Google Offering Free, Ad-Based YouTube Music on Its Home Speakers

Google began offering free, ad-supported YouTube Music to Google Home smart speaker owners, it blogged Thursday. Users say “Hey Google” before requesting music for a mood or an activity. To set it up, users with a Google Assistant-enabled speaker go to the app's settings, tap services and select music to set YouTube Music as the default music service, it said. For on-demand music for play outside of the house or to request specific songs or playlists, Google directs customers to its $9.99 per month YouTube Premium service.