YouTube Music always feels like that niche music streaming service that only the nerd in your friend group is using. I am that nerd in my group, by the way. I’m a fan of YouTube Music purely because of its vast library — and I’m not talking about the official 100 million or so songs it hosts. I mean the billions of unnamed, unknown, obscure music videos with 5,000 views that I can slip into my YouTube Music playlists. Not gonna lie, it’s a huge flex for me that I discovered such little-known underground tracks from decades ago.

But while I’m raving about YouTube Music, others are happily vibing on Apple Music or Spotify, and for good reason. My love for YTM doesn’t mean I think it’s flawless. It has A LOT of room for improvement, and I guess Google could learn a thing or two — or six — fr

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