Online storage company Xdrive is setting its sights on the multimedia market, offering streaming music capabilities to its subscribers for the first time. The company, which allows subscribers to store gigabytes of data online, said its customers can now upload MP3 files, create playlists, and stream that music to PCs or smart phones that support Web surfing and music playback. …

The difference between Napster and Apple Computer music offerings was made clear during Sunday’s Super Bowl: Apple is a high-end fashion statement, while Napster is about value shopping. That may be an extreme take, but it isn’t far from the advertising messages the two companies are now sending as they square off at different poles of the digital-music markets. Napster’s …

After years of reluctantly treating music videos as free promotional tools, record label Universal Music Group is planning to charge Internet and satellite companies whenever they play. The change, which is likely to be followed by other record labels, marks a potentially substantial shift in the economics of the online-entertainment world. Some of the most popular entertainment services, such as …