52-403: Play Music may refer to: Google Play Music , a music and podcast streaming service and an online music locker operated by Google Play Music (album) , a 2008 album by Thieves Like Us Play Music Today , a musical instrument retailer Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
104-517: A subscription service offered by the American video platform YouTube . The service provides ad-free access to content across the service, as well as access to premium YouTube Originals programming produced in collaboration with the site's creators, downloading videos and background playback of videos on mobile devices, and access to the music streaming service, YouTube Music , along with other benefits. It has over 100 million subscribers. The service
156-473: A "Music" section of the then-called Android Market during a presentation. A music service was officially announced at the following year's I/O conference on May 10, 2011, under the name "Music Beta". Initially, it was only available by invitation to residents of the United States, and had limited functionality; the service featured a no-cost "music locker" for storage of up to 20,000 songs, but no music store
208-400: A "shoestring budget", but he maintained that "in order to scale up, it takes a different kind of enterprise, a different kind of skill set" such as story-telling and "showrunning". Prominent YouTube personality PewDiePie , who was involved in one of the planned originals for the service, explained that the service was meant to mitigate profit loss from the use of ad blocking . YouTube Red
260-574: A dedicated Google Play Music section of the Google Play website. On smartphones and tablets, music could be listened to through the Google Play Music mobile app for the Android and iOS operating systems, while podcasts were only supported on Android. Up to five smartphones could be used to access the library in Google Play Music, and up to ten devices total. Listening was limited to one device at
312-566: A detailed shutdown timeline starting in late August and ending with complete data deletion in December. By late August the Music Manager no longer supported uploading or downloading music. By September, Google Play Music was no longer available in New Zealand and South Africa, and by October, music streaming started shutting down for some users internationally on the web and the app. The music store
364-509: A label's videos from public access if they did not agree to the new terms. In a statement to the Financial Times in June 2014, Robert Kyncl confirmed that these measures were "to ensure that all content on the platform is governed by its new contractual terms". Stating that 90% of labels had reached deals, he went on to say that "while we wish that we had [a] 100% success rate, we understand that
416-469: A representative of ESPN's parent, The Walt Disney Company , stated that conflicts with third-party rights holders in regard to sports footage contained in ESPN's YouTube videos prevented them from being offered under the new terms. A limited number of older videos remain on ESPN's main channel. Similarly, a large amount of content licensed by Japanese record labels became unavailable in regions where YouTube Red
468-695: A result, users subscribed to Google Play Music in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico are now given access to YouTube Premium—which includes YouTube Music Premium. Users outside of those four countries are still required to pay the regular YouTube Premium price to access Premium features, but are given free access to YouTube Music Premium. In June 2018, Google announced plans to shut down Play Music and offer subscribers to migrate to YouTube Music. Since May 2020, users are able to move their music collections, personal taste preferences and playlists to YouTube Music and their podcast history, subscriptions to Google Podcasts. In August 2020, Google announced
520-507: A subscription price difference. On April 20, 2020, support was added for Unified Payments Interface for subscribers in India . In August 2021, YouTube began piloting a second subscription tier, "YouTube Premium Lite" in European markets such as Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Norway and Sweden, at a price point of € 6.99. It contained only the ad-free viewing benefit. YouTube discontinued
572-664: A time. In April 2017, reports surfaced that the default music player on the then-new Samsung Galaxy S8 would be Google Play Music, continuing a trend that started with the S7 in 2016. However, for the S8, Samsung partnered with Google to incorporate additional exclusive features into the app, including the ability to upload up to 100,000 tracks, an increase from the 50,000 tracks users are normally allowed to upload. Google also stated that it would develop other "special features in Google Play Music just for Samsung customers". In June, Google Play Music on
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#1732855286759624-660: A two-download limit per track via the web, or unlimited downloads via the Music Manager app. According to a February 2012 report from CNET , Google executives were displeased with Google Music's adoption rate and revenues in its first three months. In March 2012, the company rebranded the Android Market and its digital content services as " Google Play "; the music service was renamed "Google Play Music". Google announced in October 2012 that they had signed deals with Warner Music Group that would bring "their full music catalog" to
676-482: A web-based desktop player and redesigned mobile app, more dynamic recommendations based on various factors, and use of Google artificial intelligence technology to search songs based on lyrics and descriptions. YouTube Music was provided to Google Play Music users as part of the YouTube Premium offering. In June 2018, Google announced that YouTube Red would be replaced by YouTube Premium along with YouTube Music. As
