NAPSTER: SHUTTERS DIGITAL STREAMING SERVICE IN FAVOR OF AI

 

 

 Digital, streaming music server NAPSTER has SHUT DOWN their streaming service in favor of AI. 

 

 

 

 FROM ROCK FEED: 

 

Napster has officially shut down all music‑streaming features, surprising users with a splash screen announcing a full pivot to AI. According to Digital Music News, the message told listeners that Napster is “no longer a music streaming service,” and that old catalogs and playlists won’t work anymore.

The shift follows a chaotic year for the company. As reported by Forbes, funding tied to a private investor mysteriously disappeared in 2025, with CEO John Acunto telling shareholders they’d been a “victim of misconduct.” Both the SEC and DOJ have since opened investigations into the missing money.

For longtime users, it’s another wild turn in Napster’s already unpredictable history.

 

 FROM DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS: 

 

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/02/napster-music-streaming-shut-down-ai-pivot/ 

 

 

 

Thanks-Stay Metal, stay Brutal-\m/ RIP NAPSTER