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YouTube Music’s Library redesign is rolling out now

YouTube Music is now widely rolling out a significant redesign for the ‘Library’ tab, after it appeared temporarily for some users back in August, first reported by 9to5Google.

Users have been waiting for a major redesign of the Library page since the platform’s relaunch in 2018. Users will first notice that the Library tab now offers more options for accessing and organizing content. The “View my” option at the top of the tab allows users to switch between the ‘Library,’ ‘Downloads,’ ‘Uploads,’ and ‘Device’ files.

The change is a welcome one that will make it much easier to navigate through the different sections of the Library and locate the content you’re looking for. Further, the ‘History’ clock icon has been moved to the top right, next to the cast button, allowing you to see a list of recently-heard tracks without having to go to your account menu. Note, the ‘History’ icon only appears in the library, and not on the app’s Home Screen.

Users can also filter their Library by Playlists, Songs, Albums, and Artists using chips at the top of the screen. Selecting any of the first three options also provides a new Downloaded filter, while a filter accompanies the Artists filter for Subscriptions. Furthermore, a dropdown menu lets users sort their Library by Recently added, Recently played and other options, making it easier to find and play specific songs on the go.

The change is currently rolling out widely. Ensure you’re running the latest YouTube Music application to check out the redesign.

Source: 9to5Google

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YouTube’s year-end Recap is live. Here’s how to view yours:

With Spotify’s Wrapped expected to release in the first week of December, YouTube Music has announced that it is rolling out a user-personalized end-of-year Recap that summarizes users’ favourite music moments from the past year.

This comes soon after a third-party tool called Instafest, which lets you make a fake artist lineup with your most-played Spotify artists, started doing rounds on social media.

While Instfest is limited to users’ top-played artists, YouTube’s Recap lets users scroll through personalized stats like top artists, songs, music videos, playlists and more. Further, “this year, we’re making the experience even more immersive!” says YouTube. Head to the ‘2022 Recap‘ page on the YouTube Music app to check out your personal stats.

Additionally, since people listen to music on the YouTube app as well, YouTube is bringing the Recap experience to the regular app, allowing even more users to connect with their personalized playlists, stats and shareable stories. A

According to YouTube’s blog post, you can “begin your Recap journey by heading to the YouTube app on iOS or Android and search for ‘2022 Recap.’ You will see your Recap playlist and you can click on the stories banner to view your stories.”

It’s worth noting that searching for ‘2022 Recap’ on YouTube isn’t bearing any results for anyone at MobileSyrup, so the feature might not have widely rolled out yet.

The Recap also includes new ‘Top Trends,’ which shows you a list of artists, if any, that you discovered before they became mainstream. Similarly, a new ‘Identity’ feature gives you a personal “Music Personality” that captures your music vibe, based on your listening habits. Once you see your stats, you can directly share them on platforms like Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook by simply tapping the arrow at the bottom of each story.

Apple launched its yearly Apple Music Recap earlier today, with an overall sleeker and cleaner look when compared to 2021. Learn how to access the 2022 recap here. 

Image credit: YouTube

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Google reveals YouTube Music and Premium surpassed 80 million paid subscribers

This week, Google announced that YouTube Music and Premium has crossed the 80 million paid subscriber milestone. The company reports that the paid streams of revenue from YouTube saw a 30 million increase in subscribers since 2021.

The uptick in paid subscribers spans both YouTube Music and YouTube Premium. A paid subscription to YouTube Music provides users access to an ad-free experience while listening to a catalogue of music. YouTube Premium offers ad-free YouTube, the ability to download videos for offline viewing, access to YouTube Music, and other perks like Picture-in-Picture.

In a blog post, Google’s Global Head of Music for YouTube, Lyor Cohen, states that the rapid growth of 30 million subscribers is due to a number of things. First off, Google is investing in new features. This also includes partnerships with global carriers across Japan, Europe, and Korea. Additionally, Cohen believes the adoption of YouTube’s paid services can be due to the introduction of features like afterparties. Discounts on hardware and services are also said to be playing a part.

Google states it has become the number one contributor of revenue to the music industry. In September, Google announced it was contributing $6 billion USD (roughly $8.02 billion CAD) to the music industry. 30 percent of this contribution stems from user-generated content.

Last month, Google announced a price increase for the YouTube Premium Family plan in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and other regions. Starting on November 21st, YouTube Music’s Family plan will cost $29.99 each month, a $5 increase from the current $17.99 monthly subscription. The Family plan enables users to share the perks with up to six accounts. A standard plan for YouTube Premium costs $11.99 per month. Prices on the individual plan remain the same.

Source: Google via: Android Police

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Android YouTube Music bug causes phone display to remain on indefinitely

A new YouTube Music Android app bug is causing users’ phone displays to remain on, bypassing the screen timeout interval, as reported by 9to5Google.

The issue is present in YouTube Music version 5.23.50 and causes your phone’s display to stay on regardless of where in the app you are, even if you leave your device and don’t interact with it.

9to5Google says it checked the bug on Pixel phones running Android 13 and Samsung devices running 12L and it was prevalent on both. “In one test, the display remained active for around 15 minutes while music was playing,” wrote the publication.

The bug affects those with a YouTube Premium subscription, and a patch for the app should be in the works to fix the issue.

Via: 9to5Google

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Elden Ring soundtrack hits Spotify, Apple Music and more

Elden Ring’s fantastic music soundtrack is now available to stream online.

FromSoftware’s title now has an album that includes the 67 tracks that were composed for the game. You can find them all on YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and more. 

