Music Hub was a cloud-based music service launched by Samsung. It allowed users to listen to music from a variety of Samsung devices.[1] According to its website, it wanted to create an integrated mobile and web service for listening to music.[2]
On May 9, 2012, mSpot published a press release, where it stated that it had been acquired by Samsung Electronics.[3] This was followed by a subsequent press release noting the official launch of Music Hub by Samsung.[4] Samsung Music shut down on July 1, 2014, which resulted in the dissolution of the Samsung Music Hub.[5]
Initially, the service was launched in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the UK. The service was available on the Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy Note II, with initial reports suggesting a wider launch was intended.
Reports suggest that Samsung may have created the service in order to compete with other companies such as Google and Amazon in the cloud-based streaming music market.[6] Some also note its similarity to other music services such as Spotify.