YouTube Music released taste match, comments on albums and more features

YouTube Music is always improving its platform with the goal of providing an outstanding user experience. To commemorate its tenth anniversary, the audio streaming platform is rollling out comments on albums and playlists, as well as daily refreshed “taste match” playlists based on listening history. The app will also integrate Bandsintown to assist users in finding local concerts.

The company via blog post said, “For 10 years, YouTube Music has brought fans and artists together by fostering a global community and cultivating an unmatched collection of music. Today, we’re introducing new updates that strengthen those connections and celebrate fandom.”

YouTube Music is improving social engagement around music by allowing users to leave direct comments on albums and playlists, creating continuing discussions about shared musical interests. Furthermore, YouTube Music has introduced “taste match playlists” as a function to let viewers connect with similar musical tastes and discover new songs. These automatically updated daily playlists are produced based on the combined music tastes of all individuals who have joined.

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YouTube Music has formed an exclusive agreement with Bandsintown to help people discover live music events. This collaboration allows users to search for local and upcoming concerts by their favourite artists directly on the YouTube and YouTube Music platforms, whether they are watching artist videos, Shorts, or browsing Official Artist Channels. The site is also adding new notification capabilities to keep fans aware of impending artist releases, new item drops, and updated event dates, ensuring they don’t miss any essential information.

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YouTube Music has introduced new fan badges, such as “First to Watch” and “Top Listener,” to allow committed fans to demonstrate their support. In addition, a new feature will highlight official artist music videos that are reaching significant view milestones (e.g., 100,000, 1 million, 1 billion views), urging fans to assist artists in accomplishing these goals. These changes are part of YouTube Music’s aim to strengthen relationships between fans and artists.