Google's YouTube to launch subscription music service in 'few months'

A picture illustration shows a YouTube logo reflected in a person's eye, in central Bosnian town of Zenica, early June 18, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

(This January 18 story corrects headline and first sentence to show that paid subscription service is for music, not broader service; changes source to Google, not CNBC; removes reference to YouTube exploring a paid, ad-free version of its service) (Reuters) - Google Inc is set to launch its paid monthly subscription service called YouTube Music Key in a few months, Robert Kyncl, the online video service's head of content and business operations, said at the Code/Media conference. The company was "fine-tuning the experience", Kyncl said at the conference in California, according to a Google spokeswoman. (Reporting by Abhirup Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)