How to Cancel YouTube Music Premium
Quick Answer
You can cancel YouTube Music Premium from your YouTube or YouTube Music Paid memberships page. If you subscribed through Apple or Google Play, you may need to cancel through that billing provider instead. Google’s official YouTube help page says YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium subscribers can cancel, pause, or resume their paid membership at any time.
The fastest place to check is:
YouTube / YouTube Music app → profile picture → Purchases and memberships / Paid memberships → YouTube Music Premium → Manage → Cancel or Deactivate
If the app sends you to Apple or Google Play, follow that path instead.
Before You Cancel YouTube Music Premium
Before canceling, check who is billing you. This matters because deleting the YouTube Music app does not cancel the subscription.
Look for:
Billing provider: YouTube/Google, Google Play, Apple, or another platform.
Renewal date: Cancel before this date if you want to avoid the next charge.
Plan type: Individual, student, family, annual, or trial.
Access end date: In many cases, you keep Premium access until the end of the period you already paid for.
Refund option: Do not assume cancellation automatically creates a refund. YouTube has a separate refund request process for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium.
YouTube Music Premium is separate from the free YouTube Music experience. Canceling Premium usually turns off paid benefits like ad-free music, background play, and offline downloads, but it does not delete your Google account.
How to Cancel YouTube Music Premium on the Website
Go to YouTube or YouTube Music in your browser.
Sign in with the Google account connected to your subscription.
Open your profile menu.
Select Purchases and memberships or Paid memberships.
Find YouTube Music Premium.
Select Manage membership.
Choose Deactivate, Cancel, or Continue to cancel.
Follow the prompts until you see a cancellation confirmation.
Google’s YouTube help documentation also points users to their paid membership management page for updating YouTube Music membership preferences.
How to Cancel YouTube Music Premium in the YouTube or YouTube Music App
Open the YouTube or YouTube Music app.
Tap your profile picture.
Tap Purchases and memberships or Paid memberships.
Select YouTube Music Premium.
Tap Manage membership.
Choose Deactivate, Cancel, or Continue to cancel.
Answer any cancellation prompts.
Confirm the cancellation.
You may see an option to pause instead of canceling. That can be useful if you only want a temporary break, but make sure you understand when billing will resume.
How to Cancel YouTube Music Premium on iPhone
If you subscribed through Apple, cancel through your iPhone subscription settings.
Open the Settings app.
Tap your name at the top.
Tap Subscriptions.
Select YouTube Music Premium or YouTube Premium.
Tap Cancel Subscription.
Confirm the cancellation.
Apple says that if there is no cancel button, or if you see an expiration message, the subscription may already be canceled.
YouTube’s own iOS cancellation instructions may also send Apple-billed users to Manage Apple Subscriptions.
How to Cancel YouTube Music Premium on Android Through Google Play
If your subscription is billed through Google Play, use Google Play subscriptions.
Open the Google Play Store.
Tap your profile icon.
Tap Payments & subscriptions.
Tap Subscriptions.
Select YouTube Music Premium.
Tap Cancel subscription.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Google Play’s official help page says Android users can cancel by selecting the subscription, tapping Cancel subscription, and following the instructions. It also notes that you may need to switch Google accounts if you cannot find the subscription.
How to Pause YouTube Music Premium Instead of Canceling
YouTube says YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium subscribers can pause, resume, or cancel during a paid membership. However, annual plans cannot be paused, and pausing is not available for users billed through Apple.
To pause:
Open YouTube or YouTube Music.
Go to Purchases and memberships or Paid memberships.
Select YouTube Music Premium.
Tap Manage membership.
Choose Pause if available.
Pick the pause length.
Confirm.
Pausing is not the same as canceling. Make a calendar reminder for the resume date so the subscription does not quietly restart when you are not expecting it.
Common Cancellation Roadblocks
“I can’t find YouTube Music Premium in my subscriptions.”
You may be signed into the wrong Google account, Apple ID, or Google Play account. Check the email address on your YouTube Music receipts.
“The app says I need to cancel somewhere else.”
That usually means YouTube is not the billing provider. You may need to cancel through Apple, Google Play, or another platform.
“I deleted the app but I’m still being charged.”
Deleting the app only removes the app from your device. It does not stop recurring billing.
“I canceled, but I still have Premium.”
That can be normal. You may keep Premium benefits until the end of the billing period you already paid for.
“YouTube offered me a pause option.”
That is part of the retention flow. A pause may be useful, but choose full cancellation if you want billing to stop for good.
How to Confirm YouTube Music Premium Is Actually Canceled
Do not stop at the first “Are you sure?” screen.
Confirm cancellation by checking for:
A confirmation email from YouTube, Google Play, or Apple.
A subscription status that says Canceled, Expiring, or similar.
A visible end date for Premium access.
No upcoming renewal date.
A screenshot of the final cancellation confirmation.
For Apple subscriptions, an expiration message can mean the subscription is already canceled.
What to Do If YouTube Music Premium Charges You After Canceling
Check whether the charge came from Google, Google Play, Apple, or another billing provider.
Search your email for receipts from YouTube, Google Play, or Apple.
Make sure you canceled under the correct Google account or Apple ID.
Check for duplicate subscriptions, especially if you have YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium connected to different accounts.
Contact the billing provider that processed the charge.
Request a refund if appropriate through YouTube, Google Play, or Apple.
Save screenshots, emails, and cancellation confirmation pages.
YouTube has a dedicated refund help page for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium, and it also points users to Google Play or Apple support depending on how they were billed.
The Not-Subscribed Note
YouTube Music Premium is a classic example of app-store billing confusion. The subscription may look like “YouTube Music,” but the actual cancellation path depends on who is collecting the money: YouTube/Google, Google Play, Apple, or another billing platform.
That is not always obvious when you are just trying to stop a monthly charge. The trick is to follow the money, not the app icon.
Cancel smarter. Subscribe slower.