Music Videos

0 for 4 — YouTube’s CEO Susan Wojcicki Once Again Pleads with Artists to Shut Down the Copyright Directive

May 1, 2019

Undeterred by the Copyright Directive’s passing, YouTube has vowed to fight on, hoping to pay artists and creators much, much less in the process. YouTube isn’t exactly happy about the European Union’s new l... Read More...

Amazon Will Spend $7 Billion This Year in Video and Music Content Alone

Daniel Sanchez

April 29, 2019

Can Amazon overtake rivals in both the streaming video and streaming music markets? In order to take on streaming video giant Netflix, Apple unveiled a $1 billion spending plan on original content. Unsurp... Read More...

Taylor Swift’s ‘Me!’ Shatters Multiple Records on YouTube Music and Amazon

Daniel Sanchez

April 29, 2019

Taylor Swift has made history anew. The 29-year-old pop singer’s recent music video, ‘Me!,’ broke several records across multiple platforms. The music video, which features Panic at the Disco’s Brendon Ur... Read More...

YouTube Music Is Now Free on Google Home Speakers

Ashley King

April 18, 2019

YouTube Music is available for free on all Google Home speakers — right out of the box, starting today. Google made the announcement on the official YouTube blog, offering a free ad-supported experience for ... Read More...

TuneCore Files Takedown Request Against PewDiePie on YouTube

TuneCore Tricked Into Filing a False Takedown Request Against Racist YouTuber PewDiePie

Daniel Sanchez

April 8, 2019

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Just how safe is TuneCore? Not so much if a troll can force the digital distributor into taking down a PewDiePie video. For over a year, controversial YouTube personality Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg has eng... Read More...

YouTube Music Licensing Platform Unveils Global Deal with Sony/ATV’s EMI Publishing

Daniel Sanchez

March 25, 2019

Will SoundVault’s deal help secure fair payments to labels, artists, and other song rightsholders? Historically, YouTube has provided incredibly low payouts to the music industry. For indie artists, those... Read More...

YouTube Is Addressing Major Issues With Vague ContentID Claims

Ashley King

March 21, 2019

YouTube has come under fire for its vague requirements for Content ID claims. Critics says the system has been getting abused for years. This month, YouTube is making changes to its ContentID claims process... Read More...

Bollywood Label T-Series Tops PewDiePie’s YouTube Subscriber Count — But Only for a Moment

Paul Resnikoff

March 20, 2019

Team Bollywood briefly beat out PewDiePie for YouTube supremacy today — only to hand back the lead moments later. In case there's any doubt about the importance that music wields on YouTube... Earlier tod... Read More...

YouTube Music Continues Its Google Home Expansion Into 10 More Countries

Ashley King

March 8, 2019

Google is well-known for introducing multiple versions of services and apps. YouTube Music is replacing Google Play Music, but it lacked integration with Google Home. YouTube Music also wasn't available on ... Read More...

Epic Games Pulls all YouTube Advertising Following Discovery of Pedophilia Videos

Ashley King

February 20, 2019

Epic Games has pulled all Fortnite pre-roll ads from YouTube following a discovery that the ads were playing on videos used by child predators. Update, Feb 20th 2:30 pm PT: It now appears that Disney is also... Read More...

YouTube Overhauls Its Channel Strike System – But Will This Help the Music Industry?

Daniel Sanchez

February 20, 2019

YouTube has aimed to make its strikes system easier to understand and more transparent. YouTube has pushed a major update. On a post in its Creators Blog, the company confirmed that it has updated its str... Read More...

YouTube Says Its Live ‘Premieres’ Feature Is Getting Real Results

Daniel Sanchez

February 4, 2019

YouTube has congratulated itself for creating stealing Live Premieres, which has apparently proven very successful. During the summer of last year, YouTube unveiled some brand-new copied monetization feature... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

YouTube Shorts Recommendations Will Prioritize ‘Genuinely Valuable’ Original Content

Madonna Helped to Define the MTV Generation. Taylor Swift Emerged After It Was All Over. Both Cleaned Up at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.

Now You Can Watch Taylor Swift’s Full Music Video Catalog on Spotify

Spotify Scores Limited Exclusive of Noah Kahan’s ‘Orbiter’ Music Video Amid Aggressive Video Expansion

Raye Inks Lime E-Bike Partnership to Spread ‘Joy’ Throughout London

0 for 4 — YouTube’s CEO Susan Wojcicki Once Again Pleads with Artists to Shut Down the Copyright Directive

Amazon Will Spend $7 Billion This Year in Video and Music Content Alone

Taylor Swift’s ‘Me!’ Shatters Multiple Records on YouTube Music and Amazon

YouTube Music Is Now Free on Google Home Speakers

TuneCore Tricked Into Filing a False Takedown Request Against Racist YouTuber PewDiePie

YouTube Music Licensing Platform Unveils Global Deal with Sony/ATV’s EMI Publishing

YouTube Is Addressing Major Issues With Vague ContentID Claims

Bollywood Label T-Series Tops PewDiePie’s YouTube Subscriber Count — But Only for a Moment

YouTube Music Continues Its Google Home Expansion Into 10 More Countries

Epic Games Pulls all YouTube Advertising Following Discovery of Pedophilia Videos

YouTube Overhauls Its Channel Strike System – But Will This Help the Music Industry?

YouTube Says Its Live ‘Premieres’ Feature Is Getting Real Results