Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Google continues to turn the screws on free YouTube users, expanding a test that restricts access to song lyrics on YouTube Music. Users without a premium subscription have found that Google’s ...

If your 2025 YouTube history is a mashup of music videos, cooking clips, sports highlights and late-night "how did I get here?" rabbit holes, then there is a new way for you to look back at your year ...

YouTube has launched its own yearly user activity summary called YouTube Recap, similar to Spotify Wrapped. The recap highlights a user's top channels, interests, and assigns one of 14 personality ...

YouTube Music is taking on Spotify Wrapped with a futuristic upgrade. See the unique AI twist in the 2025 recap that only Premium subscribers can use. YouTube Music ...

YouTube has paid more than $8 billion to the music industry in the 12 months between July 2024 and July 2025, the company announced on Thursday. “Today’s $8 billion payout is a testament to the fact ...

One of the most common complaints I keep reading from YouTube Music users is that Google treats it and their regular YouTube experience as one and the same. If you like one artist’s songs, you’re now ...

YouTube has a new Labs program, allowing listeners to “discover the next generation of YouTube.” In case you were wondering, that generation is apparently all about AI. The streaming site says Labs ...

Spotify and YouTube Music both offer great streaming experiences, whether you're working or relaxing. But which one is the better fit for you? I compare them on price, content, audio quality, and more ...

YouTube Music is 10, and it's introducing new features. Taste Match will work just like Spotify Blend. The music streaming service has more than 300 million tracks. YouTube Music is 10, and it's ...

YouTube is celebrating 10 years of its YouTube Music app on Thursday with the launch of new features that bring it closer to rival Spotify and others. The app will now include “Taste Match” playlists, ...

Music streaming services. We all use them, and for all the different options available — Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, Tidal, etc. — they all essentially do the same ...