728-579: Is available. It was believed that the ability to download videos for offline viewing in YouTube Red was a subject of hesitation for Japanese media companies due to the need to monitor when, where, and how content is being used in accordance with Japanese copyright laws , hence their content was blocked under the new requirements. As of March 2024, YouTube Premium is available in most of the Americas, Europe and Oceania, as well as parts of Africa and Asia, with
780-625: Is currently only available in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In April 2016, Google announced that podcasts would be coming to Google Play Music. Its first original podcast series, "City Soundtracks",
832-461: Is not likely an achievable goal and therefore it is our responsibility to our users and the industry to launch the enhanced music experience". The Financial Times later reported that YouTube had reached an aggregate deal with Merlin Network —a trade group representing over 20,000 independent labels, for their inclusion in the service. However, YouTube itself has not confirmed the deal. Following
884-536: The Google+ social network, "Artist Hub" pages for musicians to self-publish music, and song purchasing reflected on T-Mobile phone bills. At launch, Google had partnerships with three major labels – Universal Music Group , EMI , and Sony Music Entertainment – along with other, smaller labels, although no agreement had been reached with Warner Music Group ; in total, 13 million tracks were covered by these deals, 8 million of which were available for purchase on
936-508: The All Access catalog with their own library of songs. Google Play Music was one of the first four apps compatible with Google's Chromecast digital media player that launched in July 2013. In October 2014, a new "Listen Now" feature was introduced, providing contextual and curated recommendations and playlists. The feature was adapted from technology by Songza , which Google acquired earlier in
988-549: The Google Play Music catalog and in YouTube Music Premium catalog and in several territories in YouTube Premium catalog. Also, users could purchase additional tracks from the music store section of Google Play. Google Play Music mobile apps also supported offline playback of tracks stored on the device. Google Play Music offered all users storage of up to 50,000 files for free. Users could listen to songs through
1040-474: The Premium Lite plan in October 2023. In September 2022, YouTube tested paywalling 4K resolution streaming of any YouTube video behind YouTube Premium. Amid criticism, this pilot ended in mid-October 2022. In April 2023, YouTube began to pilot a variant of this concept under which some videos offer an enhanced bitrate 1080p option. As of July 2022, in the United States the price of individual accounts on
1092-509: The S8 was updated to exclusively feature "New Release Radio", a daily, personalized playlist of new music releases. In July, the playlist was made available to all users, with Google noting in a press release that the exclusivity on Samsung devices was part of an "early access program" for testing and feedback purposes. Google first hinted at releasing a cloud media player during their 2010 Google I/O developer conference, when Google's then-Senior Vice President of Social Vic Gundotra showed
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#17328552867591144-578: The US and Canada. With a paid subscription to Google Play Music, users received access to on-demand streaming of 40 million songs and offline music playback on the mobile apps, with no advertisements during listening and no limit on the number of track skips. A one-time 30-day free trial for a subscription to Google Play Music was offered for new users. Paid subscribers also received access to YouTube Premium (including YouTube Music) in eligible countries. On computers, music and podcasts could be listened to from
1196-638: The United Kingdom). The rebranding came alongside the re-launch of YouTube Music as a music streaming service , which reintroduced a music-oriented subscription option (YouTube Music Premium) slotted below YouTube Premium at a US$ 9.99 pricing, competing primarily with Apple Music and Spotify . The rebranding also came amid internal concerns that the previous "YouTube Red" name could be confused with internet pornography website RedTube . By July 2019, YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium were available in approximately 60 countries and territories with
1248-611: The ad-free service; under the new contract terms, partners would receive a share of the total revenue from YouTube Red subscriptions, as determined by how much their content is viewed by subscribers. YouTube also sought to compete against sites such as Netflix , Amazon Prime Video and Hulu by offering original content (YouTube Originals) as part of the subscription service, leveraging prominent YouTube personalities in combination with professional producers. Robert Kyncl acknowledged that many of YouTube's prominent personalities had built their followings and created content while operating on
1300-419: The background, and in picture-in-picture mode on Android Oreo and newer. YouTube Premium also offers original content that is exclusive to subscribers, which is created and published by YouTube's largest creators. YouTube Premium offers original films and series produced in collaboration with professional studios and YouTube personalities , under the banner YouTube Originals . For multi-episode series,
1352-675: The benefits also extend out to YouTube Kids . Adamya Sharma of Android Authority argued that the service is only worth it for avid YouTube viewers and that a YouTube Premium subscription would not be worth it if the user did not use all of its features. Additionally, Sharma strongly criticized the manner in which YouTube nagged its viewers to subscribe to Premium and claimed that its attempts have driven users to competitor TikTok . Some have additionally noted that YouTube Premium's paid features can easily also be replicated with free online tools, particularly with YouTube video downloader tools replacing Premium's downloading feature and Adblock removing
