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I forced myself to use YouTube Music 7 years ago and haven’t switched back (included with YouTube premium), also improved a lot the latest years

KingOfCoders 2y ago
Why? (sounds interesting as a very very long Spotify customer)
- mstipetic 2y ago
  You get YouTube premium and YouTube music with one subscription. For me it’s a no brainer, I’ve had it for years
- punnerud 2y ago
  Lower price and just wanted to try. Forced myself to use it, started creating new playlists, listen to the radio created based on songs etc. Now my YouTube Music is more used by the kids and the family than Spotify
- mnky9800n 2y ago
  I did it because why pay for Spotify and for YouTube music if I was going to pay for YouTube premium anyways. The one thing it is missing is when you are at a party on Spotify can have a shared playlist where people can just add songs to it from their own phones. But YouTube can’t do that. It also won’t crossfade songs which Spotify does. But I don’t feel like I’m missing out because of those reasons.
  - whoitwas 2y ago
    What is YT premium and why would you pay money to use YT? It's the best free service that still exists if you have an adblocker. A lot of content has baked in ads now, but you can skip or just view something else. I've learned what Youtube Premium is: "YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free, offline, and in the background" For me, that's nothing as I can already view with no ads, and download whatever I want.
    - npteljes 2y ago
      >What is YT premium and why would you pay money to use YT? To me, it's a matter of principle that evolved over the years. I grew suspicious of free services. So, I pay for what I use, at least, in the terms that the provider lays out. I pay for my domain, I pay for my email, and I pay for YouTube as well, as I use it heavily. I still think that the subscription cost absolutely doesn't compensate for my usage, there is just no way in hell. But I do really like the service, and so, I would like to contribute, so I like that I can have this subscription relationship with it. I also like to express my opinion with my wallet: "I don't like being sold to advertisers, I would rather pay directly". I think youtube is fair for offering this alternative, I wish more providers did.
      - whoitwas 2y ago
        You're paying the largest marketer in the world to consume content that's a large percentage ads. I agree with paying for things, but subscription model provide no ownership and limited value. I avoid all subscription services.
        npteljes 2y ago
        >You're paying the largest marketer in the world to consume content that's a large percentage ads. Untrue. I pay the largest marketer in the world (debatable, but not the point) to consume content on-demand, of which some, negligible percentage is ads. And usually I don't care about those being ads either. For example, I enjoy Abroad in Japan, and he is sometimes sponsored, invited to present a Japanese restaurant or tourist place. I don't mind at all. >I agree with paying for things, but subscription model provide no ownership and limited value. I know exactly what I get, and I don't mind that at all. I desire no ownership over these videos. It's very rare that I re-watch them, and I am comfortable that if, for any reason, it all goes away in an instant, I can move on to other things, with not feeling that I have lost my money in it or anything. I do understand that the value proposition doesn't work out for you personally, but since the original question was "why would you pay money to use YT", this is why. It's an excellent service for an excellent price.
- Lvl999Noob 2y ago
  Not the person you asked but for me, it's because Youtube Music actually has the music I care about (fan edits of songs, compilations, mixes, etc). Then I also get to watch the videos when I want to or just listen to the music when on the move. These two, but especially the first, are the big reasons I use youtube music.
627467 2y ago
YouTube pays artists much better than Spotify, but artists still look at Spotify success as music career success
harry8 2y ago
YouTube wants you to pay for rubbish quality uploads by their users. You want to listen to an album and put on the playlist, track 3 was a single so you get a mono recording of the rock video complete with theatrical dialog that makes no sense to listen to when you want to listen and not watch. Is that playlist actually the list for the album? Maybe not but even if it is, how many tracks are missing because of copyright claims or similar? YouTube does nothing but rely on the crowd for quality and it’s rubbish. But sure, I’m sympathetic when they ask me to pay for “premium” - I’m sure it’s a premium rate.
- deleted 2y ago
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- a57721 2y ago
  Nowadays YouTube Music has separate accounts for artists, the music is uploaded through the same mechanisms as to any other streaming platform (by big labels or digital distributors), it does not rely on users uploading videos with music.
  - harry8 2y ago
    and yet so often, right now, today, these rubbish upload and playlists missing files is what you get from youtube.
    - a57721 2y ago
      This probably depends on the label and artist, Spotify is also missing lots of stuff. Just wanted to clarify that YouTube Music is not monetizing on old user uploads. Yes, YouTube still has tons of uploads of varying quality by normal users, but it doesn't really make part of "YouTube Music", sometimes it's rare and obscure stuff like 80s cassette tapes or limited edition records that don't risk any copyright strikes, and I'm happy it's there.
whoitwas 2y ago
I don't understand what YT Music is, but I listen to all my music for free on regular YT. Just download it, use an adblocker, or an alternative viewer. Any album I've ever sought is available usually in multiple versions.
s6af7ygt 2y ago
(Sarcasm warning). Surely the music industry will be fine in the long term when everyone switches to Google, Apple, and Amazon.

