YouTube Music Is Getting New Features Like Improved Radio Algorithm; Podcasts Coming Soon?
2 years, 8 months ago

YouTube Music Is Getting New Features Like Improved Radio Algorithm; Podcasts Coming Soon?

News 18  

YouTube Music has got a new update that brings several new features to the Google-owned music streaming app. The new features come as part of Google’s development plans for YouTube Music that were scheduled for February and March this year. With this new update, the YouTube app for Wear OS also now left users shuffle all their downloaded music at once. The new features come as part of Google‘s list of improvements to YouTube Music that was drafted in February and March.

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Spotify to soon share revenue with video podcast creators to take on YouTube: See details
1 month, 1 week ago

Spotify to soon share revenue with video podcast creators to take on YouTube: See details

Hindustan Times  

Spotify will soon start sharing revenue with creators based on how much their videos are viewed, in a move to take on YouTube's video podcast dominance, according to a Business Insider report. "By giving you guys, the creators, another path to monetization beyond ads, we're freeing you up to do what you like doing, which is creating," the report quoted …

Spotify launches huge push into video as it takes on YouTube
1 month, 1 week ago

Spotify launches huge push into video as it takes on YouTube

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While Spotify did not explicitly name its rival during its announcement, its chief executive Daniel Ek promised …

Spotify emerges as YouTube alternative, launches new video features with monetisation program
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1 month, 1 week ago

Spotify emerges as YouTube alternative, launches new video features with monetisation program

India TV News  

Spotify is launching a new service to compete with YouTube. In the past, Spotify allowed creators to make money from podcasts, but now it’s also encouraging them to include videos with their podcasts. Creators who want to join the Spotify Partner Program and start earning money from their video podcasts can apply to be part of it. These include options …

Apple Music will now let you transfer your playlist to YouTube
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple Music will now let you transfer your playlist to YouTube

The Hindu  

Apple Music has rolled out a new feature which will allow users to transfer their playlists to YouTube Music so they can switch between streaming platforms easily. To access the feature, users must have a subscription to Apple Music or iTunes Match and have a YouTube music account. However, the tool can be used to transfer selected items like users’ …

Spotify wants to be a place for creation and discovery, not just for music.
54 years, 11 months ago

Spotify wants to be a place for creation and discovery, not just for music.

Slate  

If Spotify were composing a song about the past few years, it would not be up-tempo pop. In a statement Dec. 7, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said, “We’ve come to the conclusion that Spotify is entering a new phase and needs a CFO with a different mix of experiences.” On Sunday’s episode of What Next: TBD, I spoke with Bloomberg …

Spotify introduces new transcription feature for podcasts. Here's how it works
1 year, 2 months ago

Spotify introduces new transcription feature for podcasts. Here's how it works

Live Mint  

Spotify has added a new auto-generated transcripts feature to podcasts, allowing users to read along with the podcasts. The new transcription feature will be available for free and premium users on the Spotify app and can be accessed by clicking on the read-along section below the podcast player and following along on the full screen. In a blog post about …

Google Podcasts to merge with YouTube Music: Transition by 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Google Podcasts to merge with YouTube Music: Transition by 2024

India TV News  

Tech giant Google announced that it will be discontinuing Google Podcasts in 2024, encouraging users to shift to Podcasts within the YouTube Music app. “Looking forward to 2024, we’ll be increasing our investment in the podcast experience on YouTube Music — making it a better overall destination for fans and podcasters alike with YouTube-only capabilities across community, discovery, and audio/visual …

Google to shut down Google Podcasts in 2024, focusing on YouTube Music integration
1 year, 2 months ago

Google to shut down Google Podcasts in 2024, focusing on YouTube Music integration

India TV News  

Google has announced that it will be discontinuing its standalone podcast service, Google Podcasts, in 2024. Google aims to create a more appealing destination for both podcast enthusiasts and creators by making YouTube Music the primary platform for podcasts. According to Google, about 23% of weekly podcast users in the US already consider YouTube as their most frequently used service, …

YouTube Music's revamped 'Now Playing' section: Here's what's changed
1 year, 3 months ago

YouTube Music's revamped 'Now Playing' section: Here's what's changed

India TV News  

YouTube Music has recently unveiled an enhanced "Now Playing" screen that includes a revamped comments section, offering users the ability to both read and write comments directly from the app. The new comments feature prominently displays comments from the official music video on YouTube, creating a more interactive and social experience within the app. Users can also contribute their own …

YouTube plans to support podcasters with RSS uploads: Know what it is?
1 year, 3 months ago

YouTube plans to support podcasters with RSS uploads: Know what it is?

