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 MOREHow Bad Bunny became a political iconXG: The Japanese ‘X-pop’ group who want to change historyThe North FaceWhat went down at The North Face’s Red Box event with Loyle Carner Inside Johnnie Walker’s Sabrina Carpenter-inspired Grammys weekendIn pictures: Taiwan’s spiritual temple ravesListen to Sissy Misfit’s essential afters playlistAddison Rae, KATSEYE and more attend Spotify’s pre-Grammys bashICE Out, the Grammys, and the fight for cultural power in the USGrammys 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s awardsThe only tracks you need to hear from January 2026This new event series aims to bring spirituality back to live musicMargo XS on the sound of transness: ‘Malleable, synthetic and glossy’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