<s>
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
a	O
music	O
and	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
streaming	O
service	O
and	O
an	O
online	O
music	O
locker	O
operated	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
line	O
of	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
paid	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
subscription	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
on-demand	O
stream	O
any	O
song	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
catalog	O
and	O
in	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Premium	O
catalog	O
and	O
in	O
several	O
territories	O
in	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
users	O
could	O
purchase	O
additional	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
music	O
store	O
section	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
also	O
supported	O
offline	O
playback	O
of	O
tracks	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
offered	O
all	O
users	O
storage	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
50,000	O
files	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
listen	O
to	O
songs	O
through	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
web	B-Application
player	I-Application
and	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
scanned	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
collection	O
and	O
matched	O
the	O
files	O
to	O
tracks	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
catalog	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
then	O
be	O
streamed	O
or	O
downloaded	O
in	O
up	O
to	O
320kbit/s	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
files	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
matched	O
were	O
uploaded	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
servers	O
for	O
streaming	O
or	O
re-download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
purchased	O
through	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
Store	O
did	O
not	O
count	O
against	O
the	O
50,000	O
-song	O
upload	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
file	O
formats	O
for	O
upload	O
included	O
:	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
WMA	B-Application
,	O
FLAC	B-Application
,	O
Ogg	O
,	O
or	O
ALAC	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-MP3	O
uploads	O
would	O
be	O
converted	O
to	O
MP3	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
for	O
offline	O
playback	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
computers	O
through	O
the	O
Music	O
Manager	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Podcasts	B-Operating_System
were	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
for	O
standard	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
paid	O
subscription	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
users	O
received	O
access	O
to	O
on-demand	O
streaming	O
of	O
40	O
million	O
songs	O
and	O
offline	O
music	O
playback	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
,	O
with	O
no	O
advertisements	O
during	O
listening	O
and	O
no	O
limit	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
track	O
skips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
one-time	O
30-day	O
free	O
trial	O
for	O
a	O
subscription	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
offered	O
for	O
new	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paid	O
subscribers	O
also	O
received	O
access	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
(	O
including	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
)	O
in	O
eligible	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
computers	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
could	O
be	O
listened	O
to	O
from	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
section	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
smartphones	O
and	O
tablets	O
,	O
music	O
could	O
be	O
listened	O
to	O
through	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	B-Application
Music	I-Application
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
while	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
were	O
only	O
supported	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
five	O
smartphones	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
library	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
devices	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
reports	O
surfaced	O
that	O
the	O
default	O
music	O
player	O
on	O
the	O
then-new	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8	I-Application
would	O
be	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
continuing	O
a	O
trend	O
that	O
started	O
with	O
the	O
S7	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
S8	O
,	O
Samsung	O
partnered	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
incorporate	O
additional	O
exclusive	O
features	O
into	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upload	O
up	O
to	O
100,000	O
tracks	O
,	O
an	O
increase	O
from	O
the	O
50,000	O
tracks	O
users	O
are	O
normally	O
allowed	O
to	O
upload	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
also	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
develop	O
other	O
"	O
special	O
features	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
just	O
for	O
Samsung	O
customers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
on	O
the	O
S8	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
exclusively	O
feature	O
"	O
New	O
Release	O
Radio	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
daily	O
,	O
personalized	O
playlist	O
of	O
new	O
music	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
,	O
the	O
playlist	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
users	O
,	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
noting	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
that	O
the	O
exclusivity	O
on	O
Samsung	O
devices	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
"	O
early	O
access	O
program	O
"	O
for	O
testing	O
and	O
feedback	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
first	O
hinted	O
at	O
releasing	O
a	O
cloud	O
media	O
player	O
during	O
their	O
2010	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
developer	O
conference	O
,	O
when	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
then-Senior	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Social	O
Vic	O
Gundotra	O
showed	O
a	O
"	O
Music	O
"	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
then-called	B-Application
Android	I-Application
Market	I-Application
during	O
a	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
music	O
service	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
's	O
I/O	O
conference	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Music	B-Application
Beta	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
by	O
invitation	O
to	O
residents	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
limited	O
functionality	O
;	O
the	O
service	O
featured	O
a	O
no-cost	O
"	O
music	O
locker	O
"	O
for	O
storage	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
20,000	O
songs	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
music	O
store	O
was	O
present	O
during	O
the	O
beta	O
period	O
,	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
not	O
yet	O
able	O
to	O
reach	O
licensing	O
deals	O
with	O
major	O
record	O
labels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
six-month	O
beta	O
period	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
publicly	O
launched	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Music	I-Application
"	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
These	O
Go	O
to	O
Eleven	O
"	O
announcement	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
introduced	O
several	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
music	O
store	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
then-named	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
,	O
music	O
sharing	O
via	O
