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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

Like it or not, Google Play Music is on the way out, with YouTube Music becoming Google’s only music streaming service. To help match Google Play Music’s capabilities, YouTube Music’s free tier can ...

YouTube is reportedly testing a controversial new feature on its music app, placing song lyrics behind a Premium paywall.

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