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YouTube launches paid music subscription service

Published 12/11/2014, 18:46
Updated 12/11/2014, 18:50
© Reuters A picture illustration shows a YouTube logo reflected in a person's eye, in central Bosnian town of Zenica

(Reuters) - Google Inc's YouTube is rolling out the long-awaited paid monthly subscription service called YouTube Music Key.

The subscription for the ad-free service will start at $7.99 per month and will allow users to watch videos offline and listen to music while other apps are working. (http://bit.ly/1xtnuxJ)

YouTube Music Key will be first available through an invite to its "biggest music fans", who can try out the beta version for six months at no charge, YouTube said in its blog.

© Reuters. A picture illustration shows a YouTube logo reflected in a person's eye, in central Bosnian town of Zenica

The fee will also include a subscription to Google Play Music.

(Reporting by Anya George Tharakan in Bangalore; Editing by Don Sebastian)

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