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fromMashable India
5 days ago

Google Resolves Glitch Serving Ads To YouTube Music Premium Users

YouTube Premium subscribers who were promised an ad-free experience for $13.99 a month were met with jarring mid-playlist advertisements this week, in what appears to be an apparent Google snafu. The glitch was first flagged by premium users who were listening to YouTube Music on their Google Home and Nest devices, Android Authority reported. On the Google Home subreddit on Feb. 20, users reported ads appearing consistently even after resetting their devices, suggesting the issue was at the account level.
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fromZDNET
1 week ago

Spotify vs. YouTube Music: I've tested both services, and this is the one you should pick

Spotify provides higher audio quality, richer social and AI features; YouTube Music offers a simpler experience with YouTube Premium integration.
Tech industry
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

YouTube rolls out an AI playlist generator for Premium users | TechCrunch

YouTube Premium users on iOS and Android can generate personalized playlists from text or voice prompts using a new AI playlist feature.
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fromGSMArena.com
2 weeks ago

YouTube Music now limits how many song lyrics you can see on a non-Premium account

YouTube Music restricts song lyrics behind Premium, limiting free users to a small, countdown-limited number of lyric views.
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

YouTube Music starts putting lyrics behind a paywall

Free YouTube Music accounts are now seeing their access to lyrics limited, according to multiple reports. Google started testing lyrics as an exclusive feature for Premium users in September, but it appears that it's now receiving a wider rollout. It seems that free users will be limited to viewing lyrics for five songs per month, though we've reached out to Google for confirmation.
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fromFast Company
2 months ago

YouTube Recap 2025: How to access Google's AI-powered answer to Spotify Wrapped and see your year in review

YouTube Recap is a personalized year-in-review Short using up to 12 AI-curated cards to summarize top channels, interests, music, and viewing personality.
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fromTechCrunch
5 months ago

YouTube Music launches new tools for artists to reward fans with exclusive merch and videos | TechCrunch

YouTube Music will add countdown pre-saves, exclusive artist "thank you" videos and behind-the-scenes content, plus a U.S. merchandise pilot to deepen artist-fan connections.
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fromZDNET
6 months ago

YouTube Music just copied one of Spotify's best features - what's new

YouTube Music celebrates its 10th anniversary with new social and discovery features like Taste Match, artist notifications, badges, milestone markers, album comments, and playback improvements.
Music
fromThe Verge
6 months ago

YouTube Music turns 10 and adds new 'taste match' playlists

YouTube Music introduces "taste match" shared playlists that update daily based on participants' listening habits, plus comments, concert highlights, and artist notifications.
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fromTechCrunch
6 months ago

YouTube Music celebrates 10 years with new features that help it compete with Spotify | TechCrunch

YouTube Music adds Taste Match playlists, social features, concert discovery partnerships, and reports a 300 million-track catalog with 125 million users.
Digital life
fromLindsey Gamble
6 months ago

TikTok Adds YouTube Music Integration to Add to Music App Feature - Lindsey Gamble

TikTok now integrates YouTube Music, significantly enhancing its music discovery and saving capabilities.
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fromAndroid Authority
8 months ago
Mobile UX

YouTube Music has started sneaking in more ads for free users

YouTube Music is introducing new banner ads for free users, potentially increasing ad exposure on the platform.
from9to5Google
8 months ago
Mobile UX

YouTube Music showing ads on Now Playing screen for free users

YouTube Music is introducing banner ads on the Now Playing screen for non-paying users.
Mobile UX
from9to5Google
8 months ago

YouTube Music showing ads on Now Playing screen for free users

YouTube Music is introducing banner ads on the Now Playing screen for non-paying users.
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