YouTube Music: All information about the music streaming service

YouTube Music is another music streaming service besides Spotify and Co. With what differences and similarities Google fights the big competition, we reveal in this article. We also clarify what a subscription costs and for whom it is worthwhile.

YouTube Music: combination of YouTube and music streaming

YouTube is by far the market leader in the video market. Spotify is the title of music streaming. This could change with YouTube Music.

• With Google Play Music, Google is actually already on the market with a streaming service.
• Google is thus placing another competitor to Apple Music, Amazon Music, Napster and Spotify. So users now have an even larger selection of streaming services.
• YouTube Music differs from the competition in several ways. For example, subscribers can upload music themselves, watch concerts by their favorite artists and play the associated music videos.
• If you use the associated app, videos and pure audio content are available on the go. The app for Android as well as for iPhone and iPad can be found in our download area.

Overview of subscriptions - this is how much YouTube Music costs

You can either use YouTube Music for free or take out a subscription:

• With free use, you have to accept advertising. In addition, not all functions are available to you. In particular, background playback is not possible, not all songs can be played and there is no offline function.
• You can test the YouTube Music Premium subscription for three months free of charge, after that you will pay 9.99 euros per month. You must actively cancel the trial subscription in good time, otherwise it will be extended automatically and will be charged.
• With the YouTube Music Premium subscription, there is no advertising. You can also save content offline and play it in the background with the display locked.
• A family subscription does not cost anything in the first month of testing, thereafter 14.99 euros per month. To do this, you can invite up to five other family members to your Google family group, provided they are at least 13 years old, and stream music with them at the same time.

YouTube Premium - the "big" subscription

In addition to "YouTube Music Premium" there is also the "YouTube Premium" subscription - you should not confuse that.

• This "big" subscription costs 11.99 euros a month. In addition to "YouTube Music Premium", there are also other advantages: YouTube is completely ad-free. The subscription also gives you access to Google's own productions - an attack on the Netflix streaming service.
• So far there are only in-house productions from the USA with German subtitles. However, the first "Originals" in German are to follow in autumn 2018.

In our next practical tip, we'll reveal where music streaming works without registration.