YouTube wants to showcase and celebrate the hottest artists, songs and music videos from around the world. Here’s how they’re going to do it. Today, YouTube is introducing a new and improved music charts experience for 44 global desti…
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94% of 18-24 Year Olds Use YouTube On a Regular Basis
Americans now use YouTube more than any other social network — by a huge margin. According to a study published two weeks ago, only 3% of channels on YouTube will ever break the US poverty line. And a German researcher discovered that …
YouTube Is Forcing Promoted Artists to Sign ‘Non Disparagement Clauses’
How does YouTube intend to mend its historically rocky relationship with the music industry? Simple. Give selected artists buckets of cash and force them to sign an agreement where they promise not to criticize the platform. Are you ready to become a…
Alert: YouTube Is Consolidating All Artist Fans Into ‘Official Artist Channels’
YouTube has just announced plans to consolidate artist channels on its platform — starting with Vevo. YouTube has shifted subscribers around the past. Those channel-shifts have included some suspect changes in play counts. Now, there’s another …
Is Something Wrong With VEVO? Two Top Executives Jump Ship
There’s smoke around VEVO. Is there fire? This is either a case of bad timing, or an indication of something seriously wrong at VEVO. Earlier this week, the company said goodbye to their head of product, Mark Hall. That departure comes just one…
U2’s Latest Music Video Shows the KKK Visiting the White House
With their new music video, U2 suggests that Donald Trump has allowed the KKK to once again infiltrate America. Do President Donald Trump and the White House support white supremacy and neo-Nazism? According to popular Irish rock group U2, yes. Yes, …
YouTube Video Containing Static Receives 5 Different Copyright Violations
It’s a 10-hour video of white noise static uploaded onto YouTube. Now, the guy who uploaded has been slapped with 5 different copyright claims. If you thought YouTube’s copyright monitoring system was a joke, this latest episode will make …
YouTube Remix Scores Licensing Deals With Major Labels
With YouTube Remix, parent company Alphabet is one step closer to launching yet-another paid streaming music service. Last week, Digital Music News wrote on YouTube’s upcoming paid streaming music platform. According to “people familiar with the matte…
10 Things I’d Love to See In YouTube’s ‘Remix’ — But Probably Won’t
1. A patronage system. No, not a desperate plea to go somewhere else — i.e., Patreon — to please make this YouTube video worth something. How about a direct contribution button underneath the YouTube video itself? And a great payment system (backed …
Want to Watch Geo-Blocked YouTube Videos? There’s a Free Chrome Extension for That.
How can you watch any YouTube video regardless of what country you’re in? Read on to find out. In a dispute over licensing on the platform, YouTube disabled thousands of videos in Finland earlier this morning. A major performance rights organization …