YouTube Music Archives

Podcasts are now on YouTube Music

01/05/2023

Podcasts are now on YouTube Music with an initial launch in the US with global availability promised ‘soon’. The feature started being rolled out at the end of last week and is expected to reach all US listeners shortly. This update allows those watching podcasts on the main app to continue listening to them on YouTube Music. Listeners can enjoy podcasts on-demand, offline, in the background, while casting and seamlessly switch between audio-video versions on […]

YouTube Music releases 2022 Recap

01/12/2022

YouTube Music releases 2022 Recap allowing you to tap into your 2022 Recap page on the YouTube Music app and scroll through to see personalized stats (top artists, songs, music videos, playlists and more) from this year. YouTube Music have added new features since their inaugural Recap experience last year. New features added to 2022 Recap 2022 Recap is now available on the main YouTube app allowing for even more users to connect with their personalized playlists, […]

YouTube Music introduces Spring Recap 2022

18/06/2022

YouTube Music introduces Spring Recap 2022, an exploration of your top artists, songs, albums and playlists over the last season. Last December, YouTube Music introduced the 2021 Recap, a new experience that provided users with personalized listening stats spanning the entire year. After receiving positive feedback the streamer has launched Spring Recap, an exploration of your top artists, songs, albums and playlists over the last season. Similar to the 2021 Recap, there is personalized content in […]

YouTube publishes its plans for 2022

21/02/2022

YouTube publishes its plans for 2022 which are centred around ‘Community, Collaboration and Commerce’. In a recent blog posting, YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan offers an inside look at this year’s new products, tools, and features for its creators, viewers, and partners. As can be imagined this focusses mainly on YouTube and how creators and partners can promote their work and monetize their efforts. As far as YouTube Music is concerned there are no […]

YouTube Music releases 2021 Recap

10/12/2021

YouTube Music releases 2021 Recap a first-time experience that will bring you fun, shareable stats, and a personalized playlist to help you relive all your favourite music from the past year. Music fans can tap into their 2021 Recap landing page on the YouTube Music app and scroll through to see their personalized stats (top artists, songs, music videos, and playlists) from this year. There are also top playlists made by YouTube Music listeners, The 2021 Recap also highlights your […]

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YouTube Music Review

02/12/2021

History The original version of YouTube Music was launched in November 2015 together with a premium subscription, YouTube Red, which covered all of the YouTube platform including the Music app. In June 2018, Google (the owners of YouTube) relaunched the service as YouTube Premium which contained YouTube and YouTube Music and a standalone subscription to YouTube Music. YouTube Premium is £11.99/month and £17.99 for a family subscription (up to 6 family members) and YouTube Music […]

Background listening comes to YouTube Music

04/10/2021

Background listening comes to YouTube Music which will allow people to continue listening to YouTube Music while using other apps or when your screen is off. Within this, you can engage with the YouTube Music app through an ad-supported, radio-like experience featuring the artists, songs, and albums you love, plus personalized mixes on shuffle – all without the hassle of having to keep the YouTube Music app open on your device. This feature will begin rolling […]