I switched to YouTube Music after 5 years with Apple Music, and I’m not going back

A few years ago, I never thought I’d be paying for a YouTube Premium subscription. But over time, ads got longer and a lot harder to ignore. Eventually, I gave in and subscribed.

I won’t lie — it turned out to be a pretty good decision. The subscription came bundled with YouTube Music, which, at the time, I didn’t think much of either. In my head, I was never really going to use it. I already had Apple Music, my playlists were set, and I wasn’t looking to switch. But one random evening, I opened YouTube Music out of curiosity, and I am glad I did.