Microsoft to shut Groove Music service

[sumitroy]

We will continue to invest in and update the Groove Music app on all Windows devices to support playback and management of owned music, but after December 31, 2017, the Groove Music app will no longer offer the option to stream, purchase, and download music.

Microsoft to bring Spotify to Groove Music Pass customers - Windows Experience Blog

 

[Sarkar]

Is it available here ?

 

[sumitroy]

Is it available here ?

Not in India,
but I received E-mail from MS

 

[Bapun]

Two years after launching the Groove Music service, Microsoft finally appears to set to shut it down as the company announced its partnership with music streaming platform Spotify.

The company has requested its customers to transfer everything they had saved, downloaded and playlists they had created on Groove to Spotify, Forbes reported late on Tuesday.

Though the announcement made clear that the Groove Music app would remain functional and would continue to house downloads that had been made through the Windows store, the support for the service would cease at the end of 2017, giving listeners some time to make the switch.

Microsoft to shut Groove Music service, joins Spotify - ET Telecom

 

[sumitroy]

Groove Music updated and now it displays a message about shutting down its music service.

 

[sumitroy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/943982832287961089

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[sumitroy]

Microsoft removed all the albums & songs but the music section is still there
Microsoft should've released an update to fix this (the update is still in RP, I guess)