Spotify vs Youtube Music - An Honest Comparison

[@dns3503]

I prefer YT Music because you can get user uploaded stuff like instrumentals, remix's, user made music, live performances and unreleased tracks. As well as it comes with KZbin premium.

[@CharlesCleyn]

This is true and sometimes the live performances of songs are often better than the recorded versions. Have you found that?

[@dns3503]

@@CharlesCleyn Definitely

[@hellothere-us7iw]

Found a concert on Han Zimmermann soundtrack so awesome. Keeping youtube music premium only cost less than 4 usd where I live. Hehhee

[@CharlesCleyn]

@@hellothere-us7iw that's a great price, why so good?

[@prateeksinghal630]

To be clear... KZbin Music premium comes along with KZbin premium and not the other way around!!

[@paigemangubat]

I’ve used Spotify for years, but switched to KZbin Music because of it comes with KZbin Premium which makes it a much better deal overall.

[@CharlesCleyn]

True, it's nice to have those options for TV

[@CharmaineAlmasen]

Same! Used Spotify for years but I just switched earlier to KZbin Music because it's more affordable. I used to have both KZbin Premium and Spotify Premium and that costs me approximately 10 dollars per month.

[@chasura1]

I hope the soon throw Stadia into that deal too

[@himayaperera4315]

@@CharmaineAlmasen quick question how'd you export your music from spotify to YT music? my biggest concern for switching is having to remake playlists

[@harpreetthind]

I just switched to KZbin music from Apple Music because I watch a lot of KZbin so that’s why I went with you to premium

[@haozhema5287]

When comes to the pricing, KZbin music also comes with KZbin premium(no ad, download, YT original) and Google play music. A pretty good deal i guess?

[@CharlesCleyn]

A pretty good deal, especially if YT original keeps making great content

[@CharlesCleyn]

@@sayyid5416 I haven't noticed anything that has caught my eye either. maybe soon!

[@CharlesCleyn]

@@sayyid5416 thanks for letting us know!

[@michaelk5824]

yea its awsome but with ads Im less likely to wtch yt on my phone and thta is a good thing because I can be binge watcher.

[@michaelk5824]

Hussain Abbas Yea I have a problem with binging yt videos in general and Im less likely to use it on my phone if there ads playing. I prefer real life

[@jessyopoku3458]

Its also easier to find music on KZbin than Spotify. You can just type some of the lyrics of the song you want and KZbin will most likely find it. Can't do that on Spotify

[@CharlesCleyn]

That's very true, the power of Google!

[@harpreetthind]

I like KZbin Music because of the algorithm in the search is really nice you can search for lyrics to a song and it will find it

[@alexisgeovann]

Harpreet Thind KZbin also has literally every song ever made

[@james3032]

What? Anyone can search for lyrics on google on youtube.

[@debishvebishwish4839]

@@james3032 not that. Sometimes you dont know the title of a song but you only know some part of it. So you type in the part that you know in YT Music and the top result is most likely the song that you are looking for.

[@raven55six]

There is a huge amount of songs that don't exist on Spotify at all. Remixes, remakes and bass boosted, etc there is a lot on KZbin.

[@krishnavashu]

Actually. That's what i m try na say this whole time

[@rajeshpapani]

thats the problem with YTM,u search within ur library,no use with library, playlist on YTM

[@raven55six]

@@rajeshpapani I don't know what are you talking about bro but you'll find 100 times more songs on KZbin music. All singers, famous or not upload their music on KZbin, not all do same in case of Spotify. You can literally add vids/music from KZbin to KZbin Music libraries. So if you watch one music vid and it recommends you another... You can have that in your playlist. Spotify does that too but it has a few songs only.

[@rajeshpapani]

@@raven55six i add some albums ,songs to playlist to listen only those songs,but when i search the song name its shows all songs from YTM , what's use with playlists, library when we cant search playlist songs only?no details available of songs like lyricist,music director

[@rajeshpapani]

@@raven55six there is search option in spotify for find library, album,liked songs only,we can easily find what we like before

[@harpreetthind]

I’m using KZbin music premium because I like to watch KZbin with no ads

[@halfwaysleet]

you can just get an adblocker if you watch it on a browser

[@mostazezo]

@@halfwaysleet but i rather have on mobile too there's a cheat way you can do it too for free but it's complicated i also like downloads

[@0divide136]

yt music vanced works but you can't download

[@-shakir5152]

@@halfwaysleet nah we do things legaly here. Im sure you know people earned from video by ads so its not morally good to use an adblocker

[@smoothie9931]

@@-shakir5152 ads are too annoying to be moral about earnings. Came to watch video, not be sold stuff

[@Ecofg]

You forgot one VERY important thing, when you purchase KZbin premium, you get as free KZbin video playing AND KZbin music!

