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If you felt left out by the European debut of Google Play Music All Access in August, hopefully Mountain View’s latest announcement brings you into the musical fold. According to Google’s support page — as spotted by Android Police — the search giant’s music locker and streaming service is now available in the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Russia and Switzerland. And given how fast European internet is, it shouldn’t take you nearly as long to upload a massive music collection as it did for us stateside, either.

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Via: Android Police

Source: Google Support

Three months after Google Play Music All Access debuted in the US and a month after it launched Down Under, the music subscription service has finally made its way across the globe to Europe. Well, to nine European countries at least. According to Google’s support page, it’s now available in Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and the UK. As with the other countries, there’s a promotional offer to help you get started. If you sign up for the 30-day trial before September 15th, you’ll only need to pay £7.99 or €7.99 a month after that. If you decide to wait however, the monthly subscription cost goes up to £9.99 or €9.99. No word yet on when the service will roll out to the rest of the world, but we’re sure the folks in Mountain View are hard at work making sure it does. After all, it has quite a bit of catching up to do.

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Via: Android Police

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And now, one of the most anticipated I/O announcements. As rumored, Google has been working toward the launch of its own music-streaming service, and the official unveiling came today. Dubbed Google Play Music All Access, the product has a strong focus on personalized recommendations via the so-called Explore feature. Like Spotify and other services, All Access will let you start a radio station while listening to a particular track, and in-depth tweaking controls allow you to nix songs that don’t suit your fancy. Another feature demoed onstage is Listen Now, which highlights new releases and content Google thinks you’ll enjoy.

As anticipated, All Access will require a monthly fee. A subscription costs $9.99 in the US, and all users will get a 30-day free trial. The service is launching stateside today, and if you sign up before June 30th, you’ll get $2 off the monthly fee. We’ll be taking All Access for a test drive as soon as possible — check back for our initial impressions.

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