YouTube Music targets Spotify

Podcasts are coming to YouTube Music. Kai Chuk, head of the podcast division, said that podcasts will be added to the music streaming service soon. According to Chuk's statement, YouTube Music will be the best platform for both watching and listening to podcasts.

Podcasts with audio and video will be released

Users will be able to listen to podcasts added to YouTube Music for free in the background, but with ads. Audio streams will be marked with a dedicated podcast badge. It is stated that YouTube Music will also offer advanced library tools. Chuk and Steve McLendon, Google's podcast product lead, said the purpose of YouTube Music's podcast features is to create great tools for people who stream. “We focus on manufacturers, as long as they find it successful and useful, that's success for us,” Chuk says.