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YouTube Premium and Music now have 50 million subscribers combined
YouTube says Premium and Music have a combined 50 million subscribers, although it might not be as huge a milestone as it seems.
Google is finally bringing YouTube Music to Wear OS
Google is finally launching a YouTube Music app for Wear OS, but it doesn't have a release date yet.
Roku warns of standoff with Google over YouTube TV
Roku has accused Google of demanding special treatment for YouTube apps, warning that YouTube TV might leave the platform.
YouTube went down
Your internet isn't broken, YouTube is just not loading videos for most people.
YouTube Music puts more focus on personalized playlists
A new activity bar has filters for mood-centered playlists.
YouTube Music finally lets users filter out liked YouTube videos
The forced transition from Google Play Music to YouTube Music is upon us, and for those making the switch, one annoying aspect of the new service has been how it blends random videos from YouTube in with music.
Apple Music, Spotify and other services pull racist music after investigation
Spotify, Apple Music and others have removed racist songs after an investigation found they'd reached the services despite anti-hate policies.
Google debuts an Apple Watch YouTube Music app
As of today, Google has a YouTube Music app available for the Apple Watch.
Google stops selling music through the Play Store
We knew it was coming, but as of this week, you can no longer buy individual music tracks and albums through the Google Play Store.
YouTube Music works better on your TV with new updates
As Google prepares to finally shut down Google Play Music in favor of YouTube Music, the company is making a lot of last-minute updates to make sure the latter service is ready to go. YouTube Music already available on a wide variety of devices, and today Google is tackling the smart TV experience. Google first added a YouTube Music tab to the main YouTube app back in July, which is similar to the home page you see when using the app on a phone or the web.
YouTube Music’s free tier allows personal library casting
Get Premium to play all of YouTube Music.”
YouTube Music will suggest songs to make your playlists even better
You can show off your killer mixes on your profile.
Google is converting gifted Play Music subscriptions into Play Store credits
The company announced earlier this month that it will start shutting down its Play Music service in September.
YouTube Music makes collaborative playlists available to everyone
In May, Google launched a solution that will let you transfer Play songs to the YT Music app in one click, and it’s a feature you may want to take advantage of before the Play Music app starts shutting down in September.
Google Play Music will start shutting down in September
It’s been a long time coming, but Google is in the final stages of shutting down its longstanding Google Play Music app and service in favor of YouTube Music. At that point, you won’t be able to stream from the Google Play Music app at all; streaming on the web will stop then as well. While Google Play Music will stop functioning sometime in October, former users will have until December of this year to transfer all their music and data out of the service.
Google Assistant recommends your YouTube Music on Nest speakers
Over the last couple of years, Google has gradually improved YouTube Music with features like playback screen lyrics and an Explore tab. Now, it has unveiled integration with some of its other products, including Android TV, Google Maps and and Google Assistant.
YouTube Music now allows users to pre-save albums before they’re released
A new YouTube Music feature allows users to view and pre-save unreleased albums.
YouTube Music will transfer your Google Play songs with one click
If you haven’t downloaded the app yet, Google Play Music will alert you to the new transition tool and prompt you to install YouTube Music. In fact, all of your Google Play Music history that built the recommendations for you on that one service will also make it to YouTube Music.
YouTube Music's Explore tab is now out for Android and iOS users
YouTube Music’s in-app song lyrics feature seems to have made its way to all users, as well.
YouTube Music adds an Explore tab to help you find new music
It's taken a while, but YouTube is about to ditch its Hotlist tab in favor of a more useful Explore section that highlights new music for you to stream.