India TV News  

YouTube, a Google-owned music and video streaming platform, has unveiled plans to introduce new updates to its platform. Furthermore, the platform has confirmed its intention to expand podcast support to YouTube Music, scheduled for rollout by the end of the year. In a notable step toward enhancing user experience, YouTube is enabling users to integrate RSS feeds into their YouTube …

Spotify explores full-length music videos to bolster competition against YouTube and TikTok: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Spotify explores full-length music videos to bolster competition against YouTube and TikTok: Report

Live Mint  

Spotify Technology SA is testing the inclusion of complete music videos within its application, potentially enhancing its ability to rival Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube and ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok in the streaming service market. According to Bloomberg, Spotify has reportedly initiated discussions with partners regarding the potential product, with the intention of adding full-length music videos to its platform. The report from …

Spotify considers full-length music videos to challenge YouTube Music and TikTok
1 year, 5 months ago

Spotify considers full-length music videos to challenge YouTube Music and TikTok

India TV News  

Spotify is reportedly exploring the addition of full-length music videos to its platform. Citing sources familiar with the matter, a report by Bloomberg reveals Spotify's intention to introduce music videos to better contend with Google-owned YouTube Music and popular short-form video platform TikTok. While Spotify already allows artists to upload GIF images that play alongside their tracks, this feature falls …

YouTube Music app to include 'Play Counts' feature: Know more
1 year, 6 months ago

YouTube Music app to include 'Play Counts' feature: Know more

India TV News  

YouTube is reportedly experimenting with a new feature called 'play counts' on its popular music streaming service, YouTube Music. The 'play counts' feature aims to provide users with valuable insights into the popularity of songs by showcasing the overall number of plays they have received across the platform. As per the report, the 'play counts' feature is expected to be …

Podcasts on YouTube Music to come with free background play
1 year, 7 months ago

Podcasts on YouTube Music to come with free background play

The Hindu  

YouTube Music started adding podcasts for listeners, starting in the U.S., that will allow users to tune in to podcasts on the YouTube Music app. Users can switch between the audio and video versions of a podcast while using YouTube Music. The addition of podcasts to YouTube Music looks like an attempt by the platform to further strengthen its position …

YouTube rolls out 'podcasts' in its Music app
1 year, 7 months ago

YouTube rolls out 'podcasts' in its Music app

India TV News  

San Francisco: Google-owned Youtube has rolled out 'podcasts' in its Music app for users in the US on Android, iOS, and the web. According to the company, this update allows users watching podcasts on the main app to continue listening to them on YouTube Music. Moreover, the company said all users can listen to podcasts on-demand, offline, in the background, …

YouTube Update: New 'Podcasts' tab dedicated to channel pages
1 year, 8 months ago

YouTube Update: New 'Podcasts' tab dedicated to channel pages

India TV News  

YouTube, a Google-owned video-sharing platform has added a dedicated 'Podcasts' tab to its channel pages. Channel pages on YouTube's main website and mobile apps now include a 'Podcasts' tab between 'Live' and 'Playlists', which according to Google, is available globally. Those users who are waiting for that can use the new Podcasts tab to gauge what shows they listen to …

YouTube announces podcast features for videos
1 year, 9 months ago

YouTube announces podcast features for videos

The Hindu  

YouTube on Thursday announced new features on the desktop version of YouTube Studio to create podcasts, set existing playlists as podcasts, and even analyse the performance of podcasts. Those who use YouTube Studio in order to create podcasts will also be eligible for podcast-specific discovery and recommendation features, official search cards, the chance to be featured on YouTube’s podcasts portal, …

Today’s Cache | Twitter may go open source, YouTube users turn radio jockeys, and Microsoft’s Nvidia deal
1 year, 10 months ago

Today’s Cache | Twitter may go open source, YouTube users turn radio jockeys, and Microsoft’s Nvidia deal

The Hindu  

Twitter may go open source In response to a Twitter user’s challenge, CEO Elon Musk responded that Twitter was planning to make its algorithm open source, possibly next week. Even before Mr. Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the social media platform, its algorithm was a source of controversy as users and groups across the political spectrum accused it of bias …

YouTube Music will now let users create their own radio stations
1 year, 10 months ago

