<s>
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
is	O
a	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
developed	O
by	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
a	O
tailored	O
interface	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
oriented	O
towards	O
music	O
streaming	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
through	O
songs	O
and	O
music	O
videos	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
based	O
on	O
genres	O
,	O
playlists	O
,	O
and	O
recommendations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
subscription	O
benefits	O
are	O
also	O
offered	O
to	O
subscribers	O
of	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
superseded	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
as	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
main	O
brand	O
for	O
music	O
streaming	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
app	O
was	O
unveiled	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
;	O
its	O
release	O
came	O
alongside	O
the	O
unveiling	O
of	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
(	O
originally	O
called	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Red	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
larger	O
subscription	O
service	O
that	O
covers	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
platform	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Music	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
redundant	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
existing	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
All	O
Access	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
primarily	O
consume	O
music	O
through	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
announced	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
service	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
web-based	B-Application
desktop	O
player	O
and	O
redesigned	O
mobile	O
app	O
,	O
more	O
dynamic	O
recommendations	O
based	O
on	O
various	O
factors	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
artificial	O
intelligence	O
technology	O
to	O
search	O
songs	O
based	O
on	O
lyrics	O
and	O
descriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
became	O
a	O
separate	O
subscription	O
service	O
(	O
positioned	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
direct	O
competitor	O
to	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
and	O
Spotify	B-Application
)	O
,	O
offering	O
ad-free	O
and	O
background/audio	O
-only	O
streaming	O
,	O
and	O
downloading	O
for	O
offline	O
playback	O
,	O
for	O
music	O
content	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
's	O
benefits	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
(	O
formerly	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Red	O
)	O
service	O
and	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
All	O
Access	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
subscription	O
is	O
priced	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
its	O
competitors	O
at	O
US	O
$9.99	O
per-month	O
;	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
was	O
concurrently	O
increased	O
to	O
$11.99	O
for	O
new	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
reached	O
multiple	O
sponsorship	O
agreements	O
with	O
Dick	O
Clark	O
Productions	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
partner	O
for	O
its	O
television	O
specials	O
Dick	O
Clark	O
's	O
New	O
Year	O
's	O
Rockin	O
 '	O
Eve	O
and	O
the	O
American	O
Music	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
became	O
available	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
smart	B-Device
speakers	I-Device
(	O
including	O
Google	B-Device
Nest	I-Device
smart	B-Device
speakers	I-Device
)	O
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
feature-limited	O
ad-supported	O
playback	O
available	O
for	O
non-subscribers	O
in	O
only	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
availability	O
of	O
music	O
includes	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
releases	O
from	O
mainstream	O
artists	O
and	O
extends	O
to	O
any	O
video	O
categorized	O
as	O
music	O
on	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
initially	O
operated	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Product	O
manager	O
Elias	O
Roman	O
stated	O
in	O
2018	O
that	O
they	O
aimed	O
to	O
reach	O
feature	O
parity	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
before	O
migrating	O
users	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
of	O
2021	O
this	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
achieved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
replaced	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
in	O
the	O
core	O
Google	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
bundle	O
distributed	O
on	O
new	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
allow	O
imports	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
including	O
purchased	O
music	O
,	O
playlists	O
,	O
cloud	O
libraries	O
,	O
and	O
recommendations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
still	O
contains	O
regressions	O
over	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
including	O
no	O
online	O
music	O
store	O
functionality	O
(	O
cannot	O
purchase	O
songs	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Premium	O
subscription	O
being	O
required	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
cast	O
cloud	O
library	O
speakers	O
to	O
Google	B-Device
Nest	I-Device
smart	B-Device
speakers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
they	O
planned	O
to	O
address	O
this	O
and	O
other	O
"	O
gaps	O
"	O
in	O
features	O
between	O
the	O
services	O
before	O
Play	B-Application
Music	I-Application
is	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2023	O
,	O
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
launched	O
Radio	O
Builder	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
and	O
from	O
anywhere	O
accessible	O
web	B-Application
service	O
for	O
both	O
paying	O
subscribers	O
and	O
free	O
users	O
with	O
iOS	B-Application
or	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
podcast	O
executives	O
Chuk	O
and	O
Steve	O
McClendon	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
podcasts	O
would	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Premium	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
subscribers	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
an	O
audio-only	O
mode	O
that	O
can	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
while	O
the	O
application	O
is	O
not	O
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Premium	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Premium	O
plans	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
individual	O
and	O
family	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
