YouTube Music is also getting the generative AI love.
YouTube Music in the US is getting a new feature that allows users to make custom playlist artworks. Here are the details.
Google has been gradually adding generative AI to its Workspace apps, and now we’re seeing AI-powered features on YouTube too. It’s clear that Google’s AI ambitions aren’t limited to Workspace, and they’re expanding to YouTube Music with a new AI-generated playlist cover art feature.
Notably, this AI feature comes after YouTube introduced generative AI features like Dream Screen for YouTube Shorts and YouTube AI Music Incubator. The new playlist art feature is only available for US-based English language users for now and sits in the ‘experimental’ category.
With this generative-AI-based feature, users can generate playlist art imagery from a range of visual themes and options to create custom cover art for personal playlists. YouTube notes that this can be particularly useful for users who are struggling to find a playlist cover for something like a ’90s R&B music selection or something else.
This feature is available only in the US, but in the official blog post, YouTube notes that users should “stay tuned” for availability in other regions and languages globally. Until today, YouTube auto-picked a playlist cover art, but this will certainly make things more visually appealing.
Alongside this feature, YouTube also revealed that it would be launching a new feature on the Home tab that will “help you quickly explore and listen to the songs and artists you’ve got on repeat.” To use this, users would need to open the YouTube Music app, look right at the top of the Home tab, and there you will find your most listened-to music content. This feature isn’t available at the moment, and YouTube notes that it will be available in the “coming months.”
