Google Play Music Artist Center Closes April 30

Google was not surprised to learn that the closure is due to YouTube Music in its email to users, spotted by 9to5 Google. Beginning April 30, musicians will no longer be able to use the service to download or edit their tracks. Instead, Google invites users to become "a YouTube artist if you're not already there" and recommends a list of YouTube partners (AWAL, Believe, Baby CD, DistroKid, Stem and TuneCore) for those who wish always sell their music. It will take another month before users receive their final reports and service payments on May 31, according to The edge, before the reports are removed in their entirety on July 31st.