{{short description|Indian music streaming service}} {{Independent sources|date=October 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox online service | name = Wynk Music | logo = Wynk music logo.png | logo_size = 240px | image = | image_size = | caption = | launched = {{Start date and age|2014|9|1|df=yes}} | discontinued = 2025 partnered with Apple Music | developer = Bharti Airtel | status = Defunct | pricing = 130 per month <br /> ₹800 per year on Android and iOS | key_people = {{ubl|Sundeep Sahi|Sameer Batra (CEO)|Adarsh Nair}} | platform = {{flatlist| * Android * iOS * watchOS * Alexa * Google Home * Windows }} | availability = India, Sri Lanka, Parts of Africa | website = {{URL|wynk.in}} }} '''Wynk Music''' was an Indian music streaming service and a digital distributor in 14 languages. Launched on 1 September 2014 by Airtel Digital Limited, and the digital wing of Bharti Airtel Limited. It was available in India, Sri Lanka, and 15 African countries. It had a program that helped independent artists launch their music. It provided mentorship, distribution support, and the ability to earn from every stream.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated-->|url=https://www.airtel.in/press-release/08-2022/introducing-wynk-studio-indias-largest-music-distribution-ecosystem-for-independent-artists|title=Wynk Studio, India's largest music distribution ecosystem for independent artists| date=11 August 2022|publisher=airtel|access-date=2023-10-28}}</ref>
In late August 2024, Bharti Airtel decided to partner with Apple to offer Apple Music as their replacement for their current Premium subscription, thus they decided to shut down Wynk Music while all of the staff has relocated to their telecom division.<ref>{{cite news |last=De |first=Anushka |date=28 August 2024 |title=Airtel To Shut Down Wynk App, Offer Users This App To Stream Music |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/airtel-to-shut-down-wynk-app-offer-users-this-app-to-stream-music-6434229 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=10 September 2024}}</ref> In December 2024, the app was shut down.
==History== {{promotional|section|date=January 2025}} {{Unreferenced section|date=January 2025}} Wynk Music was launched in 2014 by Bharti Airtel. The app was initially available only to Airtel subscribers and also other subscriber, but it was later made available to everyone in 2017.
==Product and service== Wynk Music provides a range of music streaming features, including access to a licensed catalog of over 24 million songs, playlist creation and sharing, and multi-device playback. Certain features, such as offline listening and ad-free access, are available to premium subscribers.
Wynk Music’s premium service is bundled with select Airtel subscription plans in India and is also offered alongside other subscription-based music streaming services in the country.<ref>{{cite news |last=Akolawala |first=Tasneem |date=20 January 2021 |title=Airtel Rs. 78, Rs. 248 Data Add-On Pack Launched With Bundled Wynk Premium Subscription |url=https://www.gadgets360.com/telecom/news/airtel-rs-78-248-data-add-on-pack-launched-wynk-premium-music-subscription-airtel-thanks-digital-store-2355470 |publisher=gadgets360}}</ref>
==Partnership== The company has partnered with Dolby Laboratories, through which it offers users Dolby Atmos technolog's<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/technology/apps/airtel-wynk-music-streaming-app-gets-dolby-atmos-on-android-ios-details-123081000242_1.html |title=Airtel Wynk music streaming app gets Dolby Atmos on Android, iOS| publisher=www.business-standard.com | first=BS|last=web team|date=10 August 2023|access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://medium.com/@prasenjit.1994/product-adoption-life-cycle-of-wynk-8465f876c6fe|title=Product Adoption Life Cycle Of - Wynk|last=Prasenjit| date=4 September 2019| website=medium.com }}</ref> immersive audio of Dolby Atmos without additional charges.
== See also == *JioSaavn *Gaana *Spotify *YouTube Music *Apple Music *yMusic
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.wynk.in/}}
{{Music streaming services}} {{Bharti Enterprises}}
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