YouTube celebrates 10 years of YouTube music application on Thursday with launch of the new features that bring it closer to Spotify and others. The app will now include “Taste Match” playlists, which are breeding lists that combine the overlapping interests of multiple users, similar to Spotify Blend. The app will also start informing users of upcoming releases, goods and concerts and collaborating with Bands To help fans discover concerts when watching videos and shorts on YouTube itself.
Additions will help YouTube cover Spotify in some areas, while others, such as adding surnames and commentary support, will extend the YouTube social networking features to the music service.
The company also shared new statistics on the YouTube music list, noting that it now has over 300 million pieces, including studio recording, live performances, remixes and covers. Spotify, for comparison, It has a directory Over 100 million pieces. In addition, YouTube reports that its musical service offers over 4 billion music lists created by the user, 1.8 billion of which are public.
With the new game lists, YouTube music users can combine their interests in a single -day reproduction list, with tracks based on the musical preferences of all those who unite.
In addition, YouTube music users will be able to leave direct comments on albums and playlists to hear more than a social experience. Fans will be able to win loyalty signals such as “First To Watch” or “Top Listener”, with others on the road. Artists and bands, meanwhile, can work for milestones in the music video, such as 100,000 screenings, 1 million or even 1 billion views.
YouTube’s music service continues to grow, having gone from 100 million subscribers In February 2024 over 125 million across youtube music and premium YouTube in conjunction from March 2025, including testing.
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Corrected after the publication to clarify that 100-125 million figures are mentioned in the payment of users.
