Yahoo will launch a revamped version of its music service Tuesday, which will include artists' pages and modules from competing services like iTunes, Pandora, and Amazon.
Users visiting Yahoo Music will have the option of listening to music from iTunes, Amazon, Last.fm, Rhapsody, Pandora, or YouTube while remaining on the Yahoo site.
The site will also feature artists pages with tour dates, music videos, downloads, streaming content, editorial content, and more from top artists. Yahoo said that it will soon open up its platform to any musician, artist, or record label so they can create their own artist pages.
Yahoo first announced plans for a more open music platform in September.
Yahoo had its own music service – Music Unlimited – from 2005 to 2008, but Rhapsody became the exclusive provider for Yahoo music in February 2008. Amidst a controversy over non-transferable music purchased from Music Unlimited, Yahoo announced in July that it would provide refunds or Rhapsody credits to people affected by the closure.
“Yahoo is focused on attracting and engaging the largest online audience and connecting each individual to the people and experiences that matter most to them," Jeff Dossett, senior vice president of Yahoo's North America audience group, said in a statement.
Users visiting Yahoo Music will have the option of listening to music from iTunes, Amazon, Last.fm, Rhapsody, Pandora, or YouTube while remaining on the Yahoo site.
The site will also feature artists pages with tour dates, music videos, downloads, streaming content, editorial content, and more from top artists. Yahoo said that it will soon open up its platform to any musician, artist, or record label so they can create their own artist pages.
Yahoo first announced plans for a more open music platform in September.
Yahoo had its own music service – Music Unlimited – from 2005 to 2008, but Rhapsody became the exclusive provider for Yahoo music in February 2008. Amidst a controversy over non-transferable music purchased from Music Unlimited, Yahoo announced in July that it would provide refunds or Rhapsody credits to people affected by the closure.
“Yahoo is focused on attracting and engaging the largest online audience and connecting each individual to the people and experiences that matter most to them," Jeff Dossett, senior vice president of Yahoo's North America audience group, said in a statement.