[@CharlesCleyn]

Thank you! Do you use KZbin?

[@Ecofg]

Absolutely, by the way, KZbin premium and music is cheaper than Spotify if you buy with a Indian VPN

[@CharlesCleyn]

@@Ecofg Have you tried Tidal?

[@Ecofg]

@@CharlesCleyn neup, not yet

[@suicidebywords]

@@CharlesCleyn I tried Tidal few months and now I think about going back to Sporify or try YT Music

[@adairtfw]

Another point for YT Music: There are less ads than there are on Spotify for the free membership

[@JPRamirez99]

Other pros for each platform: KZbin music has those super rare 80s/90s underground House Music classics that Spotify will never have. Spotify has integration with Amazon Echo devices so I can play a music across several devices simultaneously. Spotify also has integration with Shazam which I use quite often.

[@JPRamirez99]

I use both.. 60% of the time Spotify , 30% KZbin Music, 8% SoundCloud, 2% MixCloud ( i pay for Spotify and YT music, I pay $3 a month to support a DJ I really like on MixCloud.)

[@GrimYak]

YT music is bundled with YT premium so pricing wise it is best bang for buck. Organization of playlists, recommendations is better on Spotify than YT IMHO.

[@spencercarruth9706]

Actually, no. You can get Hulu and Showtime with Spotify premium if you are a student for only $5 a month. Even disregarding the student pricing, Spotify has just been out for longer and thus is far more refined and polished, in addition to having a larger catalog.

[@CharlesCleyn]

Yes, i didn't know about the hulu + showtime thing , that's pretty cool

[@GrimYak]

Spencer Carruth yeah, those 2 are irrelevant to me.

[@CharlesCleyn]

@Ritchie B What is that show?

[@futurepaver2039]

Jay G KZbin has most music, Spotify has best ui and ai recommendations

[@run_it_up245]

I personally like underground rappers and I find that you can only find them on SoundCloud or KZbin Music so that is the main reason I have KZbin music premium.

[@CharlesCleyn]

This is true. There's definitely way more underground music on these platforms

[@huhh1419]

Same here and ithink soundcloud is better but you cant play offline

[@MobileDecay]

Sound cloud rappers huh? That's rough. I hope you start feeling better soon. 😥

[@pingeee]

Im thinking of switching to youtube music cuz of soundclouds shit 500 song playlist limit

[@jdmoore5979]

YTM gives you access to so many remixes/different versions of a song and not the same ole studio version you've heard for years.

[@fbi6999]

With the Your Mixtape playlist, it’s randomizes, when you click on the playlist you get a list of music, that you like and could potentially like, but after you click out and click back in, it gives you another random set of your favorite and potentially likable music. Edit: I’m talking about KZbin music

[@a.cdiamonds8370]

Main pros of why I use YT : 1. More variety of artists. You can discover more underground or non-mainstream artsists 2. Live-performances, instrumentals, remixes The only major con I have with YT is something that spotify offers which is the "like" feature. On spotify, when you like mulitple songs from an artist, that will automatically create an artist playlist for you with all the songs you liked in sequence of the albums they are under. YT has no feature like this. Instead it shows all under one "Liked songs" playlist. You'll have to manually create playlists for each genre/artist which can be a hassle but for myself I can tolerate that.

[@CharlesCleyn]

Thanks for your thoughts!

[@EzekielMitchell98]

Tes on Spotify I like KZbin not but Spotify has your own mixes whixh can go on for hours

[@travioliraviolicanoli]

The only things I don’t like of YT music is the Library System is a mess. Randomly removes my songs added to a playlist. Changes certain songs of mine to one with the same name but different artists.

[@ShadowLancer128]

After comparing several songs back to back, face to face on KZbin Music vs Spotify vs Tidal, I noticed that KZbin Music has a louder volume and better EQ sound quality than either Spotify or Tidal. just my honest opinion. I've been playing guitar and dialing EQ settings on my instruments and equipment for 5 years and I could honestly swear that I think KZbin Music has clearer highs and punchier bass with a mid range scoop that isn't too severe- it's just nuanced, and it really lets the speaker kick loud enough. but again, just my opinion.

[@Karizma231]

That's interesting as they say spotify has better sound quality

[@peachysparkles]

I COMPLETELY agree!!! I totally think KZbin sounds better.

[@rachellight1186]

I have KZbin Music, I like it the best. Love the fact that u can find full live concerts to add to ur playlist and can create a music list that u can listen to offline.

[@MrFarkasOfficial]

KZbin music is a better deal if you pay for Premium. The pros of premium are just insane when you get used to having it. However, Spotify has the social factor and most people share Spotify playlists not KZbin music playlists, especially during social gatherings. So I'd say if it's just for you, get KZbin premium. But if you're more of a social person and love sharing music, go with Spotify.

