<s>
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
or	O
Zune	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
audio	O
player	O
software	O
application	O
included	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
is	O
also	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
now-discontinued	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
,	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
supported	O
across	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
The	O
Groove	B-Protocol
catalogue	O
had	O
over	O
50	O
million	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
subscription	O
service	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
app	O
were	O
discontinued	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
restricting	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
its	O
native	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
superseded	O
by	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
previously	O
ventured	O
into	O
music	O
services	O
with	O
its	O
Zune	B-Library
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zune	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Marketplace	O
included	O
11	O
million	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
line	O
of	O
Zune	B-Library
players	O
and	O
Zune	B-Application
music	I-Application
store	O
were	O
somewhat	O
unsuccessful	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
brand	O
was	O
largely	O
discontinued	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
2010s	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
continued	O
to	O
exist	O
on	O
different	O
devices	O
and	O
the	O
Zune	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
offered	O
unlimited	O
access	O
to	O
songs	O
for	O
US	O
$9.99	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
E3	O
2012	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
relaunch	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
accompanying	O
announcement	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
,	O
this	O
move	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
position	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
main	O
entertainment	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
re-branding	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
as	O
Groove	B-Protocol
to	O
tie	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
impending	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
brand	O
utilized	O
the	O
Microsoft-owned	O
"	O
Groove	B-Protocol
"	O
trademark	O
formerly	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
unrelated	O
product	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Office	I-Protocol
Groove	I-Protocol
(	O
now	O
OneDrive	B-Application
for	O
Business	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Belfiore	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
re-branding	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
disassociate	O
the	O
service	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
product	O
line	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
more	O
inclusive	O
to	O
non-Xbox	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
its	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
purchases	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
after	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
leaving	O
support	O
for	O
playing	O
music	O
stored	O
locally	O
and	O
on	O
OneDrive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
advertising	O
the	O
competing	O
service	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
displaying	O
a	O
banner	O
ad	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
within	O
the	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
offering	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
migrate	O
music	O
collections	O
and	O
playlists	O
to	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
side	O
effect	O
of	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
additionally	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
apps	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
would	O
also	O
be	O
discontinued	O
and	O
cease	O
functioning	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
users	O
being	O
redirected	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
and	O
iTunes	O
Match	O
for	O
similar	O
cloud	O
synchronization	O
functionality	O
(	O
the	O
OneDrive	B-Application
app	O
still	O
offered	O
limited	O
music	O
playback	O
functions	O
within	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
began	O
phasing	O
out	O
the	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
app	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
in	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
replacing	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
app	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
via	O
an	O
update	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
(	O
formerly	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
and	O
Zune	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
pay	O
subscription	O
service	O
that	O
allowed	O
unlimited	O
streaming	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
catalog	O
on	O
any	O
device	O
with	O
the	O
service	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
one-month	O
trial	O
offer	O
was	O
available	O
,	O
but	O
those	O
who	O
previously	O
tried	O
the	O
Zune	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
subscription	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
rebranding	O
were	O
ineligible	O
for	O
this	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
purchased	O
directly	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
 '	O
purchased	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
playlists	O
consisting	O
of	O
songs	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
could	O
be	O
synced	O
through	O
OneDrive	B-Application
and	O
accessed	O
from	O
multiple	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
in	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
local	O
library	O
on	O
a	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
PC	O
could	O
be	O
matched	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
other	O
devices	O
if	O
available	O
on	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uploading	O
of	O
non-Groove	O
music	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
's	O
Anniversary	O
Update	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
hide	O
features	O
that	O
require	O
a	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
from	O
the	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
service	O
effective	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existing	O
subscribers	O
were	O
refunded	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
promoting	O
Spotify	B-Application
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
by	O
allowing	O
saved	O
playlists	O
to	O
be	O
migrated	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
lets	O
users	O
create	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
songs	O
and	O
playlists	O
that	O
roam	O
through	O
the	O
cloud	O
on	O
all	O
the	O
supported	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
songs	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
from	O
the	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Store	O
or	O
matched	O
(	O
within	O
the	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Catalog	O
)	O
to	O
songs	O
either	O
saved	O
locally	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
machine	O
or	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
OneDrive	B-Application
account	O
for	O
the	O
country	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
API	O
provides	O
access	O
to	O
RESTful	B-Protocol
web	I-Protocol
services	I-Protocol
for	O
developers	O
to	O
leverage	O
the	O
catalog	O
and	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
their	O
application	O
or	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Countries	O
where	O
Groove	B-Protocol
was	O
available	O
included	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
supports	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
formats	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
