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Groove Music Integrates with iHeartRadio

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Today, Microsoft announced that the Groove Music app, in Windows 10, will get a music boost thanks to integration of the iHeartRadio service. Through this new partnership, users who find artists that they’re interested in using the Groove app will be directed to the iHeartRadio app to hear more custom stations.

Specifically, according to a Windows team blog post, here’s what happens:

To enjoy iHeartRadio without a Groove Music Pass*, simply go to the artist’s page that best fits your mood. If there’s an artist-based custom radio station available from iHeartRadio, you will see the option right on the page. Click on it whenever you’re ready to listen – we will even help you install the iHeartRadio app if you don’t currently have it – and then just lean back and enjoy your station.

From the sounds of it, this doesn’t require a Groove Music Pass (much like the integration with OneDrive). This type of integration could be key for Groove Music, to shore up some of the deficiencies of the app. It would lead one to wonder if there’s a social-based music service out there that could integrate with Groove Music, as well. Remember, we’re also seeing this type of integration done on the Movies & TV side, with the recent addition there of Disney Movies Anywhere.

Note that this partnership only affects Groove Music on Windows 10 PCs.

Source: Windows Blog

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  • I just read about Groove and iHeart integration o another site. There really is no need for this integration if you have music pass. If you don’t have music pass and you have the artist already on your local drive, Groove will list other options to listen to the song other than purchasing in Groove Store, It will suggest iHeart and launch the iHeart app if its already installed, if not it will instruct you hoe to install. Then you can make a radio station with the iHeart app of the artist. This feature is practically useless. You can do this on your own in iHeart app. I like MS products, but come on!