New York - Major record labels Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Warner Music (NYSE: WMG) have pulled their full-song streams from the website of social music application iLike, All Things D reports.

New York - While Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes Store continues to dominate the digital music market, Amazon's (NASD: AMZN) MP3 store and RealNetworks' (NASD: RNWK) Rhapsody made strides in terms of brand awareness and user preference over the past year, according to a report from market research firm Ipsos. Among users who were aware of more than one source for digital music purchases, 57% preferred iTunes -- an increase of 7% from a year ago. Meanwhile, 9% favored Amazon MP3, which has only been around a year, and 7% preferred Rhapsody, a 3% increase from a year ago.

Seattle - RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) announced on Friday that longtime digital holdout Kid Rock has made his albums available for streaming and download for the first time through its Rhapsody service. To promote the four-month exclusive deal, Rhapsody will air a 30-second commercial featuring Kid Rock's song "Roll On" across MTV Networks' music and entertainment channels.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) announced on Thursday that it has partnered with RealNetworks' (NASD: RNWK) Rhapsody digital music service to deliver full-song streams in search results when users type artist-related searches on its service.

Seattle - RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) has added DRM-free MP3 versions of U2's entire catalog to its Rhapsody music store. The placement marks the first time that the band's music has been available to purchase and download free of digital rights management. In addition to all 19 of the band's records, Rhapsody is also offering extended versions with extra tracks for $20 each.

Seattle - Social music discovery service iLike announced on Monday that it has surpassed 30 million registered users, and said it signed a deal with RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) to offer full-length song playback via that company's Rhapsody service.

New York - Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) MTV on Wednesday introduced a website that will allow viewers to identify the roughly 1,500 music cues -- outside of music videos or performances -- that are integrated into its programming each week.

Seattle - RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) on Monday unveiled a "Music Without Limits" initiative, which includes the launch of a new DRM-free Rhapsody MP3 store and 100,000 album giveaway, full-song streaming and MP3 sales partnerships with iLike, MTV (NYSE: VIA) and Yahoo (NASD: YHOO), and an unlimited mobile subscription service deal with Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ). The Rhapsody MP3 catalog will include more than 5 million songs from all four major labels, available both for purchase and as full-song samples (25 songs per person per month) -- a feature not available at Apple's iTunes Store.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) announced on Monday that it will dump its Yahoo Music Unlimited digital music service, and replace it with Rhapsody, the competing on-demand streaming service offered by Rhapsody America, a joint venture between RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) and Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) MTV Networks. Yahoo and Rhapsody also intend to collaborate on other digital music services, such as music downloads.