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YouTube has this week unveiled its new subscription service Music Key which will allow users to watch music videos without ads and also download content to view offline. Costing £9.99 per month, there should be a decent catalogue of music to choose from with all 3 major labels cooperating with the service, plus hundreds of independent labels too. Will this prove to be serious competition for Spotify, Deezer et al? Currently in a 6 month beta period, time will tell whether YouTube's Music Key will take off. There's links to plenty of articles below for you to find out more...

Related Links

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30024427

http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/12/how-youtube-music-key-will-redefine-what-we-consider-music/

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/12/youtube-music-key-spotify-streaming-music

http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/youtube-unveils-music-key/

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youtube music key, music subscription service, music streaming, spotify, music consumption, music videos