For a while now I’ve been using Google Music as a kind of cloud-based backup for my music library. Except that it wasn’t really a backup, because I couldn’t easily retrieve all the songs I’d uploaded.

Up to now, Google has been the poor boy of online music, but that’s about to change. It rolled out a scan and match feature on Wednesday for Google Music users that gives the search giant a leg up on ...

December is the last month you'll be able to access Google Play Music. But don't worry, Google now has an easy way to move your music library, playlists and preferences over to YouTube's ...

It has been two years since Google put Google Play Music on death row, and today Google finally announced the major step that will let it kill Google Music: YouTube Music library imports. People who ...

Google has responded to pressure from this article and other complaints, and now says it wants to fix feature gaps like this before Google Music shuts down. A recent email promised Google Home support ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. Google is taking one of its biggest steps yet ...

With Google Play Music now double dead and even fully disabled on devices in favor of YouTube Music, if you’re simply not a fan of the replacement, you might be looking for some serious audio ...