Primephonic was a classical music streaming service. Envisioned as a supplement to major streaming services, Primephonic aimed to address the classical music niche with search features customized for the genre, hand-coded metadata, and compensation for artists based on time streamed, not tracks played.[1]

On August 30, 2021, Apple Inc. announced that they had acquired the company. Access to the service was ended on September 7, 2021.[2] Apple Music planned to integrate Primephonic's assets into a similar classical music streaming service in 2022 but the service's release date was not announced until 2023 to be released March 28, 2023. The app uses much of the music and data from Primephonic.[3] On March 28, 2023, Apple released Apple Music Classical—a secondary app for Apple Music subscribers that incorporates similar features.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Adam (June 21, 2019). "Primephonic Wants to Save Classical Music, 1 Stream at a Time". PC Magazine. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ Charlton, Hartley. "Apple Music Classical: 15 Things You Need to Know About the New App". MacRumors. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ Peters, Jay. "Apple Music Classical is now available from the App Store". The Verge. Retrieved March 28, 2023.

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