This month, Google will finally take the final step in replacing Play Music with YouTube Music: It is deleting all user data in its former music service.

BY Paul Thurrott with 13 Comments
This month, Google will finally take the final step in replacing Play Music with YouTube Music: It is deleting all user data in its former music service.
BY Paul Thurrott with 36 Comments
As part of its phased migration from Google Play Music to YouTube Music, Google no longer sells music from its Play Store.
BY Paul Thurrott with 12 Comments
Thanks to my transition from Google Play Music to YouTube Music, Google reminded me of a feature called Takeout that deserves more attention.
BY Paul Thurrott with 26 Comments
Some transitions are seamless while others are disruptive. Moving from Google Play Music to YouTube was somewhere in-between those extremes.
BY Paul Thurrott with 42 Comments
Google revealed today via a support document that it will begin shutting down its Google Play Music service in September.
BY Paul Thurrott with 3 Comments
Google has countersued Sonos, alleging that the smart speaker maker made false claims against it and stole its intellectual property.
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Google says that Google Play Music users will soon be prompted to transition to YouTube Music and Google Podcasts.
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Spotify is the most popular streaming music service, but it wasn’t the first, and it most certainly isn’t the best. How does anyone use this thing?
BY Paul Thurrott with 16 Comments
A new report claims that online music streaming grew 32 percent in 2019 to 358 million subscribers. Spotify is the market leader.
BY Paul Thurrott with 37 Comments
I know that Bluetooth can't meet my whole-house audio needs, but I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the adapter I tested.
BY Paul Thurrott with 81 Comments
The allegations in Sonos v. Google are troubling but I’ve also been having problems with my all-Google whole-house audio solution.
BY Paul Thurrott with 15 Comments
I was just pondering the pointlessness of all the Google Home smart speakers we have. And then Google saved the day.
BY Paul Thurrott with 30 Comments
Google announced this week that YouTube Music will come installed on all new devices launching with Android 10, including Pixel.
BY Paul Thurrott with 5 Comments
Those hardy souls who are already subscribing to YouTube Music can now instantly switch between audio and music videos playback.
BY Paul Thurrott with 16 Comments
A new Bloomberg reports says that Google Play Music and YouTube Music combined just surpassed the 15 million user mark.
BY Paul Thurrott with 51 Comments
It’s time for a quick smart home check in to see where we’re at and look ahead at what we’d like to accomplish in 2019.
BY Paul Thurrott with 25 Comments
When it comes to paid and free online services, I’m usually looking for cross-device and -platform availability, with as little lock-in as possible.
BY Paul Thurrott with 38 Comments
I install the same basic set of desktop applications, web apps, and Store apps on every PC I use. Here’s a quick rundown.
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Xfinity customers can now access their cross-service purchased movie content from their cable TV interface.
BY Paul Thurrott with 5 Comments
Google has finally added multi-room audio functionality to its video-based Chromecast, Google Home, and Smart Display devices
BY Paul Thurrott with 85 Comments
In the wake of Microsoft's most recent step back from online music, I'm struck by how many people feel burned by this coming change.