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Bluffer’s Guide
» YouTube Music Key
WhyshouldIpayfor
music videos?
While YouTube has its fair share of
vloggers sharing beauty tips,
Minecraftwalkthroughs and cats
playing pianos, 38.8 per cent of all its
video views come from music. This is
because – whether from legitimate
sources or otherwise – it has nearly
everything, from official videos, to
concert clips, to remixes and more.
Music Key will enhance this service
by solving every mobile user’s
biggest YouTube gripe: whether you
exit the app or turn your screen off,
the music will keep playing. As well
as adding background music
support for the first time, you will be
able to store music videos offline, so
you don’t have to worry about eating
up your data when away from the
Wi-Fi. It also removes all those
annoying adverts.
Wait,doesn’tGoogle
alreadyhaveamusic
streaming service?
It sure does, it’s called Google Play
Music. If you’re already a Play Music
subscriber, you can access YouTube
Music Key for no additional cost, and
vice versa: if you sign up for YouTube
Music Key, you can enjoy Play
Music’s 30-million-strong streaming
library as well. What this means –
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What
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should
say
“Theageofthefreeinternet
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“YouTube’ssoundqualityismuch
poorer than Spotify’s“
“MusicKeyisnotaservice,it’s
morelike a feature of Play Music“
“Record companies will crack down
onillegally uploaded music on
YouTube more than ever“
“Goodbye annoying adverts“
“Finally I can enjoy YouTube on my
mobilejust as I can on my desktop“
“Together Google Play Music and
YouTubeMusicKeyarean
unstoppable streaming service“
“Withsixmonthsfreeforearly
adopters, YouTube Music Key is a
great deal for audiophiles“
The cynic The supporter
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opinions for you
to cut out
and keep
YouTube Music
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