
However, Yoav also mentioned that they have been preparing for this moment since last year. “One way or another we knew this was due to happen eventually” Rythm creator Yoav told The Verge in an interview. Bots have enhanced communal gatherings in Discord but not without raising concerns with YouTube itself. They also give groups quick and easy access to their favorite songs while playing games or hanging out in Discord’s voice chat. Music bots circumvent the need for other music apps to play in the background. These bots are controlled via chat commands and usually source their media from YouTube directly. Like other Discord music bots, Rythm lets users play music in the background via the chat app’s voice channels. Rythm currently has over 30 million active users and can be found in nearly 20 million unique Discord servers. Previously, Google took down Groovy for its alleged TOS violation, saying that the bot’s owners were “modifying for and using it for commercial purposes.” Discord users felt that this was only the beginning and that other big Discord music bots would meet the same fate sooner or later.

This is not the end! We have been working tirelessly on a new project that we can't share yet! If you would like updates on this, check out our site here: ❤️- Rythm September 12, 2021 Rythm will be shutting down on September 15th After 5 years of service and over 20 million users.
