Google Play Music has been the official Google music streaming service for years, and it’s just hit a landmark figure on the Play Store. The music app has reached five billion downloads on the Play ...

Fans of the streaming service Google Play Music may soon want to hold a moment of silence. Google has announced that the app will be shut down and replaced by the YouTube Music app, which has been ...

December is the last month you'll be able to access Google Play Music. But don't worry, Google now has an easy way to move your music library, playlists and preferences over to YouTube's ...

Music has increasingly become a part of modern life. Research today suggests that music can help alleviate negative emotions such as stress, anxiety, and depression. Over time, the way we consume ...

Google has been planning to kill off Play Music in favor of YouTube Music for some time, it's just that the company has been waiting until the latter reaches feature-parity with Play Music. Now that ...

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