KingOfCoders 2y ago

Why? (sounds interesting as a very very long Spotify customer)

mstipetic 2y ago
You get YouTube premium and YouTube music with one subscription. For me it’s a no brainer, I’ve had it for years
punnerud 2y ago
Lower price and just wanted to try. Forced myself to use it, started creating new playlists, listen to the radio created based on songs etc. Now my YouTube Music is more used by the kids and the family than Spotify
mnky9800n 2y ago
I did it because why pay for Spotify and for YouTube music if I was going to pay for YouTube premium anyways. The one thing it is missing is when you are at a party on Spotify can have a shared playlist where people can just add songs to it from their own phones. But YouTube can’t do that. It also won’t crossfade songs which Spotify does. But I don’t feel like I’m missing out because of those reasons.
- whoitwas 2y ago
  What is YT premium and why would you pay money to use YT? It's the best free service that still exists if you have an adblocker. A lot of content has baked in ads now, but you can skip or just view something else. I've learned what Youtube Premium is: "YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free, offline, and in the background" For me, that's nothing as I can already view with no ads, and download whatever I want.
  - npteljes 2y ago
    >What is YT premium and why would you pay money to use YT? To me, it's a matter of principle that evolved over the years. I grew suspicious of free services. So, I pay for what I use, at least, in the terms that the provider lays out. I pay for my domain, I pay for my email, and I pay for YouTube as well, as I use it heavily. I still think that the subscription cost absolutely doesn't compensate for my usage, there is just no way in hell. But I do really like the service, and so, I would like to contribute, so I like that I can have this subscription relationship with it. I also like to express my opinion with my wallet: "I don't like being sold to advertisers, I would rather pay directly". I think youtube is fair for offering this alternative, I wish more providers did.
    - whoitwas 2y ago
      You're paying the largest marketer in the world to consume content that's a large percentage ads. I agree with paying for things, but subscription model provide no ownership and limited value. I avoid all subscription services.
      - npteljes 2y ago
        >You're paying the largest marketer in the world to consume content that's a large percentage ads. Untrue. I pay the largest marketer in the world (debatable, but not the point) to consume content on-demand, of which some, negligible percentage is ads. And usually I don't care about those being ads either. For example, I enjoy Abroad in Japan, and he is sometimes sponsored, invited to present a Japanese restaurant or tourist place. I don't mind at all. >I agree with paying for things, but subscription model provide no ownership and limited value. I know exactly what I get, and I don't mind that at all. I desire no ownership over these videos. It's very rare that I re-watch them, and I am comfortable that if, for any reason, it all goes away in an instant, I can move on to other things, with not feeling that I have lost my money in it or anything. I do understand that the value proposition doesn't work out for you personally, but since the original question was "why would you pay money to use YT", this is why. It's an excellent service for an excellent price.
Lvl999Noob 2y ago
Not the person you asked but for me, it's because Youtube Music actually has the music I care about (fan edits of songs, compilations, mixes, etc). Then I also get to watch the videos when I want to or just listen to the music when on the move. These two, but especially the first, are the big reasons I use youtube music.

627467 2y ago

YouTube pays artists much better than Spotify, but artists still look at Spotify success as music career success

harry8 2y ago

YouTube wants you to pay for rubbish quality uploads by their users. You want to listen to an album and put on the playlist, track 3 was a single so you get a mono recording of the rock video complete with theatrical dialog that makes no sense to listen to when you want to listen and not watch. Is that playlist actually the list for the album? Maybe not but even if it is, how many tracks are missing because of copyright claims or similar? YouTube does nothing but rely on the crowd for quality and it’s rubbish. But sure, I’m sympathetic when they ask me to pay for “premium” - I’m sure it’s a premium rate.

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a57721 2y ago
Nowadays YouTube Music has separate accounts for artists, the music is uploaded through the same mechanisms as to any other streaming platform (by big labels or digital distributors), it does not rely on users uploading videos with music.
- harry8 2y ago
  and yet so often, right now, today, these rubbish upload and playlists missing files is what you get from youtube.
  - a57721 2y ago
    This probably depends on the label and artist, Spotify is also missing lots of stuff. Just wanted to clarify that YouTube Music is not monetizing on old user uploads. Yes, YouTube still has tons of uploads of varying quality by normal users, but it doesn't really make part of "YouTube Music", sometimes it's rare and obscure stuff like 80s cassette tapes or limited edition records that don't risk any copyright strikes, and I'm happy it's there.

whoitwas 2y ago

I don't understand what YT Music is, but I listen to all my music for free on regular YT. Just download it, use an adblocker, or an alternative viewer. Any album I've ever sought is available usually in multiple versions.

s6af7ygt 2y ago

(Sarcasm warning). Surely the music industry will be fine in the long term when everyone switches to Google, Apple, and Amazon.