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YouTube Music Integrates Gemini's 'Ask Music' and Launches 'Your Podcast Lineup'
Key points
- Gemini's 'Ask Music' integrated into YouTube Music app.
- New 'Your Podcast Lineup' offers AI-audio previews.
- Features available to global Premium and Music Premium subscribers.
- Ask Music allows natural language queries for music and podcasts.
- Updates announced at Made On YouTube event.
New AI Features for YouTube Music
YouTube Music is introducing new AI-powered features to enhance content discovery and interaction within its platform. These updates, announced at the Made On YouTube event, include 'Ask Music' and 'Your Podcast Lineup', both designed to simplify how users find and engage with music and podcasts.
Gemini's 'Ask Music' Integration
The 'Ask Music' feature, powered by Gemini, will be accessible via a spark icon in the top-right corner of the YouTube Music mobile app. This conversational tool allows users to describe what they want to hear using natural language, rather than relying on traditional search methods. It can be used to create custom listening queues, explore artist information, or delve into music history.
Ask Music will also be surfaced throughout the app in relevant contexts, such as when editing a playlist. The feature supports queries across YouTube Music’s catalog of over 300 million songs, including official recordings, remixes, live performances, covers, and DJ sets. Users can ask questions like creating a mix based on tracks that inspired a particular song or inquiring about details of a song's creation.
Introducing 'Your Podcast Lineup'
Another new feature is 'Your Podcast Lineup,' described as a personalized AI-audio guide. This provides a weekly spoken preview of recommended shows, explaining why a user might like them and suggesting specific episodes. This aims to help listeners discover new podcasts they might otherwise miss.
Availability
These updates are scheduled to roll out later this year. They will be available to global YouTube Premium and Music Premium subscribers.
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How outlets covered it
YouTube Music is integrating new AI features, "Ask Music" and "Your Podcast Lineup," to enhance music and podcast discovery. These tools allow users to use natural language for music searches and receive personalized audio guides for podcasts, aiming to simplify content exploration within the platform.
YouTube Music is integrating Gemini's 'Ask Music' feature into its mobile app, providing a consistent entry point for conversational search and queue customization. Additionally, a new 'Your Podcast Lineup' feature will offer AI-generated audio previews of recommended podcasts to subscribers.