YouTube Music will now let users create their own radio stations

The Hindu  

YouTube Music will now enable users to create their own radio stations by including artists of their choice as well as select content from a broader set of similar artists, a report by TechCrunch said today. Before the launch of this new feature, users could listen to music by picking from pre-existing playlists, radio stations, or albums, but now users …

YouTube starts testing new tools for podcasts: Know how it works
1 year, 10 months ago

YouTube starts testing new tools for podcasts: Know how it works

India TV News  

YouTube, a video-sharing platform from Google has silently launched a new "feature experiment" feature to its platform. The new tools will encompass majorly everything which a creator would need, in order to roll out the podcast on the platform. The new tools that YouTube is rolling out will be covering everything which a creator would need in order to launch …

YouTube Music May Allow Users to Create Custom Radio
2 years ago

YouTube Music May Allow Users to Create Custom Radio

News 18  

Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube Music might soon allow users the ability to create a custom radio. According to 9to5Google, some YouTube Music users are seeing “Create a radio” in the main feed as a part of a limited rollout. An experience similar to YouTube Music’s initial setup process will appear next to allow users to “tune your music”. In …

YouTube Music to let users create custom radio: Know more
2 years ago

YouTube Music to let users create custom radio: Know more

India TV News  

Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube Music is expected to allow users the ability to create a custom radio, said a media report. According to 9to5Google, some YouTube Music users are seeing "Create a radio" in the main feed as a part of a limited rollout. In July, YouTube Music tested a new feature -- Dynamic queue, which helped get queue …

YouTube expands audio and podcast advertising for brands
2 years, 2 months ago

YouTube expands audio and podcast advertising for brands

The Hindu  

Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube will expand ways for advertisers to reach music and podcast listeners and viewers on connected televisions, the company said on Monday. That has led advertisers to become "laser-focused" on the types of marketing that will reach new customers and drive product sales, said Debbie Weinstein, vice president of global advertiser solutions for Google and YouTube, in an …

Spotify brings new look to the home screen: Know about the music and podcast section
2 years, 4 months ago

Spotify brings new look to the home screen: Know about the music and podcast section

India TV News  

Spotify, a music streaming giant has recently introduced a new design the for home screen of its mobile app, that includes feeds for Music, Podcasts and Shows. "By creating these feeds, Spotify will help listeners to easily scroll through the type of content they're looking for at that moment," the platform said in a blogpost. In the Music feed, listeners …

YouTube Music Test Feature To Offer Content Based on Listening Behaviour
2 years, 5 months ago

YouTube Music Test Feature To Offer Content Based on Listening Behaviour

News 18  

Tech giant Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube Music has started testing a new feature, Dynamic queue, that will help get queue and radio updates based on users listening behaviour. As per initial reports, YouTube Music will change the playback queue if users skip to a new track while still halfway through the current song. It remains to be seen how …

Spotify Update: Video podcasts featured added and these countries could use it
2 years, 5 months ago

Spotify Update: Video podcasts featured added and these countries could use it

India TV News  

Spotify Update: Spotify, a Swedish music streaming platform has announced to expand video podcasts for creators in six new countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil and Mexico. "These are markets with especially strong podcast creator communities that have shown a healthy appetite for new ways to create and experience podcasts," the company said in a statement late on Tuesday. …

Spotify to add new tools to in-app podcasts: Know-more
2 years, 5 months ago

Spotify to add new tools to in-app podcasts: Know-more

India TV News  

Spotify, a music streaming platform has announced that it is testing couple of new tools which will enable the users to record, edit and publish their podcasts directly from the main app. It is claimed by the company that the new feature will remove the need of having a separate app, like Spotify-owned Anchor, for recording and publishing a quick …

YouTube Music Web App Finally Gets Multi-Select Feature
2 years, 6 months ago

YouTube Music Web App Finally Gets Multi-Select Feature

News 18  

Google-owned YouTube Music’s web app is adding a new feature that allows users to manage songs in bulk more easily, particularly when adding them to specific playlists. YouTube Music’s web app interface will then display a few options at the bottom, including the ability to add selected songs to a playlist or play them after the current playback. YouTube Music …

YouTube Music now available on Wear OS for Wi-Fi streaming, know more
2 years, 7 months ago

YouTube Music now available on Wear OS for Wi-Fi streaming, know more

India TV News  

Tech giant Google has announced that its music streaming app YouTube Music for Wear OS can now let users stream content over Wi-Fi and LTE. Second, users can now add a new YouTube Music tile to their watch that allows quick access to a recently played playlist or the browse page of the YouTube Music app. "As a YouTube Music …

