YouTube Remix replacing the soon-to-be-killed Google Play Music

Google’s next music streaming service will combine two existing products. While the branding for one will stick around, the other is set to be killed off. The plan is for Google to leverage YouTube’s name and reputation as a way to attract subscribers to its service. With that decision seemingly locked in, it would mean Google Play Music will be shut down in the near future.

YouTube Remix, according to Droid Life, will soon become the only music streaming service offered by the Mountain View-based company.

The service should resemble what Google currently offers, but YouTube’s strengths are very important. YouTube Remix should have on-demand listening that’s unlimited in nature as well as the option to play videos simultaneously.

As of today, Google operates Play Music and YouTube Music. They have similar purposes and come with the same subscription that also includes YouTube Red, but the different names are rather confusing. YouTube Red and YouTube Remix paired together makes a lot more sense.

Last year, there was a report from Bloomberg that exposed the existence of YouTube Remix. Then, however, the name was only used internally. But it seems like it’ll remain in place for the public roll-out. When the first report came out, Google was only in the planning stages. The company was limited in the number of major record labels signed to a deal, and the features mimicked what’s already on the market.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/04/25/youtube-remix-replacing-google-play-music/