YouTube Music Ready For Relaunch
• After several months of delays, YouTube Music is relaunching its subscription service next Tuesday, May 22. The service will available in two tiers — 1) an ad-supported (free) model, and 2) a Premium model for $9.99 per month, with various bundle options for other Google services.
As Variety reports, YouTube Music will have its own “reimagined” mobile app and desktop player and will eventually replace Google Play Music and the music component of YouTube Red (although the later paid service will continue separate from YouTube Music as YouTube Premium, for $12 per month). According to the announcement, YouTube Music will include thousands of playlists, the official versions of millions of songs, albums, artist radio and more, in addition to music videos.
The new YouTube Music will initially roll out in five territories — the U.S., Mexico, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand — with 13 European countries and Canada to follow at a later date TBA.
