YouTube Music is adding a Gemini-powered Ask Music feature accessible via a corner icon, enabling conversational queries about music discovery and playlist creation. The app is also introducing a personalized podcast recommendation feature with AI-generated audio previews, both rolling out later this year for Premium subscribers.
YouTube announced multiple new features at Made on YouTube 2026, including Custom Feeds for personalized content curation, GIF support in comments, group messaging, and AI-powered podcast recommendations through Your podcast lineup. Additional updates include Shorts series organization, live auto-dubbing for creators, and expanded shopping features in Ask YouTube.