Groove Music (formerly Xbox Music) is an audio player software application developed by Microsoft and included with Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10.
Description[]
Groove Music in Windows 10.
The app is also associated with a now-discontinued music streaming service, Groove Music Pass, which was supported across Windows, Xbox video game consoles, Windows Phone, as well as Android and iOS.[1] As of 2014, The Groove catalogue had over 50 million tracks.[2][3] Its subscription service Groove Music Pass was officially discontinued on December 31, 2017, and the Android and iOS versions of the Groove Music app were discontinued in December 2018, restricting the player to its native Microsoft Store base.
History[]
Microsoft's first music subscription service was launched in 2008 as Zune Pass, which was replaced by Zune Music Pass on October 3, 2011.[4][5] This became Xbox Music on October 16, 2012.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "Xbox Music launches on iOS and Android, free streaming on the web". theverge.com. September 9, 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "Xbox One: Xbox Music". winsupersite.com. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Xbox Music service announced, coming to Xbox, Windows Phone, and Windows 8". theverge.com. June 4, 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ "Zune Pass". Zune. Microsoft. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ↑ Melanson, Donald (September 29, 2011). "Microsoft announces new $10 Zune Music Pass, expands service to Canada". Engadget.
- ↑ Xbox Music heads to Xbox 360 first tomorrow, PC / tablets on Oct. 26, WP8 soon after; we go hands-on by Ben Gilbert, Engadget. 2012-10-15.
External links[]
- Groove Music at the Microsoft Store
- Groove Music and Spotify: FAQ at Microsoft Support
- Groove Music at Wikipedia
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