Napster (streaming service)

Napster
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Formerly	Rhapsody (2001–03, 2004–16); RealOne Rhapsody (2003–04); RealRhapsody (2004)
Industry	Music; Broadcasting
Predecessor	TuneTo.com (1999–2001); Napster (pay service)
Founded	December 3, 2001 (as Rhapsody)
Founder	Rob 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)
Brands	Napster
Owner	Listen.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)
Website	napster.com

Napster was 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.

In August 2025, Napster faced a lawsuit for $9 million of unpaid royalties by Sony Music and their catalog of music was pulled from the service, the app continued to lose more licensed music for months afterwards.

Napster became a generative AI media creator with virtual assistant services, in January 2026.