Google’s history with music services is almost as convoluted and frustrating as its history with messaging. However, things have gotten calmer (and slower) ever since Google ceded music to the YouTube ...

Google continues to turn the screws on free YouTube users, expanding a test that restricts access to song lyrics on YouTube Music. Users without a premium subscription have found that Google’s ...

YouTube Music has reportedly started nudging its free listeners toward a paid subscription by, you guessed it, limiting access to full song lyrics. Free users seemed to be capped at five complete song ...

Alphabet GOOGL shares have rallied 33.7% in the year-to-date period, outperforming the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s growth of 29.1%. It is benefiting from strength in the Google Services ...

There are a lot of podcast apps out there, but the easiest one to use is the one that comes built into your phone. For Android users, that was Google Podcasts—that is, until last year, when Google ...

Through a new joint initiative, Google and Apple are making it possible to transfer playlists between Apple Music and YouTube Music in either direction using the “Data Transfer Project.” This new ...

YouTube Music is getting a quick-access “Speed dial” grid with songs you’ve recently played. Google formally announced the feature on October 24, 2023. YouTube Music also gets some subtle changes to ...

YouTube Music is testing a new paywall that restricts how many times free users can view song lyrics. The move, which began as a limited trial in late 2025, has expanded significantly this month, ...

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