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

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...

The Trichordist Publishes 2018 Streaming Price Bible Based on a Single Source

Streaming Music Royalties are Even Worse Than We Thought — At Least According to This Indie Label

Daniel Sanchez

January 30, 2019

Indie artists aren't the only things not earning enough from streaming music services. Late last month, Digital Music News updated its list of what streaming music services pay. Thanks to information from... Read More...

Copyright Directive and Article 13 Hit a ‘Brick Wall’ in the EU

Daniel Sanchez

January 21, 2019

Have Google’s intensive lobbying efforts managed to sink the Copyright Directive, especially Article 11 and Article 13? According to multiple reports, Copyright Directive talks in the European Union have ind... Read More...

Music Managers Forum and YouTube Music Announce 24 Beneficiaries of the Accelator Program for Music Managers

MMF and YouTube Music Announce 24 Beneficiaries of the Accelerator Program for Music Managers

Daniel Sanchez

January 15, 2019

24 managers will now benefit from Music Managers Forum and YouTube Music’s partnership program. Music Managers Forum (MMF) and YouTube Music have announced the first 24 beneficiaries of the Accelerator Progr... Read More...

YouTube Expands Exclusive Partnership With Coachella as Full Line-Up is Revealed

YouTube Expands Exclusive Partnership With Coachella as 2019 Line-Up is Revealed

Daniel Sanchez

January 3, 2019

Will YouTube’s expanding partnership with Coachella help it boost its Music and Premium numbers? According to YouTube, over 41 million people logged in to livestream Coachella performances on the video platf... Read More...

A Fed Up Musician Demands That YouTube Fix Its Broken Content ID System. More Than 100,000 People Have Signed His Petition.

Daniel Sanchez

December 27, 2018

Christian Buettner aka TheFatRat. YouTube’s Content ID has a major copyright infringement problem. Now, people have urged Google to fix it. As part of the video platform’s large-scale protest against the EU... Read More...

What Streaming Music Services Pay (Updated for 2019)

How Much Artists Make Per Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, Pandora, More (Updated for 2022)

Daniel Sanchez

December 25, 2018

How much do artists make per stream? Reported per-stream payouts from top music streaming services (updated for 2021; click to enlarge) How much do artists make per stream on the most popular streaming music ... Read More...

YouTube Rolls Out Its Merchandise Feature to Creators in Europe

Daniel Sanchez

November 14, 2018

Merch Shelf's coming to Europe. Over the summer, in an effort to keep its agitated content creator community away from Patreon, Twitch, and Instagram/Snapchat, YouTube unveiled several ‘new’ (i.e., outright ... Read More...

Amidst Disappointing Numbers, YouTube Music Launches in 7 More Countries

Daniel Sanchez

November 14, 2018

Three streaming music services later, Google and YouTube have yet to find their groove. Late last year, Google revealed it would launch yet another attempt to finally break into the streaming music market. ... Read More...

0 for 3: YouTube's Susan Wojcicki Once Again Begs Users To Turn Against Article 13

0 for 3: YouTube Once Again Begs Users to Turn Against Article 13

Daniel Sanchez

November 12, 2018

Fearful over Article 13’s imminent passing, YouTube’s Susan Wojcicki rails against the EU bill once more. But, how long will she – and other company executives – continue to neglect paying copyright owners ... Read More...

Lambasting YouTube, CISAC Posts $11 Billion in Global Royalty Collections

Daniel Sanchez

November 8, 2018

According to CISAC, no, YouTube still doesn’t pay its fair share. Earlier today, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) published a new report. In its 2018 G... Read More...

YouTube Has Allegedly Paid $6 Billion to the Music Industry

Daniel Sanchez

November 7, 2018

In a self-serving report, Google touts its own ability to stop anti-piracy and YouTube’s apparent inflated payments to the music industry. But, why can’t anyone independently verify the information? Google ... Read More...

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