Twitter shutting down Music app six months after launch

Oct 22, 2013 - 15:19
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Twitter shutting down Music app six months after launch
Twitter Music failed to pull users away from Spotify, Rdio and more (Picture: Twitter)

Twitter is reportedly closing its #Music app just six month after it launched, after failing to get any real traction.

The app soared to number six in the App Store's rankings when it arrived in March, but fell sharply with the latest Onavo rankings placing it at No. 1,672.

It will not slowly be phased out, according to All Things Digital's ‘close Twitter sources' ahead of the company's IPO.

Aside from its general superfluity, the app's failure can be attributed to the fact that it was never made available for Android phones and did not offer as many services as other music apps like Spotify.

#Music allowed users to listen to tracks that were popular with those that they followed using the #nowplaying hashtag, but only offered clips of songs from existing services such as iTunes.

Twitter will now likely focus on its cross-platform strategy and is partnering with Apple on the company's recently launched iTunes Radio streaming service.

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