<P> The service was originally launched in November 2014 as Music Key , offering only ad - free streaming of music and music videos from participating labels on YouTube and Google Play Music . The service was then revised and relaunched as YouTube Red on October 31 , 2015 , expanding its scope to offer ad - free access to all YouTube videos , as opposed to just music . YouTube announced the rebranding of the service as YouTube Premium on May 17 , 2018 , alongside the return of a separate , YouTube Music subscription service . </P>
<P> The service was originally launched in November 2014 as Music Key , offering only ad - free streaming of music and music videos from participating labels on YouTube and Google Play Music . The service was then revised and relaunched as YouTube Red on October 31 , 2015 , expanding its scope to offer ad - free access to all YouTube videos , as opposed to just music . YouTube announced the rebranding of the service as YouTube Premium on May 17 , 2018 , alongside the return of a separate , YouTube Music subscription service . </P>
when did youtube red change to youtube premium
when did youtube red change to youtube premium
May 17 , 2018
May 17 , 2018