YouTube Music and YouTube Premium services are available in India: Pricing and Features

By Vasan G.S. • Updated On 14 Mar 2019

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After 8 months of their official debut, the Youtube Music and Youtube Premium services have been officially introduced in India. YouTube Music is Google’s made-for-music app. You could opt its ad-free as well as ad-supported options. And as for the YouTube Premium, it would be ad-free service. Other benefits with the debutants are the offline download support and background playback feature. With the recent arrival of Spotify, another behemoth of music streaming realm, let’s see what this one has to offer.

Samsung Galaxy S10 users can enjoy 4 months of YouTube Premium (including YouTube Music) for free.

ALSO READ: Top 10 Best Music Streaming Apps available in India

YouTube Music Premium @ Rs. 99/month

You get the following features with the YouTube Music free:

Large catalog of songs, videos, podcasts, live shows, etc.
Mood and activity-based recommendations
Variety of curated playlists
Smart search with which you could find songs using lyrics, or even typing, “That rap song with flute”?

And if you want to experience the same and more, ie. ad-free un-interrupted music, background, and offline playback, then pay Rs. 99/month to subscribe to avail the YouTube Music Premium.

Youtube Premium @ Rs. 129/month

YouTube Premium includes the following benefits:

Ad-free audio-video experience
Background and offline playback across all of YouTube
Access to YouTube Originals including Cobra Kai and BTS: Burn The Stage.

ALSO READ: How To Use Bixby Button To Trigger Google Assistant On Samsung Phones

YouTube Premium Subscription plans: Comparison

YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium Pricing and Features
Benefits	YouTube Premium (Rs. 129)	YouTube Music Premium (Rs. 99)
Youtube Music
Ad-free Music	✔	✔
Listen to Music in the background	✔	✔
Offline Music Downloads	✔	✔

Youtube
Ad-free video	✔	✔
Play in the background	✔	✔
Download more videos	✔	✔
YouTube Originals	✔	✔

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