YouTube music debuts in India

YouTube music platform will now be available in India to cash in on the rising data consumption and demand for Indian melodies across the globe, a director of Google's popular video service said Tuesday.

YouTube on Tuesday launched both free and paid version of music platforms that will offer all genre of Indian music as well as western charts.

"We are seeing lot of engagement across diverse set of content in India and India is exporting tremendous amount of music culture. We have seen explosive amount of growth in terms of consumption in India over last two years and I think it will be missed opportunity if we dont bring YouTube music experience or delay any further," You Tube Director of Product Management for Music Products T Jay Fowler told PTI.

Started in November 2015, YouTube Music had been available in around 29 countries. In India, YouTube has been only offering online videos.

Fowler said that YouTube music app built for India is different from the app that is available in ...