{"id":824678,"date":"2025-02-05T13:13:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/youtube-music-adds-samples-to-artist-pages-as-a-new-way-to-discover-songs\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T13:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:13:26","slug":"youtube-music-adds-samples-to-artist-pages-as-a-new-way-to-discover-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/youtube-music-adds-samples-to-artist-pages-as-a-new-way-to-discover-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Music adds \u2018Samples\u2019 to artist pages as a new way to discover songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure>\n\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/03\/YouTube-Music-widget-v2.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600\" alt  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2023\/08\/15\/youtube-music-samples\/\">In 2023<\/a>, YouTube Music rolled out the \u201cSamples\u201d feed as a \u201cpersonalized music discovery feature,\u201d and it\u2019s now accessible from artist pages.<\/p>\n<p>Samples, which is the app\u2019s second tab, shows a \u201cfeed of short form video segments to get you to your new favorite music.\u201d It\u2019s clearly inspired by YouTube Shorts in terms of the user interface and experience.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Powered by the world\u2019s largest catalog of music videos, this personalized feed will explore the depths and breadth of the YouTube Music library so that there\u2019s always something new to listen to, whether it\u2019s the latest release from an up-and-coming artist or a deep cut from a legacy artist we just think you\u2019d really like.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On YouTube Music for iOS, we\u2019re seeing a new \u201cShorts\u201d button in the top bar next to share and search. Tapping launches a Samples feed of short-form videos with just songs from that artist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is a nice and fast way to get a preview of several songs from a new artist before you dive into their full discography. Samples are already designed to offer \u201ca glimpse into the artist, the video, and the feel of the song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of discovery, YouTube Music recently made <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/01\/10\/youtube-music-top-songs-2\/\">Top songs on that page a browsable carousel<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Samples button on artist pages is not yet appearing in YouTube Music for Android.<\/p>\n<p>In other YouTube Music developments, Speed dial is finally available on Android tablets. Until recently, YTM stuck to the old Listen again interface. It\u2019s a 1\u00d79 carousel with three pages.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{\"imageId\":\"67a3b85dbc8b6\"}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt data-height=\"1600\" data-id=\"657575\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=657575\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/YouTube-Music-Speed-dial-tablet.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/YouTube-Music-Speed-dial-tablet.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 1 in full-screen\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-more-on-youtube-music\">More on YouTube Music:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/01\/14\/youtube-music-top-listener-badges\/\">YouTube Music fixes Top Listener badge for December 2024 [U]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/01\/14\/android-auto-drivers-youtube-music-report\/\">Report: Android Auto is being used by fewer drivers, but YouTube Music is a hit in the car<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/01\/07\/delta-youtube-new-screens-ces-2025\/\">Delta Airlines upgrading to 4K seatback screens, adding YouTube Premium and Music<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/01\/07\/youtube-music-monthly-audience-metric\/\">YouTube Music tests \u2018Monthly Audience Metric\u2019 to replace Subscriber count<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMMqA-Qow-c_gAg?hl=en-US&#038;gl=US&#038;ceid=US:en\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<em>Add 9to5Google to your Google News feed.<\/em>\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/01\/16\/youtube-music-samples-artists\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023, YouTube Music rolled out the \u201cSamples\u201d feed as a \u201cpersonalized music discovery feature,\u201d and it\u2019s now accessible from artist pages. 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