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2021 in charts: Bollywood scored high with Shershaah hits, rivalled by non-film music, Punjabi hip-hop, K-Pop
As the most played tracks of the year across streaming platforms in India (listed below) shows, the biggest hits are still coming from Bollywood films, even those that did not have a theatrical release.

YouTube.com can now be installed as Progressive Web App: All you need to know
As per Google, PWAs are responsive as they fit any form factor, be it a desktop, mobile, or tablet.

Google finally pulls the plug on Play Music, encourages users to migrate to YouTube Music
Google had earlier updated its timeline of shelving Google Play Music and transferring all users and their data over to YouTube Music.

Google Play Music to make way for YouTube Music by year end; users can move playlists via Takeout
The changes are going to begin sooner than expected, what with Google discontinuing some key Play Music features starting late August.

YouTube Music to replace Google Play Music; the latter to shut down by year end
Google Play Music users can transfer their playlists to YouTube Music, here is how you can do it.

YouTube launches UPI as a subscription payment option for its users in India
Thee new UPI feature allows users to pay for the YouTube subscription, directly from the bank account.

YouTube Music rolls out overhauled version of Spotify-like personalised playlists
YouTube Music's Discover Music playlist will be updated with 50 tracks every week on Wednesday.

Google Nest Mini launched in India at a price of Rs 4,499, available now on Flipkart
Google Nest Mini smart speaker is available in chalk and charcoal colour options.

YouTube Music gets a new redesigned artist profile and more on Android and iOS
In terms of changes, the YouTube Music artist redesign has a larger cover image that has a closer crop.

YouTube Music to soon get three new personalised playlists to compete with Spotify
This new feature for YouTube Music will be rolling out by the end of this month.

YouTube Music replaces Google Play Music on Android 10, will come pre-installed on future devices
YouTube Music and Google Play Music are both available in India starting at Rs 99 per month.

YouTube Music Charts will only consider organic views in music videos from now on
The change comes after YouTube found artists and labels found ways to inflate the number of views

Curious case of YouTube's charts: Something's strange about the platform's rankings, but nobody's talking
Analysing the phenomenon may explain why Badshah's Paagal isn't on YouTube’s charts when the video on Sony Music India’s channel has been watched over 100 million times

YouTube Music now lets you switch between a song and its music video with a tap
YouTube says the feature is available for over five million songs on the platform right now.

YouTube Music now allows to download upto 500 songs in offline playlist
The smart download will include songs the liked songs, favourite playlists, and other frequented albums based on the user's history.

YouTube introduces student plan for its premium services starting at Rs 59
For college students, YouTube Music and YouTube Premium will be available at Rs 59 and Rs 79.

TikTok owner ByteDance is planning to launch a paid music service in India soon
ByteDance expects to introduce the app as early as this fall in a handful of countries including India.

YouTube Music is getting local music playback option for its Android app
This feature has been spotted on the YouTube Music app for Android and is now rolling out globally.

Google Home lineup now supports YouTube Music’s free ad-supported service
Spotify and Google Music's free versions are also supported by the Google Home lineup.

K-Pop group BTS' new video breaks YouTube record for most views in 24 hours
The video currently has close to 3 million comments, and about 158 million views.