[@quentinwawrzyniak5510]

KZbin music has been great for a year, but it has improved, an updated comparison could be useful ! Great vid nonetheless

[@CharlesCleyn]

yes, definitely think YT is improving the fastest..

[@royroysar]

Well I prefer YM algorithm it really give u more unique music. Also I can use mix of hours in one playback. For radio just play radio of your Artist that u want. And the thing I love the most about YM is the interface when u can double tap to move on your playback 10/15s (as u wish in the settings, also 5/20/30/60s) back and forward! And of course you got all the music in the world ☺️

[@CharlesCleyn]

I also think the next few years will be really big for YT music since they're only just beginning really.. what do you think Roy?

[@TTCanadaJapan]

I like YT Music more because it's connected to YT. There's also user uploads, remix's and there are multiple versions of a song, etc. It's basically just YT but only music - this is great because it has YT's search power, like you can just type in a lyric of a song. Just needs improvements, like the fact that you have to add songs to a playlist one by one is annoying.

[@hannahlynn8028]

I only wish you could be more organized on YT Music. I like Spotify because I can organize things in folders. Playlists turn into a mess, you can't keep them in A-Z order, they order them by last saved.

[@musicaccount7240]

I am using KZbin music because I can add music videos of my native language in my playlist. I speak kokborok and listen to kokborok songs very often, they don't upload it on spotify.

[@musicaccount7240]

@Ken Milton Tam-og well, that's the only catchy and circle shaped icon I found.

[@Darkthorn55]

go to youtube music pick an artist then click on the 3 vertical dots on the upper right corner and select creat rradio station

[@CharlesCleyn]

Thanks for this great tip! Do you use the radio feature a lot?

[@burstness]

"Why I use YT Music" Me: *searches woppapagagganga style* Spotify: "What the hell was that?!" YT Music: "You mean, Gangnam Style?"

[@revup9973]

I really like the Spotify radio algorithm, sometimes I just went through a deep rabbit hole with the radio system in Spotify, it's like reading through Wikipedia. At some point, you were just reading through some documented stuff and at the end somehow you ended up reading about cats for some reason. It's how I discover new artists that I have never hear about. On the other hand, KZbin Music doesn't generate its Radio features really well like Spotify. They do sometimes play other artists, but when you list through the queue list, you can see that they just list up the same artist on the same album or they generate a different kind of album for that particular artist. For example, if I put up a radio for Chemical Romance, at some point you might hear Green Day played for a while, and the next song quickly jump back to Chemical Romance. I'm currently on KZbin Premium right now. I'm still considering changing back to Spotify. But I'm been getting used to YT music for now. Plus you get ad-free videos from watching KZbin. What's not to like about that. I've been seeing some improvement in YT Music. We'll just have to see in the near future what they might have to offer.

[@CharlesCleyn]

It's cool that you've started to see improvements to YT music already. I agree that I think YT music will start to have even more great features come in over the next few years. More tough competition for Apple Music and Spotify!

[@Hopeeey03_]

Yes !

[@infoverflow5559]

I believe Spotify premium costs more than KZbin premium that comes with KZbin music. As a single consumer who cares about music diversity and uses youtube a lot and doesn't want to see ads, Spotify seems like a waste of money, not to mention it doesn't have a lot of music that I like. If I want quality music I just buy a digital version or a CD.

[@icyater]

Video has mentioned the biggest reason I decided next to KZbin. The search engine has offer much better music from first time than Spotify ever.

[@CharlesCleyn]

And it will only get better and better

[@yogi9631]

KZbin is amazing for searching songs in another language. Can’t live without it. Sadly haven’t use other apps cause youtube is already so dame good already.

[@prisai03]

The MOST important thing in a comparison between Music streaming services is their Audio Quality. Yet that wasn't even mentioned. Would have been a much better comparison had that point been included.

[@JoseMiguelLoor]

in your opinion which one has the better audio quality ?

[@emmanuelrivera6007]

The quality is the same, depend to the artists

[@XXLRebel]

I've had KZbin Premium already for about a year. I just found out KZbin Premium comes with KZbin Music. It even has a bigger library than spotify... Been draining money away all year... Goodbye Spotify🙂

[@boostedscooby1]

Ok so basically I listen to music non stop. Either on my phone or my cars stereo. I have both spotify and you tube music. For my taste when listening in my car KZbin music sound quality is higher then spotify. The bass in much more punchier and the high are very high. The rumble off the bass in loud. Spotify on the other hand not so good. I believe 320 kpbs on spotify while 256 kpbs on KZbin music. But from what I hear this isn't true. So I believe KZbin has better sound quality. More choice as far as mixes. For example clear bandit music .we have 6 different remixes of a song. While spotify only has the original and maybe on remix of the a song. So I believe KZbin music is more value for the money. This is coming from a 4 year spotify user.

