YouTube rolls out an AI playlist generator for Premium customers

[ad_1] YouTube is rolling out a brand new AI-powered playlist-generation characteristic that permits Premium customers on iOS and Android to make use of textual content prompts to create playlists.

Customers can go to the Library tab, faucet the “New” button, and choose the “AI playlist” choice to get began. They will then use textual content or voice to enter the immediate of their selection, akin to “raging demise steel,” “unhappy put up rock,” “progressive home combine for a chill social gathering,” “indie pop” or “90s basic hits,” to construct a playlist.

YouTube Premium and @YouTubeMusic Premium customers can now immediately flip an thought, temper or style into a personalised playlist utilizing our new AI playlist characteristic 🎧

Here is the right way to use it:

1. On Android & iOS, faucet the “New” button within the Library tab of YouTube Music2. Choose “AI… pic.twitter.com/YR1GVCqwvu

— Updates From YouTube (@UpdatesFromYT) February 9, 2026

YouTube has been toying round with utilizing AI to create playlists for some time. In July 2024, the corporate was testing a characteristic to let individuals create customized radio stations utilizing prompts within the U.S.

Different rival streaming companies like Spotify, Amazon Music and Deezer, have additionally rolled out AI-powered playlist or radio creation options.

YouTube has been making an attempt to make its Premium plan extra enticing to customers. Earlier this week, the corporate began proscribing free customers from viewing music lyrics on the YouTube Music app. The corporate advised TechCrunch that the restriction was an experiment it was working “with a small proportion of ad-supported customers,” and that music lyrics can be found to the overwhelming majority of free customers.

Google has seen an uptick in its subscription enterprise, and YouTube is a key a part of that division. Earlier this month, the corporate stated it now has 325 million paying customers throughout Google One and YouTube Premium.