Google has officially introduced YouTube Music in India. The service debuts along with YouTube Premium.
The announcement comes about a month after Spotify landed on our shores. And just like it, YouTube Music will be available in two flavours: a free ad-supported plan, and a premium plan.
In addition to being ad-free, YouTube Music Premium also allows you to download songs offline, and supports background playback. You can also select the bitrate of the audio quality from 48kbps AAC, 128kbps AAC and 256kbps AAC. Sadly, there is no support for 320kbps, which remains a Google Play Music feature.
Premium Plan price of YouTube Music in India
The Premium Plan price of YouTube Music in India is Rs. 99 per month. In comparison, Spotify Premium costs you Rs. 119 for 30 days.
There is another plan called YouTube Music Premium Family, which costs Rs. 149/month, and allows up to 6 users to share the subscription.
If you are a Google Play Music subscriber, you get YouTube Music Premium for free every month. You can try YouTube Music Premium for free for 3 months, in India.
You can download the official app for YouTube Music in India, for free from the Google Play Store and the iOS App Store.
YouTube Premium in India
YouTube Premium includes all the features of YouTube Music Premium, but also offers ad-free video, background playback, video downloads, and lets you watch YouTube Originals. YouTube Premium has been priced at Rs. 129/month in India.
