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YouTube Music has rolled out its first personalized playlists to all subscribers, including a rival to Spotify’s Discover Weekly called Discover Mix. YouTube’s Discover Mix and New Release Mix were spotted by some users back in September, but they’re now available for all alongside a third personalized playlist called Your Mix.
Discover Mix is meant to introduce you to new artists you’ve never heard of or serve up lesser-known tracks from artists you already have in rotation. While Spotify’s weekly mix is 30 tracks and updates on Mondays, YouTube’s has 50 songs and will update on Wednesdays.
The New Release Mix will be stocked with recent releases from your favorite artists, sprinkled with some picks YouTube Music thinks you’ll like….