[@CharlesCleyn]

thanks for your thoughts!

[@TheDjsBass]

I felt that difference too, mainly on the bass deepness and highs range. Highly dynamic musics get killed on Spotify.

[@TheDjsBass]

@@sqyzysoda The bitrate doesn't tell all the story when YT Music uses AAC that some people says that is better than Vorbis codec.

[@duvessa2003]

Thoughtfully done. Thank you.

[@rishitsethi5059]

I still like KZbin music more you can watch old live performances

[@CharlesCleyn]

That’s a great thing about KZbin music

[@w.s.enthusiasthdtube3796]

Yeah.. That's the one and only app streaming music that have old live performances like Amy Belle & rod Stewart

[@legendaryTMNICO]

I also like how more categories show up more than pandora music with the albums.

[@karenvail3311]

@@w.s.enthusiasthdtube3796kljty9⁹899 was pilots ytk99

[@epicmaster833]

Also just remember that for ty music even if you don't have premium u will still be able to play any song you want

[@idkurugly]

For those wondering about cross platform control and compatibility with smart speakers: Spotify Connect allows you to listen on one device and control your media through your Alexa app, desktop, and/or mobile Spotify client(s). You can also 'Cast' to a Google smart speaker from any Spotify client, allowing you to control the media through Google Home & the client itself. In comparison, YT Music only supports 'Cast,' which makes sense considering both are Google products. You cannot configure YT Music directly for use with Alexa-powered devices, which also makes sense considering they are two tech giants in competition, with each offering their own streaming service. The workaround for this is using your Alexa-powered device as a Bluetooth speaker for use with YT Music (or any other media on the playback device that is to be paired). There are guides online that detail how to set that up. Although this is a viable alternative, it has its caveats and is something I (personally) would not want to do. For me, the decision to stay with Spotify is based on the devices I own. Spotify is compatible with Google Home & Alexa devices, with cross-platform control and an intuitive interface. As much as I want to give YT Music a chance, I am not willing to pay for another service due to streaming restrictions on devices that are not compatible with Google Cast. I hope this helped, and thank you Charles for this excellent comparison.

[@CharlesCleyn]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and giving more context!

[@kamankang262]

I love how much you interact with your subscribers. Keep it up

[@svcodemonkey]

Huge oversight not mentioning that KZbin Premium is included in the KZbin music subscription. For those that watch a lot of KZbin, that is a game changer and something Spotify just can't compete with.

[@CharlesCleyn]

did I not mention that? I'm sure i must have or at least I mentioned it on my entire review of youtube music here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5qodmCplJiaY8k

[@SplashWaveBeats]

You get more with KZbin's premium service. You can browse through your phone while KZbin is playing the background. You can also lock your phone and listen to a video or music from KZbin. Yes, they have the same monthly price tag, but you get more with KZbin.

[@CharlesCleyn]

Do you mean like you can get more independent music? That's true and one of the features I like about youtube music

[@phiphedude7684]

KZbin music has user uploaded songs so it’s easier to find stuff, Spotify also generally (I can’t seem to find) doesn’t have extended mixes.

[@CharlesCleyn]

What do you mean by extended mixes?

[@phiphedude7684]

@@CharlesCleyn Its more applicable to dance music, but instead of having a minute (or 30 seconds) of intro and outro each, and about a minute drop Spotify will have just the radio edit which has no intro/outro and a shorter drop segment. Songs could go from 6+ minutes down to 4. for example: compare these 2 songs, the radio edit vs the extended mix. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHmyiWCKaquBf5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXPWh4Wnlq99d5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJnQkGCdgseHfbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2nOhpahj5ZonKc

[@CharlesCleyn]

@@phiphedude7684 ah very cool! thanks for replying

[@Felix2008ify]

There are a lot of songs that are NOT available in Spotify but available in KZbin music.

[@CharlesCleyn]

Really, do you know which ones?

[@prateeksinghal630]

@@CharlesCleyn Alex Sparrow - SHE'S CRAZY BUT SHE'S MINE and his entire channel

[@CharlesCleyn]

@@prateeksinghal630 interesting, thanks for sharing

[@bradenconrad8208]

On KZbin music, the Google assistant won't play from your transfered library. Regardless of your phrasing, it will always stream a random playlist. Basically, you can't even use voice commands to circumvent the shifty U.I. when you want to play the music that you paid for.

[@steviepii]

I watch much more YT than Hulu, so I'm thinking of ending my 5 year relationship with Spotify😥

[@CharlesCleyn]

I find I watch much more youtube too

[@halfwaysleet]

@@CharlesCleyn just get adblocker on youtube if you watch videos on a browser, and listen to spotify premium on your phone, seems like it's more convenient and it's investing a lot on quality music creators/podcasters. They offered Joe Rogan a 100 million dollar deal, which ultimately made me join the spotify side.

