No - YouTube Music has no Jam. There is no built-in way to hear the same song at the same moment as a friend. What YouTube Music does have is collaborative playlists, which let a group build a playlist together but leave everyone pressing play on their own. To actually listen together, you need one of the options below. If you want something that works like a Jam on any device, Jukebox Duo is the closest match (option 5).
No.
No Jam, group session or listening party inside YouTube Music.
Yes.
Collaborative playlists let friends add songs, but everyone plays them separately.
What YouTube Music has instead: collaborative playlists
Any playlist you own can be opened up so friends can add to it. According to Google's YouTube Music help page:
- On a computer: open the playlist, select the pencil icon to edit it, select Collaborate, turn on Collaborators can add songs and videos, then share the link.
- On a phone: open the playlist, tap Share, then Invite collaborators, and choose who to invite.
Collaborators can share, sort, add to and edit the playlist, and you can switch the sharing link off at any time. It is a good way to build a road-trip or party playlist as a group.
What it does not do is play anything together. Each person opens the playlist on their own device and presses play when they like, so you end up on different songs within minutes, and anyone on the free tier hears their own ads.
5 ways to listen to YouTube Music together
If you want everyone hearing the same song at the same moment, these are the options that work today:
SharePlay in the YouTube app
Works on: iPhone and iPad, over FaceTime
Who pays: The host needs YouTube Premium
Best for: All-iPhone groups
Discord Watch Together
Works on: Discord, desktop and mobile
Who pays: Free
Best for: Groups already in a voice channel
Watch2Gether
Works on: Any browser
Who pays: Free
Best for: Casual video watch parties
Browser extensions
Works on: Desktop Chrome or Firefox
Who pays: Free
Best for: Everyone on a laptop
Jukebox Duo
Works on: Any browser, phone or computer
Who pays: Only the host; friends join free
Best for: Music-first sessions on mixed devices
1. SharePlay in the YouTube app (iPhone and iPad)
YouTube supports SharePlay, Apple's way of sharing what you watch over a FaceTime call. Per YouTube's help page, it is available on iPhone and iPad only, and a YouTube Premium member has to start the session; everyone else can join without Premium.
The catch: Google's instructions are for the YouTube app and do not mention YouTube Music, so you are sharing music videos rather than your YouTube Music library. It is also no help if anyone in the group is on Android or a laptop.
2. Discord Watch Together
Watch Together is a free Discord activity for watching YouTube in a voice channel. Join a voice channel, open the Activity Launcher (the rocket icon), pick Watch Together, and search for a video or paste a YouTube link. Videos play in order, anyone can add to the list, and the person who started it controls play, pause and skipping.
It works well if your group already hangs out on Discord. It is built around videos rather than music, though, and it only exists inside Discord. For the other ways to get music into a call, see how to play music in a Discord call.
3. Watch2Gether
Watch2Gether gives you a free browser room where everyone watches the same YouTube video in sync. It is quick to set up and works on any device with a browser. Like Discord, it is video-first: fine for a casual session, clunkier if you want to build a long music queue.
4. Browser extensions that sync YouTube Music
A few extensions, such as YTM Jam for Chrome and Firefox, keep YouTube Music tabs in sync between friends. They can work well, with three limits: they only run in desktop browsers, everyone has to install the same extension, and each person still plays YouTube Music in their own tab, with ads if they are on the free tier.
Extensions from small developers also get access to the sites they run on, so check the permissions and reviews before installing one.
5. Jukebox Duo
Jukebox Duo is a listening room in the browser that uses the YouTube Music catalog. The host creates a room and shares the link; friends join with a free account from any phone or computer. Everyone adds songs to one shared queue and can play, pause and skip, and everyone hears the same moment with no ads.
Real-time sync is the paid part, and only the host pays: $29 once or $3.99/month. Premium also lets the host import a YouTube or YouTube Music playlist in one click and queue as many songs as they like. The trade-off is that it is a separate app: your YouTube Music library and recommendations stay in YouTube Music.
Which one should you pick?
Everyone has an iPhone and one person has YouTube Premium
SharePlay in the YouTube app.
You are already in a Discord voice channel
Discord Watch Together.
You want a free, one-off watch party
Watch2Gether.
Everyone is on a laptop and happy to install something
A sync extension.
Mixed phones and laptops, a proper shared music queue, or regular sessions
Jukebox Duo.
Will YouTube Music get a Jam feature?
Google has not announced one. In 2023, code in the YouTube Music app suggested it was preparing to support Google Meet's live sharing, but nothing like Spotify Jam has launched in YouTube Music since. If you would rather stay inside Spotify, see who needs Premium to join a Spotify Jam.
How to listen to YouTube Music together on Jukebox Duo
- Create a room and unlock sync as the host ($29 once or $3.99/month).
- Send the room link to friends on WhatsApp, iMessage, Discord or anywhere else.
- Friends sign up free in seconds and join from any browser, with nothing to install.
- Add songs by searching, or import a YouTube Music playlist, and press play for everyone. Anyone in the room can play, pause and skip, so nobody has to be the DJ.
Bottom line
YouTube Music has no Jam, and its collaborative playlists do not sync playback. For a quick session, SharePlay (on iPhone) or Discord Watch Together will do. For a music-first room that works on any device, where friends join free, Jukebox Duo is the closest thing to a Jam for YouTube Music. Listening with a partner who lives far away? See the best apps for long-distance couples.