Cortana's music recognition feature not working any longer due to Groove Music closure

If you have a device that uses Cortana, you'll be unpleasantly surprised to know that the music recognition functionality will not work anymore. Microsoft announced last year that it will shut down its Groove Music streaming service at the beginning of 2018.

Because of that, Cortana's music recognition functionality has been retired, Microsoft recently confirmed. Even so, if you're using Cortana on a smartphone, there are plenty of alternatives that some would say that make a better job.

It's unclear whether or not this feature will make a comeback to Cortana ...