YouTube recently announced that they’re getting rid of Google Play Music and going with only one streaming music service: YouTube Music. So I’ve been playing with YouTube Music more lately, trying to use it as a replacement for Spotify to see if it makes the cut.

So far, I can see it has some limitations, but it also has a few nice features that Spotify doesn’t. One of those is lyrics. I haven’t found a song with lyrics yet that doesn’t have the lyrics right there up-front when you’re on the song in YouTube Music. And they’re just straight-up lyrics too, not the gimmicky “Behind the Lyrics” thing that Spotify has, which shows you just a few lyrics then gives you little bits of trivia about the song or its artist as the song plays.

There’s also an “UP NEXT” button which shows you the playlist of songs queued up to play after the one you’re listening to. And, because it is YouTube Music after all, there’s a video for just about everything, so they include a simple slider at the top of the app (I’m referring to the Android app) to switch between “Song” and “Video” at any time.

And just as Spotify does, as you add songs, albums and artists to your library you get suggestions for music you might like, and I’m YouTube already knows me pretty well and I’ve discovered a lot of new stuff I like in it.

The only thing I find a little annoying is how there isn’t a separate app for YouTube Music on some devices, like Roku. On Roku YouTube Music is embedded in the YouTube app. You open YouTube and then choose “Music” from the menu, and that’s YouTube Music. It kinda makes sense, I just find it harder to find since it’s not consistent–on my phone it’s a separate app. If I’m in the YouTube app on my phone Music isn’t an option. Maybe Google’s still working on that though, I don’t know.

Lastly, YouTube music also has “Smart Downloads”. It will automatically download your liked music overnight when you’re not using your phone. You just have to choose how many songs to allow (up to 500) and the quality, and it takes care of the rest. You can also choose video quality.

Overall I really like it, and maybe soon I’ll drop Spotify. Right now I’m kinda stuck, because Kevin is a big fan of Spotify and doesn’t want me to get rid of it, and we’re on a family plan, so if I drop it, he’ll lose his access. I’ll keep both for now and we’ll see how it goes down the road.