Chromebook For Dummies

Chapter 12

Mustering Your Music

In This Chapter

Navigating Google Play Music

Creating and managing your music library

Accessing the complete Google Play catalog

Making playlists

Creating a radio station

Before the advent of the Internet, the primary delivery mechanism for music was radio and television. Broadcast media almost dictated what was popular simply because there was no other way to get exposed to new music unless you scoured the record bins at the local music store. Or maybe you had friends that had a cool older sibling who gave out mixtapes to broaden your musical horizons. The Internet turned the entire media industry on its head by providing access to anything, anywhere, anytime.

These days, purchasing physical music media is primarily done by collectors and super-fans. Broadcast radio is shrinking and consolidating. When was the last time MTV played a music video? The expansion of the Internet, broadband access, and wireless technology has revolutionized the way the ...