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Lack of Sonos Casting in YouTube Music is a Dealbreaker

Kellen November 14, 2020 23

We are in the final days of Google Play Music and (unsurprisingly) YouTube Music still lacks features to put it on equal footing with its outgoing music relative. There's one missing feature in particular that is going to be a dealbreaker for many, though....

Final Reminders to Transfer Google Play Music to YouTube Music are Sad

Kellen November 5, 2020 21

The final days of Google Play Music are quickly approaching, with December, the month that Google told us would mark the end, just around the corner. If you have not yet transferred your Google Play Music collections over to YouTube Music, be on the lookout...

Google Play Music Starts Shutting Down Like Google Said It Would

Kellen October 22, 2020 52

When Google laid out the timeline for the end of Google Play Music a couple of months back, they told us that users would start to lose access as early as September in select countries. They also told us that once October hit, the general shutdown would begin...

Google Play’s Music Store Stopped Selling Music Like Google Said It Would

Kellen October 12, 2020 29

Back in August, Google told us exactly how they planned to shutdown Google Play Music and force you onto YouTube Music. Those plans included a slow death as the change rolled out person-by-person, but it also included a timeframe for when Google Play's music...

YouTube Music Should Gain Missing Features You Need From Google Play Music

Kellen August 11, 2020 78

The days of you enjoying the solid music experience that Google Play Music offers are numbered. Google has started shutting down the beloved music service and will continue to do so until everyone is off it and onto YouTube Music by the end of the year. At...

Google Play Music Leaves Wear OS in a Couple of Weeks

Kellen August 7, 2020 25

Google Play Music is set for shutdown starting this month and finishing up before 2020 ends. For the next several months, Google will push users onto YouTube Music, a music streaming platform that has improved since launching a few years back, but one that...

The Google Play Music Shutdown is Happening Very Soon

Kellen August 4, 2020 93

In May of this year, we learned that Google Play Music wouldn't make it out of 2020 and that the transition from it to YouTube Music was finally happening. Today, we were told the exact time frame for Google Play Music's demise and how quickly you need to...

Google Play Music to YouTube Music Transfers Going Live for Many

Kellen June 5, 2020 65

After just shy of a month of waiting, Google may have just opened up Google Play Music transfers to YouTube Music for a bunch of people. Both Tim and I were given the green light this morning, as were a handful of our readers who we pinged. If you haven't yet,...