YouTube Music Archives

Google Play/YouTube Music planning to add news in Australia

09/03/2019

Google Play/YouTube Music planning to add news in Australia which is likely to affect traditional media players according to a report from Roy Morgan, the Australian market research company. The conclusions from the report suggest that introducing news content into Google Play/YouTube Music streaming music services will present a significant challenge for TV, radio and traditional newspapers. Over 5.4 million Australians now use music streaming services with Spotify the clear industry leader used by nearly […]

YouTube Music comes to Sonos

03/02/2019

YouTube Music comes to Sonos controlled using the Sonos app. Sonos users with a YouTube Music Premium or YouTube Premium subscription can now easily play official songs, albums, thousands of playlists, and artist radio as well as YouTube’s tremendous catalogue of remixes and live performances. YouTube Music features available on Sonos Recommended Loaded with listening suggestions based on your favourites, Recommended has playlists for every mood, plus your favourites and last played. From Mellow Moods […]

YouTube Music now offers YouTube Charts

20/12/2018

YouTube Music now offers YouTube Charts as playlists with local and global versions in all YouTube’s 29 launched markets. In addition to the recently announced YouTube Charts, users can now access the top most-played songs this week on YouTube, the most-viewed music videos, or see what’s trending. You can now easily access YouTube Charts as playlists that will appear on users’ home screens or by search. Every country will get five charts playlists: three specific to […]

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YouTube Music deals for US students

07/12/2018

YouTube Music deals for US students were announced by the company with a promise that further countries will be added soon. A student subscription will be available to college students for $4.99 per month which is a discount of $5 a month. YouTube Premium student subscriptions are also being offered at $6.99 a month down from the normal rate of $11.99 a month. The company is also offering a Black Friday/Holiday special discount for users […]

YouTube CEO warns of unintended consequences of new EU Copyright rules

28/11/2018

YouTube CEO warns of unintended consequences of new EU Copyright rules in YouTube’s Creator Blog. Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, whilst supporting the goals of Article 13 believes that it could ‘have a profound impact on the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people’. The European Parliament recently agreed new legislation on digital copyright rules which now await ratification by the EU’s member states. One particularly contentious part of the legislation is Article 13, ‘which […]

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YouTube Music rolls out 7 new countries

22/11/2018

YouTube Music rolls out 7 new countries making the music streaming service now available in 29 countries worldwide. YouTube Music and Music Premium launched in 17 countries in June and added Denmark and the Benelux countries in August. The latest additions to YouTube’s rapidly increasing availability are: Chile Colombia Japan Peru Portugal Switzerland Ukraine This brings the total number of countries where you can get YouTube Music to 29 – Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, […]

YouTube Music comes to Benelux and Denmark

31/08/2018

YouTube Music and YouTube Music Premium have come to the Benelux countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg) and Denmark adding to the 17 countries launched in June 2018. YouTube Music and YouTube Premium launch in 17 countries The prices are similar to those of its competitors in the European Union – €9.99/month for a YouTube Music Premium subscription and €11.99/month for a YouTube Premium subscription. In Denmark, those prices are 99 and 119 kroner. YouTube […]