YouTube Music delivers what competitors will never come close to matching. Jimmy, The Song Does Not Remain the Same.įun Tip: Take some of those great new songs you find on Pandora and add them to a Spotify playlist. What We Don’t Like: Original and beloved recordings that tinkered with too much in the name of “remasters”. So the next time you find yourself wanting to listen to some of your favorite songs on demand, Spotify faithfully delivers. On Spotify, you can sort and even share playlists so friends can each add their own tunes. You’ll even find plenty of great live musical performances. Creating extensive playlists is a breeze and great for parties or customizing playlists for specific audiences. Although lacking some very notable exceptions in their music catalog, there is enough music here for everyone.įinding and playing songs on demand is about as simple as it gets. While Pandora excels at expanding your music, the drawback is that you can’t listen to the songs of your choice on demand. Updated: You can now search and listen to individual songs on demand. When it’s time to expand your horizons with undiscovered gems (both old and new) Pandora is hands down our top pick!
Creating your own artist station and regularly utilizing Pandora’s “Thumb’s Up, Thumbs Down” feature over a period of time has also proven to be exceptional for discovering new tunes and artists.Ĭompeting online radio stations attempt similar approaches, but every one has left us uninspired and disappointed. Online music services attempt to deliver music they think you will like based on your listening habits and a variety of other factors. We can no longer count the new and old artists we’ve discovered on Pandora radio.
Masters of the musical genome, it’s a very rare occurrence when Pandora doesn’t deliver something that matches our musical tastes to perfection. When it comes to discovering new music that you’ll actually love, Pandora radio slaughters the competition in our opinion. We enjoy utilizing all three, but you may find a single service that is a perfect fit for your needs. From a musical perspective only (pricing aside), here’s a quick look at the strengths of Pandora, Spo t ify and YouTube Music.