YouTube Music is the new music streaming service competing with Spotify announced on Wednesday (16). With free and paid versions, the platform will provide a catalog with millions of songs, thousands of playlists, artists' radio, albums, in addition to all the video clips on the site. Access to YouTube Music is through the mobile app or the computer player.
YouTube Music will be available on the 22nd in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South Korea. There is no forecast for when the news will arrive in Brazil.
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Google's new music service promises covers, remixes, rare versions of famous songs and indie clips from artists of the most different musical styles. The platform's search tool will allow you to find the desired content even if the user does not know exactly what he is looking for. Options can be listed from an excerpt of the song or an explanation of how it is, like searching for hipster music with a high-pitched whistle.
Similarly to rival Spotify, the YouTube Music home screen will be personalized and dynamic, with recommendations based on the user's musical style. The service can also suggest playlists according to the person's location, such as dancing rhythms for the gym or quieter sounds at the airport.
YouTube Music will be launched on May 22 in the United States and four other countries; there is no preview of debut in Brazil Photo: Divulgao / YouTube
YouTube Music will have a free version that, like Spotify, will have commercials between the songs. The Premium edition, free of advertising, will be offered for US $ 9.99 monthly and it will be possible to listen to the songs with the app in the background and download to listen offline. Google Play Music users in the countries covered by the service will automatically become subscribers to streaming, but they will also be able to access all content through the Google tool, as always.
It is possible to register ail to find out when YouTube Music will be launched in Brazil Photo: Reproduo / Taysa Coelho
YouTube Red becomes YouTube Premium
Apart from the newness of YouTube Music, the company announced that the paid service YouTube Red, will be renamed YouTube Premium. The platform will have the subscription of music streaming, and the functions of video download and reproduction will be maintained without advertising. There is also a promise to include new series and original movies on YouTube Premium.
The package costs US $ 11.99 (R $ 44.23, in free conversion) per month in the United States. However, anyone who is already a subscriber to YouTube Red will continue to pay $ 9.99. YouTube Red has not arrived in Brazil until now, but, with the reformulation of the brand, it may be that Brazilians gain a new chance.
Table with values and services of YouTube Music and YouTube Premium Photo: Divulgao / YouTube