The news of the Elden Ring soundtrack was shared on a PlayStation Blog. The blog was written by Tsukasa Saito, the lead sound designer and composer from FromSoftware.

Saito explains that the track Song of Honor that plays at Redmane Castle sounds like a group of choir members; however, the team thought that they didn’t want a group of skillful singers, so they made the decision to ask the brass section of the orchestra to sing for them instead. This is pretty interesting.

Source: PlayStation Blog 

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YouTube Music can now recommend songs when you connect to earbuds

YouTube Music has been constantly updating its features, with the most recent one being the new shuffle and offline mixtape control features added to the media recommendations on Android 12.

In a report from 9to5Google, YouTube Music will allow users to shuffle through music in the suggestions panel to their liking as well as select their downloaded offline playlist without it being a recommendation.

YouTube Music added recommendations and suggestions back in 2020. However, YouTube Music now leverages Android 12’s media recommendations feature to make suggestions more accessible through parts of the Android OS, such as the lock screen and notification shade.

The media recommendations feature can pop up when users connect earbuds or other audio devices over Bluetooth.

Image credit: 9to5Google

They will show up in the same location as the recommendations screen on your phone as long as your YouTube Music app is updated on Android 12.

9to5 notes that some Spotify users have seen recommendations appear.

Sources: 9to5Google Via: Android Police

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YouTube updates its music app to help users discover new artists

After testing a new ‘Add to Playlist’ interface for the YouTube Music smartphone app, Google has now improved the radio algorithm for the music streaming app, which will result in better recommendations for users and help users discover new artists.

According to the YouTube Music team, the “back-end logic that nominates the music that shows up” in Song Radio and playlist auto mixes has been updated to show more songs and artists. Since making the change to the radio algorithm, YouTube says that it has observed an increase in likes and song discovery from Song Radio and playlist auto mixes, with the team aiming to polish the algorithm further down the road.

In addition, YouTube also details how Android YouTube Music users would now be able to save a queue of songs to a new or existing playlist. This feature has been available to YouTube Music iOS users since January.

Other changes and improvements listed by YouTube include a new ‘Family Shelf’ with programmed playlists and a personalized Family Mix. If you usually listen to music that’s appropriate for the whole family, you’ll now be able to access a new ‘For the Family’ shelf with the Family mix as the first playlist available on your home feed.

Additionally, on Wear OS, YouTube Music now allows you to shuffle your downloaded music, unlike in the past when users were limited to ordered album play and could only shuffle playlists.

Lastly, YouTube premium subscribers on the web would now be able to switch between audio and video for the music they are listening to with a toggle available on top of the player screen. This feature has long been available on Android and iOS and is finally available to YouTube Music web users.

There are a few more changes and upgrades that Google made to YouTube Music.

Source: Google

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Apple Music is already showing users their top music of 2022

Apple Music is already showing users their most listened-to tracks of 2022.

In an effort to capture some Spotify Wrapped’s magic, Apple launched an algorithmically generated top songs playlist called ‘Replay’ in 2019. Unlike Wrapped, the Replay playlist is available nearly all year long, and as long as you’ve used Apple Music during that year, you’ll have a corresponding playlist. For instance, my Replay playlists go back to 2015.

Like the other Apple Music Replay lists, the new version consists of your top 100 songs. You can find it at the bottom of the ‘Listen Now’ page on mobile and desktop versions of the app. If you want to get a more detailed breakdown that’s a little more in line with Spotify Wrapped, you can visit music.apple.com/ca/replay to see how many hours you’ve listened for and other stats.

Overall, though this isn’t the zeitgeist grabbing force that Spotify Wrapped is,  it’s… still something. That said, I expected a little more out of Apple. Apple Music’s Replay section only shows your top songs, top artists, amount of artists and total listening hours. By contrast, Spotify Wrapped makes an event out of its stats with fun little anecdotes, more stats (some meaningful, some not), and it’s all packaged in a cool-looking shareable interface.

The music streaming landscape has shifted significantly lately, with users shifting from Spotify to try out platforms like YouTube Music, Apple Music and more.

Via: 9to5Mac

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Google is testing a new Add to Playlist interface for YouTube Music

Google is testing a new ‘Add to Playlist‘ user interface for its YouTube Music Android app, as first spotted by Reddit user ‘Vishal_Kaul.’

While not a major update, it does spice up YouTube Music’s rather mundane playlist interface from simple black screen, to a bold, artwork-heavy page that shows the number of tracks in each playlist and features a new floating ‘add new playlist’ button.

The in-testing interface also features your recently played playlists right on top with its cover art in a carousel layout, making it easy for users to scroll through playlists they normally would play the most.

Check out these before and after images of the ‘Add to Playlist’ user interface, courtesy of 9to5Google:

While the new interface does look elegant, one user on Reddit has reported that they are having trouble scrolling through the new interface.

Google is likely to polish up the interface if and when it decides to officially roll the update out.

Source: Vishal_Kaul (Reddit)

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YouTube Music now offers free background listening in Canada

Canadian YouTube Music users can now listen to tunes in the background.

Google made the announcement last month, but the feature has now officially rolled out here.

With this update, you can continue to listen to YouTube Music while using other apps or when your phone’s screen is off.

This feature is available via YouTube Music’s free tier, meaning ads are supported. Otherwise, YouTube Premium, which includes YouTube Music Premium for ad-free music, is priced at $11.99/month.

In addition to background playback, the free YouTube Music tier does support continuous stations and shuffle and Google’s hands-free Assistant driving mode.

Via: Google Canada