YouTube Music Premium replaces Google Play Music, which shut down in October 2020 when Google switched those users to YouTube Music. Doesn’t have the diffusion resolution that is becoming an industry standard, nor does it have a dedicated desktop app for Mac or PC.
Still, it has some features that aren’t available anywhere else, and YouTube Music Premium may be second-choice player for those frustrated by its absence from the 70 million song catalog shared by most streaming services. diffusion.
How much does a YouTube Music subscription cost?
YouTube Music Premium costs $9.99 / MXN$99. The family plan costs $14.99 / MXN$149 per month and includes up to six accounts. College students can get a subscription for $4.99/MXN$49 per month, but they’ll need to prove they’re a student through SheerID.
YouTube Music Premium is also included in the YouTube Premium subscription, a very good option for those who want to remove all ads from YouTube videos. YouTube Premium costs $11.99 / MXN$119 per month. The family plan costs $17.99 / MXN 239 per month and includes up to six accounts. College students can get YouTube Premium for $6.99 / MXN 69 per month.
It may seem expensive to you, but if you watch a lot of YouTube videos, it makes a big difference. If you choose YouTube Music Premium as your music service, the extra $2 / MXN$20 per month won’t seem like much.
If you already use another music service on diffusionbut you watch a lot of YouTube videos, you can also consider subscribing to YouTube Premium, if only to get rid of those endless ads.
There’s a free, ad-supported version of YouTube Music that gives you access to a lot more music than you get with the free versions of Spotify or Amazon Music. New subscribers can use the 30-day free trial.
reading quality
YouTube Music Premium lets you control the playback quality, but the options are limited to “High” (256 kbps), “Normal” (128 kbps), and “Low” (4 kbps). The only reason someone should consider anything other than “High” would be if they have a data cap.
The “High” setting will suffice for many, but it doesn’t match what Apple Music, Tidal, Qobuz or Amazon Music Unlimited offer. Hi-res music requires more bandwidth, which costs the service more. diffusion for licensing and reproduction.
The best feature of YouTube Music Premium
The most amazing thing that sets YouTube Music Premium apart from its competitors is the ability to add almost any song available on the YouTube video page to a YouTube Music Premium playlist.
YouTube is full of live performances filmed by audiences around the world. Want to create a custom playlist of a live Bruce Springsteen concert? There are hundreds of performances to choose from to watch or listen to from the YouTube Music app.
Here is another example. I’ve been following the amazing Vietnam War Song Project channel on YouTube for years, which collects all the songs written about the Vietnam War. Many of them are private release discs, and Justin Brummer archives them meticulously on YouTube.
Sure, not all of them are good, but I’ve created a great playlist of channel highlights. Almost none of these songs are in the standard catalog of diffusion.
discover music
If you use the same email address that you use for YouTube when you signed up for YouTube Music Premium, the service will already have a lot of information about your tastes that it has collected since you started watching videos on Youtube.
This can be a big plus, as you’ll immediately receive recommendations tailored to your tastes, but it’ll also remind you of the frightening amount of data Google has collected on you over the years.
Now, I wish I had been a little more careful about what I’ve shared over the years, but the My Supermix playlist that greeted me when I logged into the app is nothing short of spectacular.
There are 100 songs on the list and dozens that I like. I’m sure I’ve never played almost all of these songs on YouTube. Behind it is a powerful algorithm at work and it’s impossible not to be impressed.
Buttons at the top of the app generate mood-appropriate music like Relax, Workout, Energize, Commute, and Focus. It’s not a playlist, but rather a version of the homepage that includes the songs that YouTube Music thinks fit that mood.
Searching for music will be a black hole if you are unfamiliar with the artist’s work. The albums are undated, not in release order, and the Led Zeppelin artist page includes tribute albums by other artists and covers uploaded by opportunists looking to confuse inexperienced listeners and generate some plays. random.
This won’t be a problem if you’re a voracious, discerning listener who can rummage around and easily find what you want. If you’re constantly bored or frustrated with music selection on other platforms, YouTube has a solution for you.
The app also offers playlists created by other users in a section called “From the Community”. Some listeners take the time to make public playlists, and there’s always something interesting to surprise you or give you a bit of joy.
play your own music
YouTube Music Premium makes it easy to add your own music to your system from your computer. Simply drag the files to the app screen in your browser or click on your profile picture and choose “Download Music” to access the files on your hard drive. You can upload FLAC, M4A, MP3, OGG or WMA files.
There is a limit of 100,000 songs. If you ever decide you no longer want to subscribe to YouTube Music Premium, the downloaded files and the playlists created from those files will still be available for you to play in the background for free.
If you’re looking for a free way to stream your music library to any device, this basic feature is an outstanding solution.
Desktop app and browser
YouTube Music hasn’t yet created a desktop app for Mac or PC, so you’ll need to use a browser (preferably Chrome, obviously) to use the service on a computer.
The web version includes many YouTube videos and live performances and television appearances are suggested to accompany music from the user’s library.
verdict
YouTube Music Premium doesn’t offer superior playback quality, and its interface can feel like you’re digging through thrift store drawers compared to the fancy presentations you’ll get from its competitors.
But at the same time, it makes YouTube Music Premium such an attractive option. If you’re looking for hours and hours of music you can’t hear anywhere else, YouTube Music Premium is your one destination.
If you care the least about artists’ complaints about the prices of diffusionkeep in mind that YouTube pays artists and rights holders the lowest price in the entire music industry by diffusion.
I’m a YouTube Premium customer and the ad-free YouTube experience is well worth the $11.99 / MXN 119 per month. I regularly use YouTube Music Premium as part of this subscription, but I would never use it as my primary or only music service. diffusionso much for its quality diffusion as to what you pay for the copyright.
Original article published on TechHive.
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