Editing ITunes (section)

==Impact on the Music Industry==

iTunes fundamentally reshaped the global music industry. By offering individual song downloads for $0.99, it undermined the album-centric sales model that had dominated since the LP era, empowering consumers to purchase only the tracks they wanted. Along with the iPod, iTunes revolutionized the music industry, providing consumers with a simple, portable way of listening to a large library of music. 

The platform also played a significant role in combating music piracy, offering a legal, affordable, and convenient alternative to peer-to-peer file sharing services such as [[Napster]] and [[LimeWire]], which had been widely used in the early 2000s.

Artists recorded exclusive singles and released albums early on iTunes, and the iTunes Music Festival was a popular annual attraction from 2007 until 2016.