Napster and its parent company Rhapsody have revealed that their consumer base has grown by 45% in 2015, reaching nearly 3.5 million global subscribers in 34 countries. Listening hours went up 71% in Europe this year, while the number of streams increased by 88%.

They attribute their continued growth in Europe to new channel partnerships with a variety of telco, entertainment and consumer electronic brands, such as a co-operation with the sixth season of Netherlands’ version of The Voice, as ...