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Type of site | Free internet radio |
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| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, United States |
| Owner | Alphabet Inc. |
| Created by | Aza Raskin and Scott Robbin |
| URL | songza.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-07-01) |
| Launched | November 8, 2007 |
| Current status | Discontinued (Merged into Google Play Music and subsequently into YouTube Music) |
Songza was a free music streaming and recommendation service for Internet users in the United States and Canada.
Stating that its playlists are made by music experts, the service would recommend its users on various playlists based on time of day and mood or activity.[1][2] Songza offered playlists for activities such as waking up, working out, commuting, concentrating, unwinding, entertaining, and sleeping.[3] Users would vote songs up or down, and the service will adapt to the user's personal music preferences.[3] Users would find playlists not just based on artists, songs, or genres, but also based on themes, interests, and eras, such as "90s One-Hit Wonders", or "Music of Fashion Week".[4]
Songza was headquartered in the Long Island City neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City, New York.[5]
Songza was purchased by Google on July 1, 2014, and on December 2, 2015, Google announced Songza would merge into Google Play Music on January 31, 2016.[6] As of September 24, 2021, the main site is offline, displaying a redirect to YouTube Music.
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- ^ Griffith, Erin. "Songza's Founders Realized They Weren't Thinking Radically Enough – Here's How They Changed That". PandoDaily. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Tsukayama, Hayley (June 25, 2012). "TechBits: Songza adapts the music to your mood". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "About Us". Songza. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ Trapasso, Clare. "Songza music service streams for success". Daily News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ McIntyre, Hugh. "Streaming Platform Songza Is Finally Closing". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2017.