Spotify is set to expand its global footprint with the launch of a London-based R&D unit. The Stockholm-based music, podcast and video streaming company already boasts R&D units in Stockholm and ...

A music streaming service from Microsoft that was introduced in 2006 as Zune Music, along with the Zune music player hardware. Later rebranded as Xbox Music, in 2015 it was renamed once again as ...

Microsoft, apparently, once had their own music streaming service called Groove Music Pass. In addition to its embarrassingly misguided name, Groove Music Pass never released user numbers to the ...

If the name “Groove Music” rings absolutely no bells for you, don’t worry — you’re not alone. Microsoft’s attempt at a streaming music service was a valiant one but it was ultimately unsuccessful. In ...

Windows 10’s Groove Music app may have lost its companion Groove Music Pass service, but it still has a reason to live: so it can take care of your MP3 files. As cloud services turn away from ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Groove Music users on iPhone and Android might have an easier time finding some new tracks thanks ...

For a time, Microsoft’s Music app on Windows 8 and Windows Phone was called Xbox Music. Then it became just Music, with little bits of Xbox Music branding still poking through. Today, Microsoft has ...

One of the cooler features from the Anniversary Update for Xbox One is Background Music. As the name implies, you can use music from practically any source as your soundtrack for a lot of different ...

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