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YouTube turns on subscription music service

Music Key designed to let users listen to music without ads, and even without Internet connection

Published Thu, Nov 13, 2014 · 09:50 PM

    San Francisco

    YOUTUBE has introduced a long-rumoured subscription music video service with ad-free access to tunes in a challenge to Spotify, Pandora, Apple and others.

    YouTube Music Key was launched on Wednesday in a test, or beta, mode, in Britain, Spain, Italy, Finland, Portugal, Ireland and the United States with free trial periods, and introductory monthly fees of US$7.99.

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