[@JuniorRodigan]

As of MAY 2020, many SPOTIFY subscribers are no longer able to see the APPEARS ON Section on their mobile OR desktop apps. The SPOTIFY web browser ONLY has 50 titles visible. There are plenty of complaints on the Spotify website forums AND on twitter. They are avoiding the issue, pretty much. They don't want to pay for music streams as much as before. They are hurting the artists. Actually, they are BETRAYING the artists

[@CharlesCleyn]

it is very low payouts thats true

[@waluigi521]

youtube music also just feels cleaner and i like the ui so much better than spotify

[@pointystik9881]

youtube has much more og songs because when i search voracity on spotify it pops some remixes not the og however when i search the same thing on yt music i instantly found the og song

[@CharlesCleyn]

Ya could definitely be. Especially with all the live stuff.

[@the_luna_lily6234]

one issue i found with youtube music is that it takes most/all the music from youtuber by filtering out ‘non-music’ and sometimes the music from youtube isn’t moved to youtube music (it’s obvious when an artist who uploads mainly songs only, but only has half the songs on youtube music, however, this was a while ago and it might of changed)

[@CharlesCleyn]

thanks Thomas, didn't know that

[@mironovsan]

YT music has a radio feature where you can tell the system to make a personalized radio based on the music track of your choosing.

[@mironovsan]

@@nedoxff1 Charles Cleyn said that there is no radio on YT music, so that is why I pointed it out.

[@Kxvpts]

Others: But KZbin music have ads too! Me: laugh in KZbin music vanced

[@J-RichTalks]

The only true issue with KZbin music is the Quality of audio files can vary. For example I setup a mixtape full of sabbath, ccr, etc and some of those songs were uploaded like 10 years ago. So the mixing and stereo wasn’t that great. Lots of compression because they’re technically videos instead of audio files like spotify.

[@CharlesCleyn]

do you know if it’s worse on mobile to?

[@J-RichTalks]

@@CharlesCleyn That’s all I’ve used KZbin music on. It’s truly a mixed bag. Any older songs you lookup or songs added by random youtubers years ago can sometimes sound like crap. Especially with bass. I’ll be in my car and lookup something like “Bitch” by Tech N9ne and the bass is nonexistent but I play the version on Vimeo or whatever and it’s just fine.

[@osbiggs9602]

I have both, but I'm trying to eliminate duplications or broad overlaps in paid subscriptions for financial reasons. Thank you for an excellent evaluation! Definitely facilitates my decision-making process!

[@shuanextreme]

They must add yt music to PlayStation, Xbox and to every platform for full experience. If this happens I reckon a lot of people on Spotify will switch to Yt music because it’s more better.

[@RetroKids29]

Only update YTMusic needs is a better interface with not hiding the repeat or shuffle button. It’s really annoying having to turn that on every time I use the app. Overall I love YTMusic 🤘🏽

[@CharlesCleyn]

Where is it hiding? I'm curious

[@RetroKids29]

Charles Cleyn under thee up next suggestion lol 🤔

[@joinadilm]

Awesome work dude just keep it up you're doing really good and yeah thank you for this comparison.

[@CharlesCleyn]

Thanks very much Adil!

[@shimeih2287]

I dominantly use Spotify because of the recommendation algorithm and seamless playing. However I also love KZbin music because it bundles up with KZbin premium and Google play music but the YTmusic app still needs a lot of work in terms of integrating the interface. Also I subscribe to Apple music because its way better to navigate through artists and albums and offline playing is better. Plus I live in China and Apple music is $1.5 a month so why not🤷🏾‍♂️

[@CharlesCleyn]

Good point, I think YT music will surpass in a few years. What do you think?

[@shimeih2287]

@@CharlesCleyn definitely. I see it surpassing the competition. But with google it might take some time considering that they have way bigger projects and that they always kill off projects midway

[@CharlesCleyn]

@@shimeih2287 Great point, ya such a big ship to steer and it takes a long time for them to release bigger projects.

[@its_davidserret]

YT Music definitely needs a search function for the library very helpful if you a vast collection of artists, albums & playlists ect.

[@Lordofpugs441]

It all makes sense where youre coming from but I tend to choose youtube music over spotify mainly because as a mobile user spotify will always shuffle your music if you don't have premium and as you may tell, I don't pay for premium yet.

[@cristofacar]

Like Paige below, I've been with Spotify for years, but am about to move because youtube premium (£12pm ) *includes* youtube music which definitely makes it a much better deal overall.

[@Agm1995gamer]

KZbin music is my choice simply for it removing all ads from youtube

[@billycrawford8582]

I started with youtube music, and only recently changed over to Spotify, I still use youtube music for all of my favourite songs that are absent on Spotify. But my main platform is Spotify cause of all of its features

[@CharlesCleyn]

Is it the independent music that you like on YT music that is missing from Spotify?

