via comofunciona.comMusic / NewsMusic / NewsApple is shutting down iTunesRest in peaceShareLink copied ✔️June 1, 2019June 1, 2019TextThom Waite Appreciate iTunes while you still can. Apple has announced the end of the famous (and maybe infamous) product at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, no doubt touching a few nostalgic hearts in the process. The tech company is making the change to split its media bases into three distinct apps for music, TV, and podcasts. Not too much is expected to change regarding the music section, although it will probably be more closely linked to the streaming service Apple Music, which last year, three years after it was founded, reported 56 million users. The shift does emphasise Apple’s attempts to branch out in terms of their media offerings, à la Netflix and Amazon, including the recently-announced Apple TV+, which will include original shows and films starting autumn. Despite critics calling it clunky and its penchant for crashing the ill-prepared computer though, it is kind of sad to see iTunes go. It was an indispensable and influential piece of software for the better part of two decades, radically changing how users consumed music. Not to mention the fact that it provided a digital alternative to sites such as Napster, which threatened to kill the music industry altogether. Goodbye iTunes, you’ll be missed. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREK-pop has an AI problemCoals are kickstarting Poland’s dream pop sceneOnMeet the creatives turning up the heat in Lagos with Burna Boy and OnEvilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow StrippersFinnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than words‘Nazis can’t dance’: Photos from London’s House Against Hate protest rave5 tracks you can’t miss from March 2026ADL: The best and worst tracks on Yeat’s new album‘A cig in one hand and an inhaler in the other’: Fcukers know how to partyEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy