Many years ago I ripped most of my CD collection to FLAC format to play through a squeeze box. Perhaps I should "upload" these files to the Google play service to access them from wherever.
Did you or anyone ever try YouTube Red? Last year (I think?) I was prodded everytime I watched a few YouTube concert videos to sign up for this new service that appeared to be focused on music streaming.
Google Music Play subscriptions come with YT Red and YT Music included. Not bad for $10/month. Google is still trying to come to a resolution on a streaming music platform so word is that Play Music is going to incorporated into YT Music. Will have to see what they come up with. Until then, I keep using and enjoying Play Music. YT Music needs a great deal of interface work but it is better than using YT for music listening, IMHO. YT Red is great simply for removing all the in-video ads. The original content is meh. You can probably get a free trial period to see if you like it.