[@coffek74]

what feautures are on spotify but not YT Music? I was thining of switching hte opposite way

[@KibAJoel]

I like KZbin music because it has not only normal mainstream music but also millions of individual creators and ton of music themes and Anime openings, endings,OSTs etc... And SoundCloud is good as well, so I'm going with YT music and sound cloud and ad version of spotify just in case 😅.

[@CharlesCleyn]

thanks for these thoughts!

[@ConorKelly]

I agree - for now Spotify is the best. Crossfade is the number one feature i love, it puzzles me as to why apple and youtube don't have crossfade

[@CharlesCleyn]

I know, I'm also very surprised. Maybe it's a technical issue on their end

[@srupp9271]

2 major things you forgot to mention.First sound quality and second is how you stream it to your sound system. There are a number of streaming devices out there and some very good ones that support Spotify and the Spotify app on your phone can control the app on your desk top. With KZbin music you are stuck with the app on your phone and the app on your desk top. But the phone can not control your desktop app.I can not find a single streaming device that supports KZbin music. Maybe somebody who reads this could help me.

[@coffek74]

i'm pretty new to trying youtube premium, but already love the no ads for ALL of youtube . But one thing I haven't figured out yet is if YT Music has the nice exercise options like spotify does. I like being able to control the candence to match running speed a LOT a

[@CharlesCleyn]

good points!

[@adivoma7]

And now yt music has song/artist radios, and daily mixes 1,2,3.... chill mixes 1,2,... focus mixes 1,2,.... new release mix, workout mixes 1,2.... etc

[@spiralbookcase13]

KZbin Music has had the radio feature since the beginning but comes up through searching a specific Artist or genre that I've seen and used. Maybe that's still a drawback in a UI difference from Spotify where you have a library of Radio Stations to choose from upfront vs being singled out based in what/who you searched for on YT Music.

[@CharlesCleyn]

thank you for letting us know!

[@albu1168]

I played the same song on both...to compare sound.... yt music was way louder....louder=better

[@eddyjawed4871]

Spotify sounds so much better. I'm really frustrated with poor quality from YT making me lose my love for music. I really wish YT up their bitrate

[@zackfeinberg5113]

funny I find YT music to sound much clearer and louder for some reason. I can’t figure out why.

[@Fadlinification]

@@zackfeinberg5113 Same here. The bitrate is lower but how come it sounds so much better. It makes my standard sound system in my car sound like it's BOSE or somethin! Even Tidal could not do this. What gives?

[@Haymaker72]

I love KZbin music but the thing that keeps me from coming back is the simple fact that when you download music there's no option for listing them by artist. Just a pain in the arse finding your music to play.

[@polucovekpolukomarac]

Spotify is missing songs frome some smaller countries less famous artists. For example i like Bulgarian rock from the 90s and that is missing on Spotify. Also some older artists that don't perform anymore. That is why i prefer KZbin music. And in the category "discover new music" i think it is a tie. So i prefer KZbin music just for the extra songs. The extra features on Spotify aren't that appealing to me, i don't use them that much. But i guess is something that is a subjective preference at the end

[@nilobeebee]

Agree with Discovery Weekly of Spotify. Their recommendations sre spot on!

[@CharlesCleyn]

spot on!

[@toasty973]

spot on!

[@anastronaut5936]

And I am getting an add of Amazon music...wtf

[@RjayDatingaling]

been using Spotify since 2014 and I don't want to let them go because of KZbin Premium! I haven't tried that KZbin Premium, and they always gave pop-ups to subscribe to them and they offered one-month free trial. Maybe in the future I might change my mind and maybe switch to KZbin Premium. Maybe. haha but thanks for the honest feedback/comparison!

[@CharlesCleyn]

You're welcome!

[@lucydeantiguatarot8977]

Thanks so much Charles for sharing. I was using Google Play, which was pretty good for me, but going to KZbin --well, I had my doubts. You video has helped me decide for now which direction to go. I'm a big podcast listener, recently discovering them, and so that clearly leads me in the Spodify direction, which for now, I will take. Stay safe!

[@mr.darknight416]

Changed to yt music, mainly bc I get yt premium with it too. And that is a deal breaker for me, bc I hate ads and now double ads on yt. especially on phones where u cant have adblocker. And at the same time supp the youtuber I watch. Also premium viewers give more money to the youtuber than the ones who watch the ads. So its all around better deal, and the features will come eventually since yt music is quite new.

[@ben-mx3cs]

I have one question. You say KZbin music doesn't have radio, but whenever you search for and click on a song on youtube music, it basically generates a playlist for you that serves as your own radio for that song. So I guess I just don't really understand what you mean here.

