<s>
LiveOne	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
LiveXLive	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
music	O
streaming	O
platform	O
that	O
combines	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
(	O
sometimes	O
live	O
)	O
that	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
LiveOne	B-Application
has	O
420	O
curated	O
music	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveOne	B-Application
's	O
business	O
model	O
offers	O
free	O
ad-supported	O
access	O
and	O
subscription	O
levels	O
that	O
remove	O
ads	O
and	O
offer	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
LiveOne	B-Application
(	O
as	O
LiveXLive	B-Application
)	O
acquired	O
Slacker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Slacker	B-Application
app	O
rebranded	O
as	O
"	O
LiveXLive	B-Application
Powered	O
By	O
Slacker	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dennis	O
was	O
the	O
former	O
CEO	O
of	O
Music	O
Match	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
Music	I-Application
and	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
known	O
as	O
Slacker	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
finalized	O
its	O
deals	O
with	O
four	O
major	O
labels	O
:	O
Sony	O
BMG	O
Music	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
EMI	O
,	O
Universal	O
,	O
and	O
Warner	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
announced	O
deals	O
with	O
many	O
indie	O
labels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Slacker	B-Application
released	O
the	O
Slacker	B-Application
Portable	O
Player	O
,	O
available	O
in	O
2	O
GB	O
,	O
4	O
GB	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
GB	O
capacities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Slacker	B-Application
Portable	O
Player	O
received	O
Laptop	O
Magazine	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
CES	O
Portable	O
Audio/Video	O
Player	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Slacker	B-Application
released	O
a	O
new	O
portable	O
player	O
called	O
Slacker	B-Application
G2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slacker	B-Application
consumer	O
electronics	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
G2	O
Personal	O
Radio	O
Player	O
,	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
discontinued	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
smartphones	O
and	O
other	O
mobile	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
agreements	O
,	O
signed	O
before	O
the	O
Slacker	B-Application
Portable	O
Player	O
(	O
since	O
retired	O
)	O
launched	O
,	O
allowed	O
Portable	O
Player	O
users	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
cached	O
Internet	O
radio	O
stations	O
and	O
premium	O
radio	O
users	O
to	O
save	O
songs	O
for	O
later	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Slacker	B-Application
retired	O
its	O
original	O
design	O
and	O
logo	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
newer	O
design	O
and	O
a	O
simplified	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveXLive	B-Application
purchased	O
Slacker	B-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
and	O
combined	O
Slacker	B-Application
into	O
its	O
streaming	O
service	O
,	O
rebranding	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
as	O
LiveXLive	B-Application
Powered	O
by	O
Slacker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
LiveXLive	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
American	O
rapper	O
Pitbull	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
grant	O
the	O
platform	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
concerts	O
,	O
behind-the-scenes	O
,	O
videos	O
and	O
more	O
from	O
Pitbull	O
to	O
be	O
streamed	O
to	O
LiveXLive	B-Application
's	O
premium	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
LiveXLive	B-Application
acquired	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
network	O
PodcastOne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PodcastOne	O
is	O
an	O
advertiser-supported	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
network	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Norm	O
Pattiz	O
,	O
also	O
founder	O
of	O
radio-giant	O
Westwood	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
service	O
hosted	O
over	O
200	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hubbard	O
radio	O
programs	O
are	O
adding	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
including	O
WTOP/Washington	O
D.C.	O
'	O
s	O
Target	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
PodcastOne	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
LiveXLive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveXLive/Slacker	O
offers	O
traditional	O
genre	O
,	O
specialty	O
,	O
and	O
artist	O
stations	O
pre-programmed	O
by	O
professional	O
DJs	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
letting	O
users	O
build	O
entire	O
stations	O
of	O
specific	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveXLive/Slacker	O
also	O
allows	O
subscribers	O
to	O
customize	O
any	O
station	O
to	O
their	O
liking	O
by	O
adjusting	O
settings	O
like	O
:	O
more	O
hits	O
or	O
more	O
depth	O
,	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
of	O
their	O
favorites	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
current	O
or	O
more	O
classic	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveXLive	B-Application
also	O
offers	O
access	O
to	O
over	O
40	O
live-streamed	O
music	O
events	O
a	O
year	O
such	O
as	O
Rock	O
In	O
Rio	O
,	O
Rolling	O
Loud	O
,	O
and	O
iHeart	O
Country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
user	O
inputs	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
specific	O
band	O
or	O
artist	O
,	O
LiveXLive/Slacker	O
will	O
instantly	O
create	O
a	O
station	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
musician	O
along	O
with	O
similar	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
Slacker	B-Application
added	O
the	O
ABC	O
News	O
station	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
include	O
headline	O
news	O
for	O
top-of-the-hour	O
updates	O
on	O
any	O
Slacker	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveXLive/Slacker	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
content	O
via	O
Twitter	O
,	O
Instagram	O
,	O
and	O
Facebook	O
to	O
share	O
news	O
,	O
features	O
,	O
contests	O
and	O
song	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
