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How To Get Your Music on Spotify Playlists

January 2, 2023

Photo credit: Heidi Fin If you were a 90s kid like me, you probably remember curating playlists before there were playlists. They were called mixtapes, or “burning a CD.” We put our favorite songs in one pl... Read More...

How (and Why) To Post YouTube Shorts as a Musician

Caleb J. Murphy

October 17, 2022

Photo credit: Christian Wiediger You don’t have to be an amateur filmmaker to succeed on YouTube. Thanks to YouTube Shorts, you can get your music in front of new people every day, and all you need is a sma... Read More...

YouTube Remains Silent on Whether Relatively Unknown Indian Rapper Badshah Actually Broke Taylor Swift and BTS’ Respective Most-Viewed Records

Daniel Sanchez

July 18, 2019

According to Sony Music, an Indian artist on its roster single-handedly broke Taylor Swift and BTS’ respective YouTube record. Or so it seems. Currently, Taylor Swift’s single ‘Me!’ holds the 24-hour most... Read More...

A Relatively Unknown India Rapper Allegedly Beat Taylor Swift and BTS' YouTube Records Using Google AdWords

A Relatively Unknown Indian Rapper Allegedly Beat Taylor Swift and BTS’ YouTube Records Using Google AdWords

Daniel Sanchez

July 12, 2019

We'll start with this: according to YouTube, Taylor Swift’s ‘Me!’ currently holds the platform’s 24-hour views record for a solo artist. The music video — featuring Panic at the Disco’s Brendon Urie — hit 65... Read More...

With Major Labels Alone Taking a 70% Cut on YouTube Premium Royalties, Internet Creators Guild Shuts Down

Major Labels Take a 70% Cut on YouTube Premium Royalties — Is That Killing Smaller Creators?

Daniel Sanchez

July 11, 2019

Whose fault is it when an up-and-coming content creator collective shuts down? The company itself or the music industry at large? According to the Internet Creators Guild (ICG), the music industry. Notably... Read More...

Farewell, YouTube Premium? Video Platform Unveils Free, Ad-Supported Originals Offering

Daniel Sanchez

May 3, 2019

Despite the presence of more than 2 billion monthly active users (MAUs), YouTube executives are struggling to get people to sign up for its paid services. Notably, YouTube Premium & Music Premium. Case ... Read More...

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

Daniel Sanchez

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...

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...

India v. PewDiePie — High Court Reportedly Orders YouTube to Remove Two Offensive Tracks

India Clamps Down on PewDiePie Racism — High Court Orders YouTube to Remove Two Offensive Videos

Daniel Sanchez

April 11, 2019

India doesn’t think very fondly of PewDiePie's racist rants. Last month, seemingly ‘conceding’ the crown for the most subscribers on YouTube, Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg released a diss track. In the song... Read More...

YouTube Music Hits 3 Million Downloads in India in Less Than a Week — Here’s Why This Doesn’t Matter

Daniel Sanchez

April 9, 2019

While YouTube Music celebrates three million downloads, the company remains silent on how many subscribers it actually has in India. According to a new report, YouTube Music may have found success in India. ... 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 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...

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