As you’ve probably heard, it’s trouble in paradise for Taylor Swift and the people at Spotify. Recently, the Grammy award-winning star pulled all her albums, including the newly-released 1989, from the music streaming service. Swift claims that Spotify marginalizes artists by not paying them their dues. In what would be a back-and-forth exchange between the two, things aren’t looking bright for the popular music streaming app.
YouTube serves up the perfect answer to controversy. The video uploading site has finally announced its much-awaited music streaming service, the YouTube Music Key. The service will work similar to the popular Spotify alternative. Users will be able to search for an artist’s complete discography, browse themed playlists, and play music in the background and while offline. But since YouTube is a video site, we’re talking about a music video streaming service. Besides music, videos will also be cataloged in the service. YouTube Music Key will be released in a beta phase, which means it will only be accessible via invites. A subscription will be $9.99/month, which includes a subscription to Google Play Music, along with the YouTube Music Key.
The service is also favorable for artists. Whereas Spotify requires artists to upload a whole album, as opposed to individual singles, YouTube will allow artists to curate the songs that will be available to their fans.