the	O
Google+	O
social	O
network	O
,	O
"	O
Artist	O
Hub	O
"	O
pages	O
for	O
musicians	O
to	O
self-publish	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
song	O
purchasing	O
reflected	O
on	O
T-Mobile	O
phone	O
bills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
had	O
partnerships	O
with	O
three	O
major	O
labels	O
–	O
Universal	O
Music	O
Group	O
,	O
EMI	O
,	O
and	O
Sony	O
Music	O
Entertainment	O
–	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
,	O
smaller	O
labels	O
,	O
although	O
no	O
agreement	O
had	O
been	O
reached	O
with	O
Warner	O
Music	O
Group	O
;	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
13million	O
tracks	O
were	O
covered	O
by	O
these	O
deals	O
,	O
8million	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
the	O
launch	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Music	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
320kbit/s	O
MP3	B-Application
copies	O
of	O
any	O
file	O
in	O
their	O
library	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
two-download	O
limit	O
per	O
track	O
via	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
or	O
unlimited	O
downloads	O
via	O
the	O
Music	O
Manager	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
February	O
2012	O
report	O
from	O
CNET	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
executives	O
were	O
displeased	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Music	I-Application
's	O
adoption	O
rate	O
and	O
revenues	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
rebranded	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
and	O
its	O
digital	O
content	O
services	O
as	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
"	O
;	O
the	O
music	O
service	O
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
signed	O
deals	O
with	O
Warner	O
Music	O
Group	O
that	O
would	O
bring	O
"	O
their	O
full	O
music	O
catalog	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
I/O	O
developer	O
conference	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
would	O
be	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
paid	O
on-demand	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
called	O
"	O
All	O
Access	O
"	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
stream	O
any	O
song	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
apps	O
compatible	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Chromecast	B-Device
digital	O
media	O
player	O
that	O
launched	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
technology	O
by	O
Songza	B-Application
,	O
which	O
Google	B-Application
acquired	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
subsidiary	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
announced	O
"	O
Music	O
Key	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
premium	O
service	O
succeeding	O
All	O
Access	O
that	O
included	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	B-Application
Music	I-Application
streaming	O
service	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
advertising-free	O
access	O
to	O
streaming	O
music	O
videos	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
platforms	O
were	O
integrated	O
;	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
recommendations	O
and	O
YouTube	B-Application
music	I-Application
videos	O
are	O
available	O
across	O
both	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
re-launched	O
in	O
a	O
revised	O
form	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Red	O
(	O
now	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
)	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
expanding	O
its	O
scope	O
to	O
offer	O
ad-free	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
just	O
music	O
videos	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
premium	O
content	O
produced	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
notable	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
producers	O
and	O
personalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
started	O
offering	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
family	O
plan	O
,	O
that	O
allows	O
unlimited	O
access	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
family	O
members	O
for	O
US	O
$14.99	O
/month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first	O
original	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
"	O
City	O
Soundtracks	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
"	O
feature	O
interviews	O
with	O
various	O
musicians	O
about	O
how	O
their	O
hometowns	O
influenced	O
their	O
work	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
people	O
and	O
the	O
moments	O
that	O
had	O
an	O
impact	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Home	O
smart	O
speaker	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
announced	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
service	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
web-based	B-Application
desktop	O
player	O
and	O
redesigned	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
,	O
more	O
dynamic	O
recommendations	O
based	O
on	O
various	O
factors	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
artificial	O
intelligence	O
technology	O
to	O
search	O
songs	O
based	O
on	O
lyrics	O
and	O
descriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
provided	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
users	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
offering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Red	O
would	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
along	O
with	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
users	O
subscribed	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
and	O
Mexico	O
are	O
now	O
given	O
access	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
—	O
which	O
includes	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Premium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
outside	O
of	O
those	O
four	O
countries	O
are	O
still	O
required	O
to	O
pay	O
the	O
regular	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
price	O
to	O
access	O
Premium	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
given	O
free	O
access	O
to	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Premium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
Play	B-Application
Music	I-Application
and	O
offer	O
subscribers	O
to	O
migrate	O
to	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
move	O
their	O
music	O
collections	O
,	O
personal	O
taste	O
preferences	O
and	O
playlists	O
to	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
and	O
their	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
history	O
,	O
subscriptions	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
detailed	O
shutdown	O
timeline	O
starting	O
in	O
late	O
August	O
and	O
ending	O
with	O
complete	O
data	O
deletion	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
September	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
and	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
October	O
,	O
music	O
streaming	O
started	O
shutting	O
down	O
for	O
some	O
users	O
internationally	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
and	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
store	O
was	O
made	O
unavailable	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
and	O
finally	O
,	O
all	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
and	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
accounts	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
available	O
in	O
63	O
countries	O
before	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
compared	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
music	O
services	O
and	O
gave	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
All	O
Access	O
a	O
"	O
B+	O
"	O
score	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
addition	O
of	O
uploading	O
to	O
augment	O
the	O
huge	O
streaming	O
archive	O
fills	O
in	O
some	O
huge	O
gaps.	O
"	O
</s>
