YouTube Australia Blog: Your personalised guide to music on YouTube

Your personalised guide to music on YouTube

Friday, 19 August 2011

YouTube has videos across the entire spectrum of music, from current pop hits to classic tracks to obscure but wonderful sounds (double rainbow, anyone?).

But how can you stay in touch with what’s hot on YouTube right now? To help, we’re re-launching our YouTube music page with new features to help guide you, and some help from a few guest curators to start.

On YouTube.com/Music you can now find:

recommended videos and artists based on the music videos you’re watching
local concert listings in your area paired with artist videos
the YouTube Top 100 - your invaluable source to the most popular music based on what the community is viewing

Finally, you may have noticed the electric guitar adorning the YouTube logo. It’s there today to celebrate the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Guide to Rock, who have the first hand-picked playlist on the new music page.

Over the next five days some of your favorite music stars will be sharing their personal favorites, including Australia’s very own Gotye, whose new album is already hitting the top of the charts. You’ll also hear Lady Gaga’s Guide to Pop, and Eminem’s Guide to Hiphop.

Look out for a new music-based YouTube logo each day, and clicking on it will bring you straight to the music page.

Happy listening.

Posted by Sophie Hirst, YouTube Music recently watched “An Introduction to the YouTube music page.”