Why YouTube Music Premium is the best music streaming service out there

Many people have been paying for Spotify Premium since the platform became popular. However, as YouTube Premium subscribers , which includes YouTube Music Premium, some have only recently realized they've been missing out on a great music streaming service.

 

Seamless integration with YouTube

 

YouTube is a godsend for watching music videos and live concerts, finding rare tracks, and interacting with like-minded people. YouTube Music Premium takes advantage of its big brother's resources by bridging the gap between audio and video like no other streaming service. If you enjoy watching live performances and music videos, the ability to easily switch between the audio and video of a song is a real game-changer (you can even install YouTube Music Premium as a desktop app from your browser).

This integration makes music discovery more fun, as it makes it easier to interact with the music you're sampling and get a better sense of the artists behind it. While other streaming services offer videos, they're typically limited to official music videos that accompany tracks, not music that wasn't released as a single or live release. On YouTube Music Premium, you can watch and/or listen to Paradise City's live performance from 1992, followed by the studio release, if you want to get a taste of the "good old days" of MTV.

Unparalleled music discovery

 

The most important thing about streaming music is discovery. Being able to search a seemingly endless database of music and add it to your collection is the dream. YouTube Music does this better than any of its competitors.

Thanks to YouTube's massive database and excellent algorithms, YouTube Music Premium is great for finding hidden gems, including rare releases, unreleased demos, and indie remixes. You'll often stumble across content that doesn't even exist on Spotify or Apple Music , two beloved platforms that are starting to pale in comparison.

If you're someone who's long been frustrated by the amount of good music being discontinued by record companies, you'll usually find what you're looking for quickly on YouTube Music Premium. Even if it's not available, you'll often find a similar release or compilation that includes some of the music you're looking for.

Play background music easily and download offline

Most of the time, when listening to music, people will be doing something else, be it riding a motorbike, exercising or doing housework. One of the most annoying aspects of using YouTube for free on your phone is that you cannot listen with the screen off, which means you often consume unnecessary data while using it, not being able to put your phone in your pocket and enjoy your favorite music.

Luckily, this isn't the case with YouTube Music Premium, as it features seamless background playback, which is great for multitasking or saving battery life. Offline downloads are also easy, allowing you to save entire playlists or albums with just one tap. This is ideal for listening to music while riding a bike, where data connections can be spotty, or for anyone with a limited data plan, who travels frequently, or who commutes frequently.

Personalized experience, understanding your exact preferences

 

Whether it's a soulful track, a regional hit, or a specific genre, YouTube Music Premium curates surprisingly accurate recommendations no matter how diverse (or odd) your tastes are. There's a good reason YouTube Music Premium makes accurate recommendations.

As a Google -owned business , YouTube Music Premium has access to some of the most powerful programming resources around, and it shows. While all streaming platforms use algorithms to recommend music, YouTube Music Premium leverages both YouTube and a user's music history to make much more accurate recommendations. 'Supermix' (a 100-song playlist based on all tastes) and 'Discover Mix' (a weekly 50-song playlist based on listening history) often feel surprisingly well-tuned. They not only offer what's trending right now, but also suggest tracks that actually fit your style.

Great value with useful perks

Almost everyone uses YouTube, and the platform has evolved from a user-friendly public video sharing platform to a legitimate broadcasting channel that offers some truly compelling programming with high production values. So paying for YouTube Premium is worth it, even if YouTube Music Premium doesn't come with a discounted price.

YouTube Music Premium is competitively priced at $10.99/month, and when bundled with YouTube Premium for $13.99, it becomes an even better value. With this, you get ad-free YouTube across the board, background music playback, and music streaming all in one package. For $2 more than you'd pay for just music on a Spotify Premium account, you're essentially getting two services.

If you're a fan of older, rare, obscure releases and also watch a lot of YouTube, then switching to YouTube Music Premium makes sense. However, it's also great for sourcing new releases from unsigned artists and independent labels. The combination of superior discovery tools, exclusive content, and dual functionality as a music and video player gives the platform a big advantage over its competitors, although it lacks the excellent Spotify Connect feature . YouTube Music Premium isn't just an alternative – it could be the upgrade you didn't know you needed.