Developer platform Echo Nest has signed a partnership with Dada Entertainment’s Play.me service. The deal means that people creating music services using Echo Nest’s tools will now be able to offer music from the Play.me catalog without having to sign separate licensing deals with rightsholders.

Read more about the partnership here:

• Billboard
• Wired
• Music Ally

Beginning Monday, March 29^th Play.me will be giving its users the power of choice!   To fulfill this goal, Play.me will include a brand new Web Access plan that will cost a mere $4.99 per month. For new users, this plan begins with a free 7-day trial and includes unlimited, ad-free access to Play.me’s entire catalog of streaming music, plus 5 MP3 downloads upon sign up.  Web Access members will also gain one week of streaming on their mobiles, allowing them to listen to their favorite songs from virtually anywhere. It’s the perfect plan for music fans that need basic access to on demand music entertainment at home or in the office.    

Play.me’s Free Pass and All Access memberships will continue to be offered but will be updated to exclude monthly downloads. However, bonus downloads will be granted upon sign up for both memberships with an option to purchase more MP3s at a convenient low price.    

A quick breakdown of the new revamped offers:

Free Pass

• 5 Hours of Ad-Supported Streaming each Week
• Standard Quality Sound 
• 1 Bonus MP3 Download at Signup

Web Access

• Unlimited Ad-Free Streaming
• High Quality Sound (up to 320KB)
• 5 Bonus MP3 Downloads at Signup
• Option to purchase more MP3s
• New Users Start with a No Obligation 7-day Trial

Full Access (Web & Mobile)

• Unlimited Ad-Free Streaming on Web and Mobile
• High Quality Sound (up to 320KB)
• 20 Bonus MP3 Downloads at Signup
• Option to purchase more MP3s
• Stream Music Virtually Anywhere
• New Users Start with a No Obligation 7-day Trial

We hope you enjoy these new membership options that will be available come Monday.  Tell your friends and let us know what you think.

Keep on streaming in the free world!

-The Play.me team

Hi everyone! 

Play.me is happy to announce some cool new updates to our service and music discovery tools.  Below are some of the improvements and new functionalities that we have recently implemented.  Check ‘em out when you get a moment and enjoy the new features!

Improved Search Functionality

• We added a contextual drop-down that provides immediate search results as you type

Updated Listening Queue which includes Radio

• Any Radio Station users create will now be included in the Listening Queue so users can view and skip through tracks giving them the ultimate control.

New! Search Summary Tab

• This is the new Search Results page which breaks out results by Artist/Song/Album

Explicit Content

• Back by popular demand, users will now have the privilege of listening to songs with explicit lyrics. 

Thanks for reading and try out the new functionalities when you get a chance!

Cheers,

The Play.me team

Greetings Play.me members!

We’ve made an update to our re-download functionality which we’d like to share with you.

As you may know, Play.me allows a 72 hour re-download courtesy. This means, if you do experience a failed download, you have 72 hours to re-download the MP3 without reducing the amount of your remaining downloads.

Here’s how to do it:
+ Log in to your account
+ Click the “Download” link found on the top of the page (located to the right of your e-mail address)
+ Select “Your Downloads”

On this page, you will see information regarding the song, artist and date of download. On the far right of the page, you will see a “Download” column.

If you see a Green Button in the download column, you can re-download the MP3 from the page without reducing your MP3 balance. The Green download button = you are still within the 72 hour download period.

If you see a Grey Button in the download column, you can re-download the MP3 from the page, but your MP3 balance will be reduced. The Grey download button = the 72 hour period has passed.

We hope that the improvements to the “Your Downloads” page makes it easier and more convenient for you to manage your downloads.

Still need help? Please contact our care team via our Form. Please be sure to include the e-mail address associated with your Play.me account.

Thanks!

The Play.me Staff

Hello fans and followers!  Play.me has recently added some cool new features to the site and we’d like to take a moment to share the good gospel.

First off, we want to thank our fellow users and supporters for giving us such great feedback during the launch of our service.  With your helpful comments and suggestions, we were able to go back to the drawing board to implement changes and improve our usability.  So many thanks to all that have contributed in giving us feedback - and feel free to continue! 

As for the new product features,  we are happy to announce the following: A contextual Tips box for those that are new to our service and need a few pointers,  a Timer above the Player that monitors the amount of streaming you have available (which will help manage your listening), and an integration of the NEWS content into the site that won’t require another window to be opened. You’ll also notice that many of the artist spaces have been personalized with shiny new  images.   So, lots of cool things you should check out if you haven’t already, and much more to come!

Enjoy,

The Play.me Staff

 New!  Personalized Artist Spaces and Integrated NEWS editorial