google music download to multiple devices

#GOOGLE MUSIC DOWNLOAD TO MULTIPLE DEVICES ANDROID#
#GOOGLE MUSIC DOWNLOAD TO MULTIPLE DEVICES LICENSE#

I've paid hundreds of dollars for Google Home speakers, which (for the normal 'medium' size) are $130 a pop. I paid good money for plenty of music from all over the Web. I would be pretty offended if someone referred to me as a 'free' user just because I don't want to subscribe to Music Premium. The biggest offense is that you can't use Google Cast without paying the rental fee, but when it's music that I own and a speaker that I own, that's really not OK. The problem is YouTube Music also locks regular music-playback features behind this monthly rental fee, even for music you've uploaded to the service.

#GOOGLE MUSIC DOWNLOAD TO MULTIPLE DEVICES LICENSE#

I prefer to own my music, and I own a lot of independent music that wouldn't be covered under this major record-label streaming license anyway, so I have no interest in this service. When you don't pay this rental fee, YouTube Music feels like a demo app. YouTube Music is really only for The Music Renter-someone who wants to pay $10 per month, every month, forever, for ' Music Premium.' This fee is to buy a monthly streaming license for music you do not own, and I'd imagine a good portion of it goes to music companies. Buy the music, buy the speaker, and then buy the right to play the music on the speaker If you bought a Google Home smart speaker or any other Google Cast device, Google's public position right now is that you'll need to pay a monthly fee to cast to your speaker once Google Music shuts down. If you bought your music, uploaded it to YouTube Music, and expect to be treated like you own the music, this service is not for you. But what I really want to shout from the rooftops right now is this: YouTube Music doesn't respect people who purchase music.

I could sit here and complain for days about YouTube Music's regressions, the maze-like UI, and the weird blending of random YouTube crap and my music collection. The problem with YouTube Music is the restrictive playback rules, which are a major downgrade from Google Music. YouTube's takeover of the service includes an easy one-click library-transfer feature, which works great.

#GOOGLE MUSIC DOWNLOAD TO MULTIPLE DEVICES ANDROID#

Google Music has its quirks, but it is a fantastic service for syncing your music collection across multiple devices, backing up your music, and putting your music into the Google Cast ecosystem for easy playback on a Google Home speaker or Android TV. Google Music launched with the feature back in 2011, which let you upload your MP3s and whatever else to Google's servers, and then you could stream or download them to your other devices. Further Reading Google Play Music dies this year, YT Music library imports begin todayFor those who aren't aware, the 'Music Library' feature lets you bring your own purchased music to the service.

Google music download to multiple devices