Google Play Music partners with Samsung UK

27 July 2015 - Press release

With more than a third of people listening to music on their smartphones up to 15 hours a week, new and existing Samsung users can now enjoy a Google Play Music subscription free of charge for a limited time 

Google Play Music, Google’s music streaming service, has partnered with Samsung to provide customers with a free six-month subscription with every purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge device in the UK. Existing Samsung phone and tablet customers are also eligible for a free three-month subscription. The partnership was announced as new research revealed that more than a third of people in the UK use their smartphones as a primary music device, listening up to 15 hours a week.

For a limited time only, customers in the UK who purchase the Galaxy S6 or S6 edge smartphone will have access to all 30 million songs currently available on Google Play Music. In addition, users can also access its subscription service which offers expertly curated radio stations, listen to a wealth of playlists created for a whole host of different moods, occasions and activities, as well as seamlessly transfer all existing iTunes songs into Google Play Music. 

The six-month offer will also be made available to existing Galaxy S6 and S6 edge owners. Customers who purchase other Samsung handsets (S5, Note 4, or A-Series) will also be offered free access to Google Play Music for a six-month period. 

Commenting on the partnership, Richard Wheeler, Head of Distribution Partnerships, Google Play Music, said: “With more and more of us using our smartphones as a music device, we’ve partnered with Samsung to give music fans an easy way to store, download and stream music on a range of fantastic phones. Google Play Music’s subscription has more than 30 million songs, as well as unlimited ad-free streaming and playlists to help you discover the perfect tracks to suit your mood, so music fans will never be stuck for what to listen to.” 

Chong Won Lim, Head of Product Marketing, IT & Mobile at Samsung Electronics UK and Ireland added: “At Samsung, we are committed to giving our customers what they want and we know music is a huge part of many of our users’ lives. Technology has revolutionised the way we consume entertainment and we are delighted that through this partnership with Google Play Music we are able to enhance the mobile experience for so many of our customers.”

The 6-month free subscription offer on the purchase of a Samsung handset (S6, S5, Note 4, and A-Series) is available until September 30^th 2015. A 3-month free subscription offer is also available until January 31st, 2016, on all other Samsung phones and tablets.