Which music service did Forza Horizon 3 use for custom soundtracks?

Forza Horizon 3 used Groove Music for custom soundtracks. The feature allowed players to bring personal music into the Australian open-world racer through Microsoft’s music service and connected OneDrive libraries.

Released in 2016 for Xbox One and Windows, Horizon 3 included eight curated radio stations with nearly 150 licensed songs. Groove Music added a separate, player-controlled option alongside those stations, letting drivers choose music from their own collection rather than relying only on the built-in soundtrack.

The feature depended on Microsoft’s wider Groove ecosystem. Players could use Groove playlists and music stored in OneDrive, making it a distinctive Xbox-era alternative to simply playing audio outside the game. Pandora, Apple Music, and Spotify were not the service named for Horizon 3’s integrated custom-soundtrack system.

The option did not remain fully functional forever. Microsoft discontinued Groove Music Pass in 2017, and OneDrive streaming support for the game ended on March 31, 2019. That left the original in-game radio stations as the practical soundtrack for most players.