Jukebox
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oogle Play Music grants you
full access to your cloud-
based music collection on
the go. As expected for a Google
app, the design is clean, lined with
handpicked playlists and custom
radio stations. And if you’re not out
and about, you can still access your
music from the Play Music website. A
subscription costs $10 a month, and
gives you access to Google’s massive
song database, personalized radio
stations with unlimited skips, smart
recommendations, and YouTube Red.
If you choose the free version, you
can still upload up to 100,000 of
your own songs to Google’s cloud,
and you won’t get any ads while
listening to your collection.
Built on a backbone of iTunes Radio and Beats
Music, the Apple Music (Android, iOS) streaming
service offers subscribers a vast library of more than
30 million songs. Users can create custom playlists,
try out new tunes in the "For You" category (which
builds recommendations from your listening habits),
check out featured content uploaded by artists
through the "Connect" or explore curated playlists
and the Beats 1 radio station. Free listeners can
check out Beats 1, Apple Radio and content on
Connect. Those who pony up for the $9.99 monthly
subscription get the whole shebang.
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