Music Videos

The old MTV - on cable - hardly plays videos anymore. But the new MTV - online - plays more videos than ever.  Except, starting Friday afternoon, Universal Music Group has yanked its video catalog from the c... Read More...

A runaway YouTube video is always fun, but can it really help to build an artist career? That was just one of dozens of questions posed by students Thursday at the Berklee College of Music during an industry... Read More...

MTV quietly dropped 'Music Television' from its logo last week, and the change was long overdue. But the old complaint that 'MTV never plays videos anymore' is getting a bit crusty.  Why?  YouTube - and the ... Read More...

Ahead of its coming-out date of December 8th, music video platform Vevo is still striking content deals. The latest involves CBS Interactive Music Group, umbrella for Last.fm and a variety of CBS Radio stati... Read More...

The early wisdom is that viral stories must happen organically; they are the result of natural forces that defy marketing brains. But is that just another version of digital utopia, one that ignores the lemm... Read More...

US-based independent label consortium A2IM is now joining Vevo, according to information confirmed by Digital Music News on Sunday. Vevo, a premium music video concept hatched by Universal Music Group and Go... Read More...

The music video is enjoying a newfound renaissance, thanks largely to YouTube. Once upon a time, music videos were played on MTV, VH1, and BET, and that was that.  Now, music fans are calling the shots onlin... Read More...

A large majority of YouTube's Video ID partners are choosing to monetize their content, instead of having it removed, according to product manager David King. "Our partners are... monetizing 90 percent of al... Read More...

Last.fm has now licensed the video catalog of Universal Music Group, according to details bubbling Tuesday. The videos will be slotted into Last.fm's free, on-demand streaming service.  The parties pointed t... Read More...

Digital distributor TuneCore is now expanding into music videos, a nice addition to its existing audio offering. The company offers quick distribution into a range of ecommerce outlets - most importantly iTu... Read More...