YouTube Music Redesigned

YouTube Music has started rolling out a refreshed Now Playing interface for both Android and iOS, giving the app a cleaner, more modern look. You can also expand the Lyrics and Related tabs, though YouTube Music is reportedly planning to make lyrics a Premium-only feature soon. If you don’t see it yet, head to your device Settings, find the YouTube Music app, tap Force Stop, then reopen the app to trigger the update. Let’s have a quick rundown of the pros and cons in this 2025 three-way comparison between Apple Music, Spotify Premium, and YouTube Music. Now, YouTube Music— or should I say, YouTube Premium— is the most expensive out of the bunch and there’s a reason behind it. But hey, if you just want YouTube Music alone, without the YouTube Premium thing (for some reason), then you also have the option to subscribe to “Music Premium”. That is because YouTube Music, without the ads, is a nice inclusion with YouTube Premium. No ads on your YouTube playback, and you have access to ad-free music streaming simultaneously. Read more in our articles including "YouTube Music Gets a Mobile Makeover" and "Apple Music vs. Spotify Premium vs. YouTube Music 2025 Comparison".