YouTube Music
YouTube Music and YouTube Premium come to India
YouTube Music is coming to the next critical battlefield for streaming music services: India. The company announced this week it’s launching its ad-supported version of YouTube Music for free in
YouTube Music turns its Top Charts into playlists
Earlier this year, Apple Music launched some of its top charts as playlist series. Today, YouTube is doing something similar. The company announced it’s making its YouTube Charts available as p
YouTube and YouTube Music launch discounted subscriptions for students
YouTube today is launching lower-cost subscription plans for students who want to enjoy an ad-free version of YouTube or its music streaming service, YouTube Music. The new plans are the first signifi
SoundCloud finally lets more musicians monetize four years later
SoundCloud moves painfully slow for a tech company, and no one feels that pain more than musicians who are popular on the site but don’t get paid. 10 years since SoundCloud first launched, and f
Spotify is falling behind on lyrics and voice
Spotify’s lack of full lyrics support and its minimal attention to voice are beginning to become problems for the streaming service. The company has been so focused on the development of its per
Google’s Clock app can now wake you up with music from Spotify
You probably never think about the Google Clock app on your Android phone. And unless you are one of those happy early risers, it’s not exactly an app that brings you joy. But every day, it wake
YouTube rolls its music subscription services into 12 more markets
YouTube has rolled out its music streaming service to a bunch more international markets, adding 12 new countries today, and also launching the premium music video version of the service across the f
YouTube revamps its Red subscription service to offer standalone music streaming
Like Google’s messaging focus, YouTube’s efforts to spin out successful streaming and music products has felt confusing and haphazard. Now the company is simplifying and consolidating that
YouTube’s Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen teases a new premium music subscription service
In a keynote speech at SXSW, YouTube’s Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen spoke briefly of YouTube’s plans for a music subscription service, amid a longer discussion of the changes he’
YouTube’s in-app messaging and Community tab may make their way to YouTube TV, YouTube Music
YouTube is aiming to bring its set of social features, including the in-app messaging system and "Community" tab for creators, to its wider suite of apps. Specifically, the company is interested in p
YouTube Red and Google Play Music to merge, says report
Google Play Music and YouTube Red will be merged to create a new streaming service, according to a report from The Verge, which Google then essentially confirmed with a statement indicating that chang
15 TechCrunch Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week
This week saw headlines about the iPad Pro becoming available for pre-order, the New York strikedown of fantasy sports sites like FanDuel and DraftKings and a new Facebook app that could pose a threat
First Impressions Of YouTube’s New Music App
Today YouTube launched an official music app. With YouTube Music, you’ll get a new experience, designed to make discovering music on YouTube easier. This doesn't come as a huge surprise, considering
YouTube Launches Its Long-Awaited Music App
You've probably been watching music videos on YouTube since its inception. The platform has also served as the go-to place for wannabe musicians to be found, but it's never catered to that specific ve
How YouTube Music Key Will Redefine What We Consider ‘Music’
YouTube finally unveiled its subscription music service today, and in some ways it’s very much like existing streaming music services, especially since it comes bundled with Google Play Music Al
YouTube “Music Key” Subscription Service Launches In Beta Next Week
YouTube’s long-awaited music subscription service is finally here, with a $7.99 price tag for an initial promotional period, with a standard rate of $9.99 per month. The service is called YouTub