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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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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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YouTube Music

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