Google Unveils Free, Ad-Supported Version Of Play Music

(RTTNews) - Google Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL) on Tuesday unveiled a free ad-supported music streaming service.

The announcement comes just a week ahead of the expected launch of Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) own $9.99 streaming service, Apple Music.

"The new free, ad-supported version of Google Play Music is launching first in the U.S. It's available on the web today, and is rolling out this week to Android and iOS. And while you're checking it all out, we'll be catching up on our Blogged 50," Elias Roman, Product Manager at Google said in a blog.

"We hope you'll enjoy it so much that you'll consider subscribing to Google Play Music to play without ads, take your music offline, create your own playlists, and listen to any of the 30 million songs in our library on any device and as much as you'd like. You'll also get ad-free, offline and background features for music videos on YouTube. And with or without a subscription, you can store and play up to 50,000 songs from your own collection for free," Roman said.