Rumors from earlier today are confirmed as Youtube has announced their music service Youtube Music Key. The service is currently only invite only, users who are invited receive a free subscription for six months, after which they have to pay $7.99 (discounted price from $9.99). Users subscribed to Google Play also receive access to Music Key
Youtube Music Key provides ads-free music, background play and offline viewing. It will also include a subscription to Google Play Music, with 30+ million songs, expert-curated playlists, and Google will soon add the ability to watch many YouTube official music videos right from the app.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMQxeb5ERps
According to Google “biggest music fans” get access to the service first, after that the company brings YouTube Music Key to the rest of us.
