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YouTube Music Spotted Displaying Song Credits, Detailed Info On Album: Description

YouTube Music has reportedly introduced yet another feature on its platform in order to ramp up its convenience to 80 million global users it claims to have completed. In a recent update, YouTube Music is quietly starting to show credits for albums and songs. The music-streaming platform has been trying to position itself as its competitors in a big way, including Spotify, in different parts of the world. With the addition of the new feature as Spotted, listeners will be able to see details about the artist, songwriter, as well as the producer on the YouTube Music player interface.

A ‘view song credits’ option is reportedly being rolled out as part of the in-built choices YouTube Music gives its users – like adding the song to a playlist or sharing it with others via the social networking platform. Sharing option with. A Reddit user shared a glimpse of what this highly anticipated option looks like on the YouTube Music app.

The screenshots also interestingly showed that the platform was displaying the description ‘Music metadata provided’ under all the songs. According to a report by 9to5Google, this metadata information may harm independent artists, who are not signed by any label, who want to be discovered on the platform. It is reportedly unclear for now how the data can be stored on the platform.

The update is expected to reach more users through app updates in the coming weeks. To increase its monthly active users, YouTube is loading up its Music app with a ton of features. Last month, for example, it said it was planning to offer background listening for podcasts.

In addition, YouTube Music is looking to add an array of advanced library tools for podcast producers to experiment with advanced audio techniques. The platform now also allows its users to create customized radio playlists by selecting artists and songs.


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