via comofunciona.comMusic / NewsMusic / NewsApple is shutting down iTunesRest in peaceShareLink copied ✔️June 1, 2019June 1, 2019Text Thom 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.TrendingSummer street style photos from a buzzy Berlin Fashion WeekSee all of our favourite fashion moments from outside the German capital’s SS27 showsFashionArt & PhotographySun-drenched photo projects to stir your lust for summerDazed LeagueThe heart and soul of LA’s exploding street soccer sceneBeautyWatch how Lil Nas X achieves his glowing skin Life & CultureIs friendship the new influencer flex?Film & TVDon’t send I Kissed a Girl to the lesbian TV graveyardBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and erotica NothingMusicNothing launches ‘Club Nothing’ nightlife series with a global fundMusicno na, the Indonesian girl group taking ‘island pop’ globalEscape 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