
skip tracks an unlimited number of times.explore millions of songs & thousands of playlists, free of cost.find the perfect mood mixes for activities like workout, commute and more.
shuffle play personalized mixes (that are made just for you!). That that don’t pay for YouTube Music (and see an “Upgrade” tab” in the bottom bar) can: Google confirmed to us this change to videos in YouTube Music, while a help post lays out the new tiering system. It’s first coming to Canada with “global expansion plans” not yet detailed. This change starts on November 3, when free background play rolls out. Users are advised to use the main YouTube client for their regular video-watching. This is becoming a YouTube Premium perk as Google shifts YouTube Music for free users to be an audio-only experience. To balance the upcoming change, free YouTube Music users will no longer be able to watch music videos in the app. They cannot, however, use the seamless “Song/Video” switcher at the top of the Now Playing screen. Today, those that don’t pay can watch videos found in the Home and Explore feeds, as well as search. This previously required a paid YouTube Premium (or Music Premium) subscription. With background play, the application will keep streaming music when it’s no longer open or your screen is off. As part of that, the YouTube Music app is going audio-only and will no longer play videos if you don’t pay for Premium.
Starting next month, YouTube Music is getting free background listening in a major revamp of the streaming service’s ad-supported tier.