Music streaming is more accessible than ever, especially with platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Soundcloud, Pandora and Youtube Music offering countless and innovative ways to listen to your favorite artists. But one platform stands out for both artists and listeners — YouTube Music.
YouTube Music is more than just a streaming service, it blends audio and visual content, allowing their users to experience music beyond the sound. From official music videos to exclusive performances to unreleased demos – this platform continually reshapes how people engage with their favorite musical artists.
Let’s discuss pay, in a time where certain subscription services can be quite expensive, Youtube Music allows people to listen and stream for free!
All you have to do is subscribe to your favorite artists’ YouTube channel and you will be able to see and hear their entire discography. In addition, it’s also an amazing place for fans to listen to artist’s other content like their promotional videos, podcasts, performances from specific award shows or tours, as well as even hearing their unreleased demos.
But just like every other music streaming service, there are premium plans you can subscribe to.
The most popular plan users tend to purchase is the individual plan, which is $10.99. This plan allows users to listen to music ad-free, download tracks for offline listening and use smart downloads (which is where the platform automatically downloads certain songs to your device based on your viewing habits and activities).
There is also the student plan, which costs $5.49, but there is an annual verification which is required. But if you are still uncertain, there is a one-month free trial where you can cancel at any time.
Besides the pay, there is another important feature that many people put above anything else: sound quality.
YouTube Music in terms of sound quality is one of the best and is larger in sound than any other music streaming service, offering low, normal and high quality audio options. Through these options, it will give the listeners a better listening experience with artists’ instrumentation or production on an album and tracks.
But beyond the pay and the sound quality, YouTube Music also helps artists financially better in comparison to any other music streaming service.
YouTube Music pays their artists about $0.008 per stream, which is considerably higher than some other streaming services, like Spotify who pay their artists’ between $0.003 and $0.005 per stream.
Paying artists’ for their craftsmanship is important, so YouTube Music really puts their talent in the forefront.
Now, we all know that a beloved feature regarding a certain app blows up every year where users will post their end-of-the-year listening summaries. Well, YouTube Music has them too, and their better!
Youtube Music provides users with a “recap” of their favorite songs from the past three months, as well as a cohesive display of the users’ top artists/creators, favorite songs and videos, their listening trends, a personalized playlist and even shows their watch time stats and metrics for the past year.
It’s easy and quick to find, and you can get updated every three months instead of waiting for the end of the year to see your overall listening experience.
Unfortunately, for all their benefits and unique features, YouTube Music still has certain things to work on. A personal gripe of mine is the fact that without the premium plan, you have to keep the app open (or tab, if you are on a desktop/laptop) if you want to continue listening to your music.
Regardless, YouTube Music is the best place to go for streaming music. With its combination of free access, premium features, artist support and the way it always redefines our musical experience — how can this not be the winner for the best music streaming service?
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