YouTube Music is a music streaming service developed by Google's video platform YouTube, launched in October 2015 as a companion to YouTube Premium. It officially replaced Google Play Music as Google's primary streaming brand on December 1, 2020, and later expanded to include podcasts in April 2023, leading to the shutdown of Google Podcasts in June 2024. The service uniquely blends audio and music videos, and leverages Google's AI to search songs by lyrics or descriptions, positioning itself as a direct competitor to Spotify and Apple Music. Notable features include a "pre-save" option for upcoming releases, a seasonal recap similar to Spotify Wrapped (introduced in 2021), and a free "Radio Builder" tool launched in February 2023. Its availability has grown from Google Assistant smart speakers in 2019 to Tesla vehicles in July 2024, with a subscription priced at $9.99 per month for ad-free, background, and offline listening.