YouTube Music

A tweak to YouTube Music makes it easier to browse the auto-generated My Mix playlists with custom naming.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music’s “Ask Music” AI-generated custom radio stations are now more prominent in the Android app.
Expand Expanding CloseAfter introducing in 2019, YouTube Music might replace the Song/Video switcher at the top of the Now Playing screen.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube officially announced the “badges” features in October, but YouTube Music users are now seeing existing ones doubled instead of getting their December Top Listener badge.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a new report, Android Auto is found to be used by fewer drivers year-over-year, but Google’s YouTube Music is a hit among drivers across all platforms.
Expand Expanding CloseIn what should be the first rolled out change of 2025, artist pages on YouTube Music now feature a Top songs carousel.
Expand Expanding CloseAt CES 2025, Delta Airlines has announced new efforts to improve the in-flight experience with 4K screens that offer YouTube Premium and YouTube Music.
Expand Expanding CloseArtist pages in YouTube Music have long included a subscriber count that’s very much carried over from the main app, and Google is now testing a new “Monthly Audience Metric.”
Expand Expanding CloseIn 2024, YouTube Music switched to quarterly “New Features Highlights,” but skipped the Q3 edition. Google is now back with a cumulative list to summarize the second half of the year in launches.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music is rolling out a new “Pin to Speed dial” option that lets you customize the new grid introduced in October.
Expand Expanding CloseFollowing the main mobile app earlier this year, YouTube Music for Android and iOS can now share a specific timestamp.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music last redesigned its Now Playing page in September of 2023 and some tweaks to controls are being tested.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music is already rolling out the 2024 Recap to streaming service users. The summary builds on the previous yearly updates of your listening habits.
Expand Expanding CloseNintendo Music was announced today as an Android and iOS app that lets you “enjoy some Nintendo tunes,” but the UI looks a lot like YouTube Music over the years.
Expand Expanding CloseJust over a year after it was previewed, YouTube Music for Android and iOS have finally replaced “Listen again” with a new “Speed dial” section.
Expand Expanding CloseA small change to YouTube Music updates the design of the three-dot overflow menu to match the look of the main YouTube app.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music already lets you generate AI art for playlist thumbnails, and it now lets you upload your own custom image.
Expand Expanding CloseOn Saturday, YouTube and YouTube Music lost a ton of songs, but a deal with SESAC has now been reached and removed content is soon returning.
Expand Expanding CloseDue to a licensing dispute with SESAC, a ton of songs have been removed from YouTube and YouTube Music in the US. YouTube remains in “active conversations with SESAC and are hoping to reach a new deal as soon as possible.”
Expand Expanding CloseThe queue on the YouTube Music web client now persists through tab closures and relaunches, while also being able to load your phone’s queue.
Expand Expanding Close“Ask Music” is the name of the AI prompt-based conversational radio in YouTube Music, and it’s seeing wider availability, including internationally, in recent weeks.
Expand Expanding CloseAfter Mark as played for podcast episodes and Sound Search, YouTube Music is rolling out a redesign of artist pages on Android and iOS.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle apps started adding animated splash screens in 2021 with Android 12, and YouTube Music now finally has one.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music rolled out live lyrics just over a year ago, but they are currently missing across many songs on Android and iOS.
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