Google Play Music reveals family access plans for $14.99 a month

Following up on last weeks announcement of a free, ad-supported service, Google Play Music now has a familiy plan that costs $14.99 for up to 6 member accounts.

Google says in its blog that, "you’ll unlock all of the same features you’d get from having individual subscriptions, including ad free, unlimited access to more than 35 million songs and the ability for each family member to stream simultaneously on any device, all for one low price. Now, you can keep your listening experiences separate from your partner and get music recommendations tailored to the music you like. For more information check out this page.

Google Play Music now offers free, ad supported service in Canada

Google Play Music offers Canadians access to 35 million songs now free but supported by ads

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google Play Music just announced that they will now be offering a free, advertising supported option for their music streaming service starting today and will also discontinue Songza, a music service which Google acquired and will now be integrated into Google Play Music.

The music streaming industry is really becoming more competitive. RDIO filed for bankruptcy a week ago and its technology was bought by Pandora. Apple shut down Beats Music two days ago, maybe to ensure it doesn't cannibalize its Apple Music service. Google Play Music follows suit by making the service more accessible while ending Songza, which it bought last year for $15 million.

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Google Play Music hits 1 billion installs

Google Play Music becomes the 15^th Android app to hit one billion installs. This somewhat shows that the number of people activating Android devices continue to grow. Google Play Music now has an extensive list of features on it since it launched in 2011. It lets users store personal music collections online, buy individual albums to stream via All Access subscriptions, and have personalized radio stations. Of course, this many installs don’t translate to all these users actually on the service. But, as mentioned, it does show the growing number of users on Android.

Source: Android Police | Download: Google Play Music (Free)

Prince pulls music from streaming sites Spotify and Rdio

Prince has had this love-hate relationship with the Internet and its services. He seems to empathize and agree with Taylor Swift’s criticism of freemium streaming services. So, what does he do? He pulls his music catalogue from the likes of Spotify and Rdio. If you want to hear his music online, right now you can see it on Tidal, SoundCloud, Deezer, and Google Play. There’s no word yet if Google plans to pull out his catalogue. We’re not sure if he’s coming to Apple Music. But for now, you’ll have a limited number of services to gain access to his funk-heavy tunes.

Source: MacWorld

Update on Saturday, July 4, 2015 at 7:04PM by Nicole Batac

Prince still has his catalogue on Deezer. Original article has been edited to reflect changes.