1404-477: The first episode of a YouTube Originals series is available free. In selected countries where the service is not yet available, individual episodes can also be purchased through YouTube or Google TV . Access to YouTube Originals is also included in YouTube's separate streaming television service YouTube TV , but a YouTube Premium subscription is still required for the service's other benefits. In November 2018, it
1456-487: The latter's own "All Access" service. Music Key offered ad-free playback of music videos from participating labels hosted on YouTube , as well as background and offline playback of music videos on mobile devices from within the YouTube app. The service also included access to Google Play Music All Access, which provides ad-free audio streaming of a library of music. Alongside Music Key, Google also introduced tighter integration between Play Music and YouTube's apps, including
1508-489: The launch date. To promote the launch, several artists released free songs and exclusive albums through the store; The Rolling Stones debuted the live recording Brussels Affair (Live 1973) , and Pearl Jam released a live concert recorded in Toronto as 9.11.2011 Toronto, Canada . In January 2012, a feature was added to Google Music that allows users to download 320 kbit/s MP3 copies of any file in their library, with
1560-477: The mobile apps for offline playback, and on computers through the Music Manager app. Standard users located in the United States, Canada, and India could also listen to curated radio stations, supported by video and banner advertisements . Stations were based on "an activity, your mood, or your favorite popular music". Up to six songs per hour could be skipped when listening to curated radio. Podcasts were also available for free to listen to for standard users in
1612-502: The need to pay to remove ads. In February 2024, the YouTube Premium service passed 100 million subscribers. In May 2014, prior to the official unveiling of the Music Key service, the independent music trade organization Worldwide Independent Network alleged that YouTube was using non-negotiable contracts with independent labels that were "undervalued" in comparison to other streaming services, and stated that YouTube threatened to block
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1664-493: The premium service is worth it for consumers, saying that in addition to including a music streaming service, the lack of ads and the ability to download videos and having videos played in the background is useful for consumers. YouTube releasing experimental features as well to subscribers was a benefit to Nield, which as of writing included the rollout of pinch to zoom in videos. Ashley Maready of The Motley Fool concurred with Nield in her review, while additionally noting that
1716-1103: The same countries as Standard accounts. Availability of music was introduced in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain in October 2012, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Russia, and Switzerland in September 2013, Mexico in October 2013, Germany in December 2013, Greece, Norway, Sweden, and Slovakia in March 2014, Canada, Poland and Denmark in May 2014, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Ukraine in July 2014, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, El Salvador, and Venezuela in August 2014, Brazil and Uruguay in September 2014, 13 new countries in November 2014, Brazil in November 2014, Argentina in June 2015, Japan in September 2015, South Africa and Serbia in December 2015, and India in September 2016, where only purchasing of music
1768-430: The service also changed from US$ 9.99 to US$ 11.99 per month for new subscribers. The existing pricing, as well as bundling of YouTube Premium with Google Play Music , was grandfathered in some countries for those who subscribed prior to the rebranding. Alongside the rebranding, the service also expanded into Canada, and 11 European countries (Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden and
1820-440: The service as YouTube Premium on May 17, 2018, alongside the return of a separate, YouTube Music subscription service. Later in the year, it was reported that YouTube was planning to make some of the original content associated with the service available on an ad-supported basis. The service was first unveiled in November 2014 as Music Key, serving as a collaboration between YouTube and Google Play Music , and meant to succeed
1872-406: The service was increased to $ 13.99 per month ($ 18.99 if purchased via Apple App Store) A YouTube Premium subscription allows users to watch videos on YouTube without advertisements across the website and its mobile apps , including the dedicated YouTube Music and YouTube Kids apps and services. Through the apps, users can also save videos to their device for offline viewing, play their audio in
1924-747: The service's web player and mobile apps . The service scanned the user's collection and matched the files to tracks in Google's catalog, which could then be streamed or downloaded in up to 320 kbit/s quality. Any files that were not matched were uploaded to Google's servers for streaming or re-download. Songs purchased through the Google Play Store did not count against the 50,000-song upload limit. Supported file formats for upload included: MP3 , AAC , WMA , FLAC , Ogg , or ALAC . Non-MP3 uploads would be converted to MP3. Files could be up to 300 MB after conversion. Songs could be downloaded on
1976-524: The service. At the Google I/O developer conference in May 2013, Google announced that Google Play Music would be expanded to include a paid on-demand music streaming service called "All Access", allowing users to stream any song in the Google Play catalog. It debuted immediately in the United States for $ 9.99 per month ($ 7.99 per month if the users signed up before June 30). The service allows users to combine
