One advantage YouTube Music has over both Spotify and Apple Music is that it is bundled with YouTube Premium. This means you ...

Plans and PricingSpotify and YouTube Music have free and premium plans, but they operate differently. Spotify's no-cost tier ...

Starting next month, YouTube Music is getting free background listening in a major revamp of the streaming service’s ad-supported tier. As part of that, the YouTube Music app is going audio-only and ...

As highlighted by Xinfinte on Reddit, YouTube Music is letting users know that they have limited views of lyrics, prompting ...

YouTube appears to be testing a controversial new feature that puts song lyrics on its music app behind a Premium ...

YouTube Music is now testing a lyrics paywall on its free tier to get users to upgrade to Premium, similar to a past Spotify attempt.

In the music streaming business, Spotify is still king, and Apple Music is often portrayed as its biggest rival. Of course, there are also other players in that field, including what was once ...

Music streaming service YouTube Music appears to have a new trick to nudge free users toward a YouTube Premium subscription.

In April 2019, Google announced the launch of a free, ad-supported version of its YouTube Music streaming service for use with Google Home and other smart speakers that feature its voice-activated ...

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Get ready to relearn where everything is on Now Playing in YouTube Music. After testing a redesign back in November, that new look is arriving in on the app. The redesign repositions control buttons ...