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Google bought Songza back in July of for an undisclosed sum and has continued to integrate pieces of the technology into Google Play. That said, Songza users will be given the chance to migrate their accounts to Google Play Music, which will keep track of their favorited songs and playlists.

For reference, Songza is a music platform that launched back in that brought the music to the user, and not the other way around. Beyond Songza Concierge described above , users could also hunt for playlists by genre, mood, or artists. But also, that recommender. Lucky for us, Pandora now has some competition. The most promising challenger is Songza.

What attracts most people to Songza is that it appears to be Pandora without the audio ads. Songza — which is available online and also has iPhone, iPad and Adroid apps — boasts thousands of free playlists that are curated by experts DJs, other artists, music journalists, etc. We rummaged through the service this week and found some pretty awesome playlists that are each perfect for specific situations.

Support for the six new streaming services has gone into effect today, but T-Mobile admitted in a statement that one fan-favorite service would take a little more time to set up. You see, the carrier kicked off a poll shortly after Music Freedom's launch to see what unsupported service people wanted to use the most. The winner? None other than Google Play Music -- hardly a surprise, but T-Mobile admitted in a statement that it won't be added to the fold until later this year.

Another improvement: Google is clearly labeling the "Recent activity" section — now found below Concierge — that collects everything you've recently listened to or added to your library.

And recommendations finally explain why Google thinks they're a good fit for you. More often than not, they're tied to your listening history. It still remains a pretty unique service thanks to its three-prong approach: there's the digital music locker which holds up to 20, songs and remains free , on-demand listening through All Access, and a traditional MP3 store. But what about Songza? With Google now claiming ownership of its best feature — and reserving it for paying subscribers — is the writing on the wall?

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