Google Play Music updated with Material Design UI, integrates Songza


Songza, the music streaming service that was acquired by Google in July has been integrated into Play Music. Songza’s key feature- contextual playlist that are pre set with activities like driving, working out or waking up are now added to Play Music.

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Google Play Music subscribers will now see curated playlist based on mood, time of the day, activities and so on. In addition, users will also have the option to download the playlists for offline listening and they can even see what song is up next, and add, remove or re-order them according to your will.

Moreover, Play music now gets a revamped “Listen Now’ section that makes music discovery easy with cards for recently played music, new release, radio stations and more. The Songza integration will allow you to create a new station based on any song in the mix. According to Google, “dozens” of experts, including DJs and ethnomusicologists, were employed to create the playlists in Google Play Music.

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The new activity-based station recommendations are available now to customers in the US and Canada, while the “Listen Now” page update extends to all 45 countries where Google Play Music is available, Google said. Finally, Google Play Music is also getting a Material Design update with “bigger images, bolder colors and slick transitions”. A couple of screenshots were leaked yesterday that resemble the revamp of Play Music.


Author: Sneha Bokil

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