The AI-generated conversational radio feature is similar to AI playlist generation tools being tested by Spotify, Amazon Music and Deezer. The song recognition feature, which was initially available to select Android YouTube Music users, is now officially rolling out to all users across iOS and Android. This feature goes a step beyond Shazam as it allows users to find the name of a song by humming or singing it, whereas Shazam only works if you play the actual song.
Key takeaways:
- YouTube Music is introducing an AI-generated conversational radio feature and a Shazam-like tool to enhance song discovery on its platform.
- The AI-generated conversational radio feature allows select Premium users in the United States to create a custom radio station by describing what they want to hear.
- The new song recognition feature enables users to search the app’s catalog of songs by sound, including humming, singing or playing parts of it, which is a step beyond Shazam's capabilities.
- The song detection tool, initially available to select Android YouTube Music users, is now officially rolling out to all users across iOS and Android.