Type of site Music Streaming Website www.youtube.com/music | Industry Internet | |
Headquarters 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, California, United States Area served United States
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YouTube Music is a Music playing website and app available for iOS and Android. It is YouTube's app and website just for music and music videos. The app is free but contains ads, there is an advertisement-free version through YouTube Red for a monthly fee.
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History
YouTube Music was launched on November 12, 2015. YouTube Music should not be confused with YouTube Music Key, a service that launched in beta in 2015 and came out of beta in September 2015. In October 2015, during Google's launch of YouTube Red (its paid per month ad-free service), the company first revealed YouTube Music. The app and website received widespread criticism by the public because it was first reported to be a paid purchase for the app. Then it was revealed it would be free but contain ads. There is an ad-free option in YouTube Red for a monthly fee.
Features
The app allows users to customize to the music likings, it allows you to listen to the latest sign releases but given this is made by YouTube, there's an obvious focus on video. Officially released songs will play alongside their officially released videos, and YouTube Red subscribers will be able to switch back and forth between video and an audio-only mode that you can play in the background while doing other things with your phone.