Google Play Music is (almost) dead, long live YouTube Music
Google has been involved in the music streaming game for many years, but despite beating Apple to the punch with Play Music way back in 2011 and launching multiple different services over time, the search giant never actually became a major player in a thriving but incredibly competitive industry dominated by Spotify.
The wait for a transfer feature is finally over
We’re talking not just favorite songs and albums, as well as personal and subscribed playlists, but also all your purchases, uploads, curated stations, and personal taste preferences, which can be transferred with one click (or tap) of a YouTube Music button. The process is truly as simple and as straightforward as it sounds, although depending on your data, it could naturally take a little more than a few minutes.
Recommendations will be updated instantly on the YouTube Music home screen, which is pretty cool, and Google will let you know both by email and smartphone notifications when all your favorite tracks and albums are available in your “new home” for music streaming.
Many of the same features, plenty of add-ons, no pricing changes
Google Play Music Unlimited members looking to switch to YouTube Music Premium or YouTube Premium shouldn’t be worried about any pricing changes either, as they will be “automatically granted the equivalent tier” of the new service based on their existing “level of benefits.”