What is Spotify Wrapped and How it May Help You Discover New Music, Podcasts
3 years ago

What is Spotify Wrapped and How it May Help You Discover New Music, Podcasts

News 18  

It’s that time of the year when several app makers release a list of the most popular trends on their platforms. The platform has been also releasing its own ‘Wrapped’ list at the end of the year since 2019 that highlights what you listened to on Spotify and gives you a personalised playlist of your top songs, songs you may …

YouTube Crosses 50 Million Music and Premium Subscribers
3 years, 3 months ago

YouTube Crosses 50 Million Music and Premium Subscribers

News 18  

YouTube Premium and Music have combined crossed 50 million subscriber base, the company announced in a blog post. Launched as YouTube Red in 2015 and later rebranded to YouTube Premium in 2018, the service offers music streaming, YouTube video downloads, and most importantly, an ad-free experience. The Alphabet-owned company says it is focused on “creating experiences at the intersection of …

Spotify unveils redesigned 'Your Library' for iOS, Android
3 years, 7 months ago

Spotify unveils redesigned 'Your Library' for iOS, Android

India TV News  

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify on Thursday unveiled redesigned "Your Library" tab for iOS and Android users. "Your Library's updated design and added features will enable you to spend less time looking for content and organizing your collection, and more time rediscovering the music and podcasts you've loved over the years," it added. The new Your Library is packed with …

YouTube Music rolls out grid view for albums and singles on artist profiles
3 years, 10 months ago

YouTube Music rolls out grid view for albums and singles on artist profiles

India Today  

YouTube Music app is rolling out a grid view for Albums and Singles on Android, iOS, and Web. YouTube Music will now show a grid view for artist profiles if they have enough singles and albums. Until now, YouTube Music showed a "See all" button instead of making users scroll through carousels on the artist page. According to the report, …

YouTube Music Brings My Mixes Feature on iOS and Android for a Personalised Music Experience
4 years, 1 month ago

YouTube Music Brings My Mixes Feature on iOS and Android for a Personalised Music Experience

News 18  

YouTube is rolling out a Spotify-like Mix feature to all YouTube Music general users, scheduled to reach all devices in the next few days. Apart from My Mixes, the YouTube Music update also replaces Your Mix with My Supermix – a place where all of a user’s music shows up combined. Last month, YouTube Music had announced new features for …

YouTube Music App Now Available On Apple Watch, Before Google's Own Wear OS
4 years, 2 months ago

YouTube Music App Now Available On Apple Watch, Before Google's Own Wear OS

News 18  

YouTube Music has a new app for Apple Watch. The new YouTube Music app for Apple Watch provides basic music playback controls and allows Apple Watch users to browse for music straight from their smartwatch. It is also important to note that the Apple Watch version of the YouTube Music app comes before a Google WatchOS version of YouTube Music. …

YouTube Music Updates Make It Easier to Stream Music on TVs
4 years, 2 months ago

YouTube Music Updates Make It Easier to Stream Music on TVs

News 18  

YouTube has announced several new features for YouTube Music on smart TVs and the new Google Chromecast with Google TV. The YouTube TV app will also get an updated YouTube Music tab as part of the new changes. For the YouTube TV app, users can now see their saved playlists and liked songs straight from the YouTube Music tab within …

Google Music is Shutting Down Soon: Here's How to Transfer Your Library to YouTube Music
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Music is Shutting Down Soon: Here's How to Transfer Your Library to YouTube Music

News 18  

Google Music will finally see the end of its journey in a few months' time and is all set to be replaced by YouTube Music. YouTube in its blog post recently said that the final stage of Google Play Music's shutdown will happen rather quickly, starting with New Zealand and South Africa in September while the global shutdown will begin …

To compete with YouTube, Spotify now offers video podcasts
4 years, 5 months ago

To compete with YouTube, Spotify now offers video podcasts

LA Times  

Spotify, known as a music and podcast streaming service, is making a bigger leap into video. Seven podcasts available on Spotify, including “Higher Learning With Van Lathan & Rachel Lindsay,” “Fantasy Footballers” and “Book of Basketball 2.0,” will show footage of podcasters recording their programs. Spotify tested videos with the “Zane & Heath: Unfiltered” podcast in May and saw strong …

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