This isn't even as terrible as them shoving Shorts into YT Music, but it's definitely on the downward slope. Streaming music was a mistake. You can only keep skipping to the next walled garden.
It's really a shame. I switched to Spotify and it's really just as bad. I listen to way too much different music to be able to afford to buy all of it though. Maybe Pandora for radio and buying albums is the way of the future.
Seriously? I'm still on an ancient version of YT Music Vanced cause I've been too lazy to update (not ReVanced, but the OG Vanced). No Shorts for me. Guess I'll never update it.
@Psythik@gencha I use one of the millions of YT music clients on F-Droid (ViMusic) and it works like a charm, though if you want Google account support you'll have to use ReVanced manager to patch a compatible version of YT music.