Search engine giant Google is set to launch its free music streaming service ahead of Apple Music, which will launch on June 30, a report from Yahoo reveals. Google's free music streaming service is actually an ad-supported tier that offers a curated playlist via Songza. Google Play Music is expected to have stiff competition from other music streaming services that have a free tier feature like Spotify and Amazon's Prime Music.
Yahoo says that Google Play Music's curated playlist will be available in Android, the Web and iOS platforms, which can be accessed particularly by U.S.-based users any time of the day. Google claims that having a curated playlist is a "win-win" approach for free music. The company said that its decision to have a "music radio" concept including all the existing license agreements guarantees a big selection for users at launch. Google explained further that a stream of band's music subscribed under Google's music streaming service will also be available in its free music radio service.
Yahoo reported that Google Play Music allows users to listen to various tracks without any interruption. They can also play music tracks offline or stream music through Google Play's catalog of 30 million tracks.
"At any moment in your day, Google Play Music has the right soundtrack to accompany the occasion. Whether you're working, working out or working it on the dance floor, Google Play Music gives you curated radio stations to make whatever you're doing better," reads Google's press release as quoted in a DigitalTrends report.
According to DigitalTrends, Google's Play Music streaming service also offers premium features like caching of music tracks for offline playback and playlist creation for only $10 a month. Google maintains that its music streaming service that is ad-supported will give users "just the right music," and it stressed that artists will be able to earn profit from Google's streaming service.
