Actually, maybe “ditching” is a strong word. I like iTunes.
I’m sorry iTunes. That was insensitive.
But Rdio is capturing my attention right now.
Rdio is a new social music service that centers upon unlimited internet music streaming. I have been loving it so far. In this brief video I walk you through some of the features. By the way, I didn’t realize it was pronounced (ar-dee-o) until after I shot the video. My sincere apologies.
Particularly for we worship leaders, Rdio is a fantastic way to discover new songs without paying hundreds (dare I say thousands!) of dollars a year on iTunes. I am seriously loving it.
So here’s a brief list of why you should consider it:
- Free 7 day trial
- Pay $5 or $10 a month for unlimited streaming of unlimited music
- Beautiful design
- Access your music anywhere
- Easy to use
- Great way to stay current with worship music
- Follow other worship leaders and see what music they’re doing
- Stellar iPhone app (& other smart phones)
- Cool desktop for Mac and Chrome app
- Create playlists
By the way, I’m not getting paid to promote this. I’ve just had a “wow” experience working with Rdio. I think you’ll enjoy it too. Check it out here.
Question: Have you given Rdio a try? What is your process for discovering new worship music? You can leave a comment by clicking here.
Wow, that actually looks pretty amazing. Considering how much I spend purchasing songs off iTunes, even $10/month is considerably cheaper. I think I read recently that Apple is currently working with some major labels to allow streaming in iTunes, but can’t remember where. Maybe churchdrop or something.
If you’re streaming these, that means you don’t actually have the songs on your hard drive, so if you wanted to upload a song to PCO or something, you’d still have to go buy it in iTunes right?
You can’t upload to PCO. But I’ve found that most songs are available on youtube for worship team members to listen for free. You can upload a link to youtube in PCO. Or you could give people access to your rdio account (not sure if that’s legal, though). I’m sure there’s a bunch of alternative options if we get creative.
I guess if i used Rdio more for it’s streaming aspects and then purchased the few songs I’d need to upload to PCO from iTunes, it would still save me money in the long run. But using YouTube vids is a good idea. And thanks for introducing all of us to Rdio!
It’s true. I buy AT LEAST one album from iTunes a month, sometimes a few more 🙂
Thanks for the tip David. I’ve been using Rhapsody, but I really dislike it. I think Rdio might just do the trick for me. I like the blog…. keep up the great work!
Thanks Ryan! I think you’ll love rdio.
I’m liking it so far.. do you have a playlist out there David?
I haven’t made a playlist yet, but you can follow me here.
I have been using Grooveshark and I am loving it. I will try and check out Rdio though. But free seems easier to deal with and the playlist are very easy to use.
Yea, Grooveshark is free but you still need to pay for mobile access, correct? Thanks for chiming in Jason!
Thanks for the review David. It’s definitely got a cool UI but it’s hard to beat free with either grooveshark or pandora. I guess only time will tell how useful this could be with any worship minisrtry…
Cheers!
Hey Rob. Grooveshark costs for iPhone access, right? And pandora is just streaming radio. You can’t access whole albums. Rdio also has a social element that is cool. I’ve discovered new music that way.