2028-494: The sharing of music recommendations, and access to YouTube's music videos from within the Play Music app. Music Key was not YouTube's first foray into premium content, having launched film rentals in 2010, and premium, subscription-based channels in 2013. During its invite-only beta, Music Key faced mixed reception due to the limited scope of the offering; YouTube's chief business officer Robert Kyncl explained that his daughter
2080-475: The title Play Music . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Play_Music&oldid=1222593369 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Google Play Music Google Play Music
2132-407: The unveiling of YouTube Red, it was stated that these same contractual requirements would now apply to all YouTube Partner Program members; partners who do not accept the new terms and revenue sharing agreements related to the YouTube Red service will have their videos blocked entirely in regions where YouTube Red is available. The YouTube channels of ESPN were a notable party affected by the change;
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2184-428: The year. On November 12, 2014, Google subsidiary YouTube announced "Music Key", a new premium service succeeding All Access that included the Google Play Music streaming service, along with advertising-free access to streaming music videos on YouTube. Additionally, aspects of the two platforms were integrated; Google Play Music recommendations and YouTube music videos are available across both services. The service
2236-504: Was a music and podcast streaming service and an online music locker operated by Google as part of its Google Play line of services. The service was announced on May 10, 2011; after a six-month, invitation-only beta period, it was publicly launched on November 16, 2011, and shut down in December 2020. Users with standard accounts could store up to 50,000 songs from their personal libraries at no cost. A paid Google Play Music subscription allowed users to on-demand stream any song in
2288-512: Was announced in March 2017, and would "feature interviews with various musicians about how their hometowns influenced their work, including the people and the moments that had an impact". In November 2016, Google introduced the Google Home smart speaker system, with built-in support for Google Play Music. In May 2018, YouTube announced a new version of the YouTube Music service, including
2340-476: Was confused over why videos of songs from Frozen were not "music" in the scope of the service, and thus not advertisement-free. These concerns and others led to a revamping of the Music Key concept to create YouTube Red ; unlike Music Key, YouTube Red was designed to provide ad-free streaming to all videos, rather than just music content. This shift required YouTube to seek permission from its content creators and rights holders to allow their content to be part of
2392-994: Was made unavailable in October 2020 and finally all usage of the service was discontinued in December 2020 and was replaced by YouTube Music and Google Podcasts. Standard accounts on Google Play Music was available in 63 countries before the discontinuation of the service. The full list included: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Premium subscriptions are available in
2444-497: Was offered. The All Access subscription service launched in India in April 2017. In 2013, Entertainment Weekly compared a number of music services and gave Google Play Music All Access a "B+" score, writing, "The addition of uploading to augment the huge streaming archive fills in some huge gaps." YouTube Premium YouTube Premium (formerly Music Key and YouTube Red ) is
2496-543: Was officially unveiled on October 21, 2015. On May 18, 2016, YouTube Red and YouTube Music launched in Australia and New Zealand , the first countries to gain access to the service outside the United States. On August 3, 2016, YouTube Red support was added to the YouTube Kids app. On December 6, 2016, YouTube Red expanded to South Korea . On June 18, 2018, YouTube rebranded the service as YouTube Premium. The price of
2548-403: Was originally launched on November 14, 2014, as Music Key, offering advertisement-free streaming of music videos from participating labels on YouTube and Google Play Music. The service was then revised and relaunched as YouTube Red on October 21, 2015, expanding its scope to offer advertisement-free access to all YouTube videos, as opposed to just music. YouTube announced the rebranding of
2600-434: Was present during the beta period, as Google was not yet able to reach licensing deals with major record labels . After a six-month beta period, Google publicly launched the service in the US on November 16, 2011, as "Google Music" with its " These Go to Eleven " announcement event. The event introduced several features of the service, including a music store integrated into the then-named Android Market, music sharing via
2652-471: Was re-launched in a revised form as YouTube Red (now YouTube Premium ) on October 28, 2015, expanding its scope to offer ad-free access to all YouTube videos, as opposed to just music videos, as well as premium content produced in collaboration with notable YouTube producers and personalities. In December 2015, Google started offering a Google Play Music family plan, that allows unlimited access for up to six family members for US$ 14.99/month. The family plan
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#17328552867592704-538: Was reported that YouTube was planning to offer some of its premium shows available for free on an ad-supported basis by 2020. The Premium subscription would still cover ad-free access, timed exclusivity windows for original content, and content that is not made freely available. YouTube significantly scaled back its YouTube Originals program in January 2022. Reception to YouTube Premium has been mixed amongst consumers and journalists alike. David Nield of Wired argues that
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