[@Housukoiraa]

YT music does have a radio feature? You can Access it by choosing an artist and clicking radio-button. Then it tries to find similar music and plays it forever. I use radio feature to discover new music.

[@CharlesCleyn]

Cool, thanks for letting us know.

[@heyitsevan758]

It is interesting to see that the algorithm for Spotify has worked so well for everyone else. Maybe it’s just me, but I find that Spotify does a terrible job of recommending new music to me.

[@CharlesCleyn]

interesting, good to hear feedback from the other angle, are you using the 'like', 'disklike', and 'follow' actions regularly?

[@heyitsevan758]

@@CharlesCleyn Yeah, I use Spotify frequently, and my recommendations are usually songs/albums I have recently listened to or music from artists I haven't listened to in months. They do have new recommendations sprinkled here or there, but it is typically not anything I end up liking. I've started the free trial of KZbin Music Premium based on your feedback from this video as well as your other recent video of the service, so I am excited to see how my experience will be.

[@KokoKrunchs]

I still use KZbin Music, but one thing that is still irritating me is the shuffle button is broken AF for years and they don't even bother to fix it despite many people are already complained!

[@HoweyJR_]

There's nothing wrong with it or at least mine works

[@KokoKrunchs]

@@HoweyJR_then shuffle is broken for many of us. It keeps replaying the same 40-50 songs and ignore the rest of the songs.

[@HoweyJR_]

@@KokoKrunchs ohhhhh nevermind... I haven't noticed that but I also don't shuffle that long so I'll check it when I go to LA & drive to San Fran

[@Goffas_and_gumpys]

LOL, good vid mate. I'm subbed to YT Premium and I didn't know they had a YT Music. D'uh :-) SO I cancelled my Spotify premium account to try YT music for a look see. I'm paying for it already so might as well huh.

[@CharlesCleyn]

Ya exactly, give it a try. Maybe you'll be pleasantly suprised!

[@ErvannDi]

Hey gav hasting, so I'm thinking about trying yt premium and are still having doubts. Can you tell me your experience to purchasinh Yt Premium w/KZbinMP

[@VFXPlug17]

Get youtube premium and you get youtube premium and music that’s better than just Spotify

[@CharlesCleyn]

to get youtube originals and stuff?

[@VFXPlug17]

Charles Cleyn well no at the end of the day you’re getting 2 services instead of just one. KZbin Premium has downloads for your favorite music and videos and no ads for music and videos which helps when your watching long movies and there’s a ad every 15-20 minutes

[@DJ632O]

Charles Cleyn yes. If you get yt premium it includes originals and music with no ads on the youtube platform. It’s a better deal if you watch a lot of videos on mobile. I think the best is to go for a family plan as it has a better value and you can share with friends

[@MinxFox]

What if you don't have KZbin Music yet but you already have a giant list (600 something songs) of music saved in a private KZbin playlist that you listen to? Can you transfer that whole playlist over to KZbin Music once you get it, or would you have to manually look up and add each song in?

[@CharlesCleyn]

Yes your playlists are transferred over which is nice

[@afiadani]

Thanks, my premium ends in next week, so happy to to try the youtube music

[@MSeliskaZ]

Same price? :O I live in CR and Spotify costs less than YT music. Or can you get some discount?

[@potat099]

I use Spotify and KZbin (not KZbin Music). I don't like that Spotify doesn't have a lot of stuff that KZbin has like instrumentals or nightcore and other song variations. I think that KZbin is way better at that but Spotify has those discovery playlist and all the settings that can make the experience on Spotify better. That's why I'm using both. If Spotify would also have song variations and official music videos (actual videos, not just music) I would only use Spotify. I think that it sucks that I have to alternate between them in order to get the experience that I want

[@ac9h482]

spotify is way better FOR ME but YT Premium + YT Music for only Spotify Premium price is very hot deal

[@johnh539]

I do most of my listening on YT music but interestingly KZbin is better for live performances and old footage from TV programs etc. Ref. YT music discovery; I am as likely to listen to Bikini Kill as the Seekers and discovery will react but if I play Carlos Gardel I don't get offered more Tango.

[@azareii]

YT Music's mixtape updates everytime it's reloaded.

[@pcostarg]

I switched to Google team about 3 years (GPM first) ago due to some issues with spotify app. The only thing that really really missed was spotify connect kind of feature. being able to control music from any device is awesome. Other than that I think they are both great services, though YTM is a bit more repetitive when discovering or completely misses the target, there is no middle ground yet. I'm sure they will get there. We are talking about one the best companies in the world doing AI algorithms and finding out what you want. You can upload your own music to youtube music (very recent feature to deprecate GPM) which is something I think spotify will never have.

