I-Apple ikhishwe i-iTunes LP ngo-2009 kodwa ngenxa ye- ushintsho lwethrendi yabasebenzisi lapho kudla okuqukethweNjengoba izinsiza zokusakaza kuyindlela oyithandayo esikhundleni sokuthenga ama-albhamu noma izingoma ezingashadile, abafana bakaCupertino baphoqeleke ukuthi benze ukulungisa okuhlukile esitolo se-iTunes.
I-iTunes LP inikeza amathuba amaningi we engeza okuqukethwe okusebenzisana kuma-albhamu, ukuze abasebenzisi bakwazi ukufunda amagama njengoba izingoma zidlalwa ngaphezu kokubona izithombe namavidiyo amaqembu noma abaculi. Kepha ukufunwa okuphansi kwalolu hlobo lomkhiqizo kuphoqe inkampani ukuthi iyeke ukunikeza lolu hlobo futhi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa luzoyeka ukwamukela lolu hlobo lokuqukethwe.
Ngokwemibiko eyahlukene yabezindaba, i-Apple ithumele ama-imeyili ahlukene kozakwethu abasemkhakheni wezomculo emasontweni amabili edlule, kumenyezelwe ukususwa kwensiza ye-iTunes LP esitolo se-iTunes. I-imeyili isayinwe yiThimba Lomculo le-Apple futhi isihloko se-imeyili singafundeka "Ukuphela kwe-iTunes LP."
I-Apple ngeke isakwamukela ukuthunyelwa okusha kwama-iTunes LPs aqala ngoMashi 2018. Njengamanje ama-iTunes LPs azothathwa umhlalaphansi ngawo wonke unyaka ka-2018. Amakhasimende athenge i-albhamu enjalo angaqhubeka nokulanda okuqukethwe okwengeziwe esebenzisa i-iTunes Match.
ITunes LP inikeze amathuba angapheli oku dala umuzwa wokusebenzisana we-multimedia wama-albhamu atholakala ku-iTunes Store. Le nhlangano eyenziwe yi-Apple iqinisekisa kuphela ushintsho olwenzeka embonini eminyakeni yamuva nje, lapho ukusetshenziswa sekusakazwa khona, indlela esivumela ukuthi sijabulele noma iyiphi ingoma noma i-albhamu noma nini lapho sifuna ngaphandle kokuyithenga phambilini.
