{"id":13438,"date":"2017-12-04T10:02:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T10:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=13438"},"modified":"2017-12-05T09:55:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T09:55:19","slug":"last-month-microsoft-shut-groove-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/last-month-microsoft-shut-groove-music\/","title":{"rendered":"This is the last month before Microsoft shuts down Groove music"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">In case you hadn&#8217;t heard yet, Groove Music is closing in a semi-partnership that will see Microsoft&#8217;s music streaming service replaced with Spotify.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Microsoft attempted to reinvigorate their efforts in the music streaming world over 2 years ago by re-branding Xbox Music as something new and exciting. 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