[@CharlesCleyn]

Thanks Pedro

[@mreddiegdaly]

the main problem I have with you tube music is only getting the live version of certain songs case in point the eagles. I have always preferred studio versions if I want to hear live music I'll go to a concert. really listening to live music annoys me with al the stupid clapping. Admittedly most you tube music searches give you the studio version not the live one so I'll stay with it for the moment. Also I wish independent artists well but I have no interest whatsoever in them my final point I succeeded in copying my play music library to you tube music but if I shazam a tune I can upload it to playmusic but cant add it to my you tube music library either directly from shazam or from play music library. Hopefully when play music ceases forever that uploading from shazam to you tube music will be possible like one can from spotify apple music etc

[@PabloMatsumoto]

I strongly like and use Google products but I must admit that even after a couple of serious tries I always go back to Spotify. It is difficult to explain but I don't feel comfortable with YTM interface. When I search for a song I find it difficult to differentiate between a video, a song or whatever. Specially on the road it is not easy to quickly pick up what you want. In addition, the catalog for oldies, classics and non-trendy stuff seems inferior than Spotify. I have encountered many cases in which a song is in Spotify but not in YTM.

[@CharlesCleyn]

thanks for sharing your experience

[@asfaquekhalid]

I love KZbin Music... there are video songs, audio songs, cover songs, instrumental versions uploaded by common people... so much more to explore plus KZbin Premium that's ad free throughout youtube, Plays videos or audios in the background and that's all for 129 INR (1.8 USD), a months Really I feel those are paying for any other music streaming service is really ignorant fool, when there's KZbin Premium

[@CharlesCleyn]

Thanks for your thoughts!

[@JohnOBryan]

I prefer YT Music. Google just needs to get onboard with the others streaming services offering much higher quality bitrate.

[@CharlesCleyn]

I think one day they will

[@imspecial2286]

I like YT because it has knows my music interests. YT also recommends music according to my library and playlist. YT music categorize my music and and organize it in group mixes. I've used Spotify in the past. My choice is KZbin.

[@muiscnight]

I have been bouncing between Spotify and Apple Music for years if you like 50s-90s music I just realized KZbin Music is the best there are so many rare band albums that you can not find on either of those platform simply because there is no red tape anyone can upload the music!

[@CharlesCleyn]

Great feedback! I'm sure that's true of a lot of old footage that was taken by people and uploaded to youtube as well, have you noticed that?

[@jacobedenfield7340]

Another great feature on Spotify is the local files feature. You can upload songs or mp3 files from your computer and sync them to all of you devices :)

[@wdj5922]

doesn't work for me. 2 of 30 local files are playable, and half of it have their mp3-tags in Chinese for some reason. Absolute garbage. So sad Spotify doesn't have all the remixes KZbin has...

[@wdj5922]

*doensn't work with Windows. However i followed the same (official) steps on my MacBook Pro and it works!!

[@iamgumball6399]

KZbin music has a better free service, and Spotify has a better premium

[@catt6308]

Thank you for the well thought out comparison, the details between the two companies. I currently have the no advertisements on KZbin which comes with KZbin music. Don't want to pay additional money for spotify.

[@thenicsilver]

Switched to KZbin music and I’m happy with the switch so far!

[@Paulmazuk]

What l don't like about YT music, I listen to a lot of mellow songs. I'm not sure how I can find more mainstream, sociable songs easily

[@ericklaurindo1]

I used KZbin Music for a long time, but now, I decided turn to Spotify, only because of the podcast system.

[@CharlesCleyn]

spotify definitely is putting more focus into podcasts.

[@VFXPlug17]

Emad Ahmed nothing trash with Spotify podcasts it’s better for everything to be in one app it’s ad free and has more features in a podcast app

[@MrSirGonza]

I have Spotify and many songs I like aren't available in either platform as actual music albums, but are available as official album playlists on KZbin. Since YT Music can make use of its videos, I can now have can have access to those songs. All the Lakeside, Shalamar, Midnight Star albums are on KZbin, so that's the main reason I'm switching to YT Music.

[@CharlesCleyn]

Good reasons too! Do you miss any features on Spotify that aren't on YT music yet?

[@MrSirGonza]

@@CharlesCleyn Well, I haven't switched just yet, but, as you say, the overall design of Spotify is more polished and thought out. I have a question: can you use YT Music in your car via bluetooth (without Android Auto or Apple CarPlay)?

[@juliancastell6511]

There's a native podcast app for Google called Google Podcast, maybe they'll integrate over time. Also there's now a very interesting feature which is music uploads, The YTM desktop or PWA app allows you to upload you bought music on other platform like Bandcamp e.g. to a dedicated server for you with total access.

[@CharlesCleyn]

thanks for letting us know

[@nathanmarkin1601]

I really like Spotify but 1 thing that really makes me mad is when there is a song not made by a real Artist but it's still good and they don't have

[@CharlesCleyn]

like a cover song?