[Update: Family plans] What’s really going on with the new YouTube Music, and how will it affect existing users?

Update 5/18: Article has been updated to reflect the recent response from YouTube regarding current family plan members.

Today, Google announced new YouTube subscription services—YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium—and a brand new YouTube Music app. There’s been a slew of confusion and frustration over this move, namely because both are different in their own ways but also because of the lack of clear communication from Google over the upcoming changes. In this post, we’re going to attempt to clear up some of that confusion by explaining what exactly is changing and what will happen for users of YouTube Red and Google Play Music.

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