YouTube Music in the Netherlands later this year NOW

This is what YouTube CEO Robert Kyncl says in an interview with the AD

An exact date is not yet known, but according to the newspaper, YouTube is working to deploy the service as quickly as possible. .

YouTube Music was unveiled in May of this year and is similar to Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play Music. In addition to "millions of songs and playlists," the new service can also listen to remixes, music videos, covers, and live recordings, according to YouTube in a previous announcement.

YouTube Music offers a free version with ads. . With the free version, no music can be played in the background, as with competing music streaming apps.

The paid variant of 9.99 dollars (converted about 8.50 euros) per month, called YouTube Music Premium, has no advertising and offers support for downloading songs. Paid users can also choose to play only audio video clips in the background while using other apps.