YouTube Music

YouTube Music
	Screenshot of the YouTube Music web player as of December 2023.
Developer	YouTube
Key people	Neal Mohan (YouTube CEO); T. Jay Fowler (Director of Product Management); Lyor Cohen (Global Head of YouTube & Music);
Type	Music and Video Streaming
Launch date	November 12, 2015
Platform(s)	Android; iOS; ChromeOS; Wear OS; Google Nest; Sonos; Android TV; Android Auto; WatchOS; Web; audioOS;
Members	100 million paid subscribers (including YouTube Premium; as of January 2024)
Availability	104 countries; mostly in the Americas, Europe and Oceania, and in parts of Africa and Asia (see full list)
Website	music.youtube.com

YouTube Music is a music streaming service developed by the American video platform YouTube, a subsidiary of Google. The service is designed with a user interface that allows users to explore songs and music videos on YouTube based on genres, playlists, and recommendations. In April 2023, the service expanded its offerings to include support for podcasts.^[6]

YouTube Music also features a premium tier that provides several benefits to subscribers. These include ad-free playback, the ability to play audio in the background, and the option to download songs for offline listening. These benefits are also available to subscribers of YouTube Premium. On December 1, 2020, YouTube Music replaced Google Play Music as Google's primary brand for music streaming.

^ Smith, Adam (February 1, 2024). "Crossing 100 million YouTube Music and Premium subscribers, thanks to you". YouTube Official Blog. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ Deahl, Dani (June 18, 2018). "YouTube Music and YouTube Premium officially launch in US, Canada, UK, and other countries". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
^ Gao, Richard (June 18, 2018). "YouTube Premium and Music launch today in 17 countries, including Canada and 11 European countries". Android Police. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
^ "Paid memberships available locations – YouTube Help". support.google.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference GSM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Malik, Aisha (April 27, 2023). "YouTube Music officially rolls out podcasts for listeners in the US". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

[1] Smith, Adam (February 1, 2024). "Crossing 100 million YouTube Music and Premium subscribers, thanks to you". YouTube Official Blog. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[Verge-2] Deahl, Dani (June 18, 2018). "YouTube Music and YouTube Premium officially launch in US, Canada, UK, and other countries". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.

[AndroidPolice-3] Gao, Richard (June 18, 2018). "YouTube Premium and Music launch today in 17 countries, including Canada and 11 European countries". Android Police. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.

[4] "Paid memberships available locations – YouTube Help". support.google.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.

[GSM-5] Cite error: The named reference GSM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Malik-6] Malik, Aisha (April 27, 2023). "YouTube Music officially rolls out podcasts for listeners in the US". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

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