You can download tracks for offline listening on mobile devices. That's impressive for a free service, considering most other services, including LiveOne and SiriusXM Internet Radio, limit your hourly song skips for music and comedy channels.Ī $9.99 per-month YouTube Music Premium subscription lets you eliminate these ads for truly free listening. Sure, the ads aren’t ideal, but they’re generally short, and you can skip, replay, or scrub through as many tracks as you like during your sessions. The service is free to use, with ads peppered between tracks. You can enjoy YouTube Music directly from your browser, or through a downloadable mobile app. This isn’t YouTube’s first soiree in the music space either: remember YouTube’s Music Keys and the original YouTube Red? That said, YouTube Music is by far the company's most focused and complete music service to date, featuring more than 100 million official songs, plus millions of covers, performances, and other recordings. That approach is now being applied to the company's music arm now that Google Play is no more. Google and its subsidiaries have a long, rich history of releasing new products that are similar to existing products (see Google Allo, Duo, Hangouts, and Messenger) and/or rebranding services to the point of confusion (see Google Apps for Your Domain, Google Apps for Works, G Suite, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, and Google Drive). Still, YouTube Music holds its own against those impressive contenders, and if you sign up for YouTube Premium, of which this service is a part, you'll enjoy a well-rounded entertainment package. It's an excellent mix, though it might not get you to commit to a subscription if you already use one of our Editors' Choice picks such as LiveOne, SiriusXM Internet Radio, Spotify, or Tidal. YouTube Music, an extension of Google’s entertainment arm, stands out from rival services by combining customized playlists, search-by-lyrics functionality, official studio releases, and community uploads. The streaming music field is packed with companies battling for your auditory attention.

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