Rhapsody is sticking to its strategy of offering only paid subscription options, as opposed to Spotify, which has a basic free tier in addition to its fee-based alternatives.

For now, Rhapsody is focusing on the Napster transition. It expects to have all Napster subscribers migrated to the Rhapsody system by the end of November, the spokeswoman said. Napster customers will get equivalent value for MP3 credits they hold.

Once the Napster migration is completed, Rhapsody will release a new combined subscriber figure, she said.