Google Play Music free, ad-supported radio
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Music for everything you do
Need some music right now to make whatever you’re doing better? If you’re not already a Google Play Music subscriber, we’ve now got you covered. Google Play Music now has a free, ad-supported version in the U.S., giving you a new way to find just the right music and giving artists another way to earn revenue. In less time than it takes you to read this sentence, you could be exercising with Drop-a-Beat Workout, cooling off with Poolside Chic, or spending quality time with Songs To Raise Your Kids To.
At any moment in your day, Google Play Music has whatever you need music for—from working, to working out, to working it on the dance floor—and gives you curated radio stations to make whatever you’re doing better. Our team of music experts, including the folks who created Songza, crafts each station song by song so you don’t have to. If you’re looking for something specific, you can browse our curated stations by genre, mood, decade or activity, or you can search for your favorite artist, album or song to instantly create a station of similar music.
We hope you’ll enjoy it so much that you’ll consider subscribing to Google Play Music to play without ads, take your music offline, create your own playlists, and listen to any of the 30 million songs in our library on any device and as much as you’d like. You’ll also get ad-free, offline and background features for music videos on YouTube. And with or without a subscription, you can store and play up to 50,000 songs from your own collection for free.
To help you get started, check out the top 10 most popular activities on Google Play Music, with each offering several radio stations to choose from based on what you like:
Need some music right now to make whatever you’re doing better? If you’re not already a Google Play Music subscriber, we’ve now got you covered. Google Play Music now has a free, ad-supported version in the U.S., giving you a new way to find just the right music and giving artists another way to earn revenue. In less time than it takes you to read this sentence, you could be exercising with Drop-a-Beat Workout, cooling off with Poolside Chic, or spending quality time with Songs To Raise Your Kids To.
We hope you’ll enjoy it so much that you’ll consider subscribing to Google Play Music to play without ads, take your music offline, create your own playlists, and listen to any of the 30 million songs in our library on any device and as much as you’d like. You’ll also get ad-free, offline and background features for music videos on YouTube. And with or without a subscription, you can store and play up to 50,000 songs from your own collection for free.
To help you get started, check out the top 10 most popular activities on Google Play Music, with each offering several radio stations to choose from based on what you like:
- Brand New Music
- Driving
- Working Out
- Boosting Your Energy
- Having Friends Over
- Having Fun at Work
- Entering Beast Mode
- Waking Up Happy
- Unwinding
- Bedtime
The new free, ad-supported version of Google Play Music is launching first in the U.S. It’s available on the web today, and is rolling out this week to Android and iOS. And while you’re checking it all out, we’ll be catching up on our Blogged 50.
Posted by Elias Roman, product manager
Posted by Elias Roman, product manager
Any rough timeline as to when this might be available elsewhere such as in Europe (specifically the UK in my case)?
ReplyDeleteIn the UK? never, Google would have to license the music from the PPL; and there is little love lost there...
DeleteIn the US free to air radio doesn't need to license music.
What about Israel?
DeleteAre Family Paid Plans on their way too? Please?
ReplyDeleteHear hear!! :-)
DeleteI third that. Family Plan Please!!!
DeleteI already subscribe to All Access. Could you provide a shared plan like Apple Music? I would glady pay more for an upgrade. One can only hope.
ReplyDeleteIs there a way to opt out of this? I would much rather have my instant mixes back.
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DeleteI agree. I'd miuch rather have the old version instead of the ad radio
DeleteSame. All of my instant mixes turned into radio stations, which I don't like. I'm really upset about losing so much of the "Listen Now" page, which I really liked before, to the new ad-supported radio stations instead of my music collection that I paid for already.
DeleteI understand needing prominent placement for new features so they're discoverable, but I wish it didn't *completely* take over the dashboard.
I'd like to opt out as well. I tried All Access before and cancelled it because of all the suggestions and added stations. I don't care about Taylor Swift or Kanye West, I want to listen to MY music and make my own mixes.
ReplyDeleteAnd the feature follow/subscribe artists. Maybe Music Collections like Google+ Collections? Or maybe only Favorite Artists?
ReplyDeleteI found a lot of new music with Google Music but i can't save the artist.. I would like to follow that new artist.
Why only U.S.? How it will be available in BR?
ReplyDeleteWondering when this might be available in Canada
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