States
Area served
33 countries
    • United States
    • Andorra
    • Argentina
    • Austria
    • Brazil
    • Canada
    • Chile
    • Colombia
    • Costa Rica
    • Denmark
    • Ecuador
    • El Salvador
    • Finland
    • France
    • Germany
    • Greece
    • Guatemala
    • Ireland
    • Italy
    • Luxembourg
    • Mexico
    • Monaco
    • Netherlands
    • Nicaragua
    • Norway
    • Panama
    • Peru
    • Portugal
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • Switzerland
    • United Kingdom
    • Uruguay
Key people
Jon Vlassopulos (CEO)
BrandsNapster
OwnerListen.com
(2001–03)
RealNetworks
(2003–10)
Rhapsody International, Inc.
(2010–20)
Napster Group PLC
(2020–22)
Hivemind
(co-owner, 2022–25)
Algorand
(co-owner, 2022–25)
Infinite Reality
(2025–present)
Websitenapster.com

Napster is a music streaming service based in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Until 2016, the service was known domestically as Rhapsody before rebranding as Napster, the same name brand that was used by Roxio's Napster. On March 25, 2025, it was sold to Infinite Reality.

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