After Spotify, YouTube Music debuts in India: Know plan, features, and more

Along with YouTube Music, the company also introduced YouTube premium, which includes ad-free, background and offline content playback across all of YouTube

YouTube, a video-sharing platform owned by search engine giant Google, on March 12 introduced its Music platform in India. Named YouTube Music, the platform is free to use; albeit with ad-support. The company also introduced an advertisement free version which is available at a monthly subscription of Rs 99. Named YouTube Music Premium, the ad-free version supports background playback, making it easy to switch between apps while playing music in the background.

Available as a dedicated app, the music streaming service supports official songs, albums, playlists and artist radio, along with YouTube’s catalogue of remixes, live performances, covers and music