<s>
GhostTunes	B-Application
was	O
an	O
online	O
music	O
store	O
and	O
digital	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GhostTunes	B-Application
varied	O
from	O
other	O
online	O
music	O
stores	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
individual	O
record	O
labels	O
to	O
choose	O
their	O
selling	O
format	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
entire	O
albums	O
or	O
singles	O
(	O
all	O
320	O
kbit/s	O
MP3s	B-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
prices	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
fair	O
and	O
proper	O
royalty	O
payments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
was	O
absorbed	O
into	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
widely	O
covered	O
disagreements	O
with	O
music	O
streaming	O
,	O
Garth	O
Brooks	O
founded	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
his	O
return	O
to	O
live	O
performing	O
and	O
album	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
 '	O
original	O
purpose	O
was	O
to	O
exclusively	O
showcase	O
Brooks	O
 '	O
music	O
,	O
Brooks	O
made	O
a	O
push	O
to	O
allow	O
many	O
other	O
artists	O
to	O
sell	O
their	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
online	O
store	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
evolve	O
into	O
an	O
e-commerce	O
site	O
containing	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
million	O
songs	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GhostTunes	B-Application
remained	O
the	O
only	O
online	O
means	O
by	O
which	O
to	O
purchase	O
Brooks	O
 '	O
albums	O
until	O
his	O
2016	O
partnership	O
with	O
Amazon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
"	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
derived	O
from	O
founder	O
Brooks	O
 '	O
first	O
name	O
,	O
Garth	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
"	O
hosting	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
(	O
"	O
G-host	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brooks	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Billboard	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
moving	O
his	O
music	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Music	O
Unlimited	O
"	O
streaming	O
service	O
from	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
unsure	O
what	O
the	O
future	O
held	O
for	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
ceased	O
operations	O
and	O
began	O
to	O
redirect	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GhostTunes	B-Application
featured	O
an	O
online	O
music	O
store	O
and	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
library	O
consisted	O
of	O
all	O
songs	O
and	O
albums	O
purchased	O
via	O
the	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
store	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
listening	O
immediately	O
after	O
download	O
within	O
the	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purchased	O
and	O
downloaded	O
music	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
synced	O
directly	O
with	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
creating	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GhostTunes	B-Application
was	O
available	O
via	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
application	O
allowed	O
for	O
music	O
purchases	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
within	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
application	I-Application
,	O
and	O
downloading	O
songs	O
and	O
albums	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
syncs	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
local	O
music	O
library	O
,	O
combining	O
internal	O
downloads	O
with	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
purchases	O
for	O
offline	O
listening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Royalty	O
payments	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
pressing	O
issue	O
in	O
Brooks	O
 '	O
career	O
,	O
and	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
reflects	O
these	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GhostTunes	B-Application
allows	O
individual	O
record	O
labels	O
the	O
freedom	O
to	O
sell	O
music	O
without	O
financial	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	O
in	O
pricing	O
allows	O
for	O
some	O
albums	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
at	O
lower	O
price	O
on	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Sam	O
Hunt	O
's	O
Montevallo	O
sold	O
for	O
$6.99	O
(	O
less	O
than	O
its	O
standard	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
price	O
of	O
$9.99	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harley	O
Brown	O
of	O
Billboard	O
praised	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
resembling	O
"	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
Spotify	B-Application
and	O
eMusic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Robles	O
of	O
Variance	O
Magazine	O
called	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
"	O
a	O
win-win	O
"	O
for	O
Brooks	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
selling	O
of	O
full	O
digital	O
albums	O
in	O
an	O
era	O
of	O
which	O
singles	O
take	O
priority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-tools	O
Technology'''s	O
John	O
Cook	O
said	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
"	O
is	O
worth	O
a	O
look	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
way	O
to	O
get	O
your	O
music	O
a	O
bit	O
differently	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
contrary	O
,	O
Zack	O
O'Malley	O
Greenburg	O
of	O
Forbes	O
disagreed	O
with	O
the	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
 '	O
lack	O
of	O
streaming	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Brooks	O
 '	O
restricting	O
his	O
entire	O
catalogue	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
streaming	O
is	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
industry	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glenn	O
Peoples	O
of	O
Billboard''	O
remarked	O
"	O
consumer	O
behavior	O
"	O
impacts	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
,	O
citing	O
the	O
average	O
person	O
's	O
objective	O
to	O
purchase	O
music	O
through	O
a	O
major	O
,	O
more	O
familiar	O
retailer	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
or	O
Amazon	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
many	O
critical	O
comparisons	O
between	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
and	O
other	O
online	O
music	O
stores	O
,	O
CEO	O
Randy	O
Bernard	O
maintains	O
the	O
stance	O
that	O
GhostTunes	B-Application
is	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
,	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
.	O
</s>
