this post was submitted on 28 Feb 2026
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I've been on YT music for 3 years and I wasn't sure at first, but it's actually the fucking best. My biggest problem with YT music is not the app but every other person on the planet.

Whenever someone sends me a song they always send a Spotify or Apple music link. And I click the link and I just don't complain. But my friends get annoyed that I send YouTube music playlists. I've tried to hard to convince people to get YouTube premium cause it comes with YT music. I can't figure out how to word it. I feel like I'm clearly explaining why it's such a good deal and no one wants to hear it.

I still have the Spotify app just so I can send music links that my friends will actually click. I do what I can to compensate for my friends needs but no one will even consider usic YT music.

For some reason I can't convince people that having all of the music in the world and all of the videos of YouTube combined into one app is a good deal.

I just wanted to vent and ask y'all what it's been like for you all. If you want to try YouTube Music Premium Unlocked App then Download: [ YouTube Music Unlocked premium ]

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[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago

Giving google money is the opposite of great...

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I hate Spotify links, I'm never going to use a platform that requires me to log in before I can use it at all (if I can help it) and it's a dick move to expect it from other people. Even worse are artists who only have their music on Spotify, which is a thing for smaller artists. And Spotify is well-known for treating artists, especially smaller artists, like absolute shit; YouTube currently has considerably higher royalty payouts than most other popular music streaming platforms.

I also don't see myself paying for YouTube premium anytime soon, though. Fuck Google. BTW you can use YouTube music without an app, just enter https://music.youtube.com/ in your browser. Adblocking works great.

[–] Gabadabs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

I get your enthusiasm and I remember it being convenient back when I used it. Google, however, is not worth giving your money to. I highly recommend ditching music streaming and purchasing your music to support the artists you listen to.