Napster and XM Satellite Radio have joined forces under a strategic partnership to integrate Napster's online music services and XM's satellite radio service. The two companies are launching an online service called "XM + Napster", which will provide a single interface for accessing, purchasing, and managing music from XM and Napster.
When the XM/MP3 player is connected to a PC, the "XM + Napster" service will match the marked XM song titles with Napster's massive music catalog; available songs can be purchased individually for on-demand listening and transferred to the player for a completely portable experience. The "XM + Napster" service will also enable XM subscribers to manage their entire digital music collection in one location, giving them the freedom to create playlists that contain music from a variety of sources.
In addition, the "XM + Napster" service will allow XM subscribers who listen to XM Radio Online, the Internet radio service that offers more than 70 XM music channels, to listen to music they hear on XM and purchase music for transfer to a variety of compatible MP3 players.
"Napster is excited to work with XM to create a cutting-edge product that merges the best of online and satellite music into one great, integrated experience," said Napster's chairman and CEO Chris Gorog. "'XM + Napster' will be nirvana for passionate music fans."
XM subscribers will be able to pay a monthly fee to get unlimited songs on Napster if they choose. Otherwise, they can just pay for individual songs as they want them.
Chris is a staff writer for latest ebusiness news. 
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