Often controversial music industry veteran Lyor Cohen, the Global Head of Music at YouTube and Founder of music content company 300, will keynote the Music Business Association’s Music Biz 2018 conference at the Omni Nashville Hotel. Cohen will discuss his career journey, his current role at YouTube and Google and…
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Content Creators Coalition’s Jeff Boxer Exits After 3 Allege Harassment, He Responds With Far Less Than A Full Apology
The Board of the artist’s advocacy group the Content Creators Coalition has accepted the resignation of Executive Director Jeff Boxer after three women alleged sexual misconduct. The CCO recently made headlines with a video ad campaign taking YouTube to task for what it sees as low payments and an adequate…
Roy Orbison Heirs File Lawsuit To Stop Concert Hologram Project
Heirs of Roy Orbison have filed a lawsuit to block what they say is a shakedown by a hologram company owned by Greek billionaire Alkiviades David. New technology often leads to legal battles, and with music related holograms, augmented reality and virtual reality all gaining traction, we expect a plethora…
What’s Not To Like About Facebook’s (Non-Existent) Music Licenses
Owing to their ability to duck behind DMCA ‘safe harbor’ rules, Facebook has been able to get along without paying royalties on the music which, undeniably, add an appreciable amount of value to the platform. This could change though, with Facebook finally headed to the negotiation table. ____________________________ Guest post…
YouTube’s Feed Evolution and Why It Matters
Having been welcomed into the world way back in 2005, YouTube has naturally undergone some changes over time, but of all these changes, the evolution of its feed is perhaps the most important, particularly when it comes to being a artist looking to reach fans via the platform. ___________________________ Guest…
Get 3 Months Of Amazon Music Unlimited For $0.99
Amazon Music Unlimited, the third most popular music service in the U.S. after Spotify and Apple Music, is discounting new subscriptions to 99 cents for three months. After the three months its $7.99 per month for Prime members with the non-Prime price $9.99 per month. Sign up for 3 months…
YouTube Tries The Frenemy Approach, Partners With Ticketmaster To Sell Tickets Alongside Videos
YouTube is adding concert updates and ticket sales via a partnership with Ticketmaster. The recorded music industry may not be happy with YouTube, but that doesn’t mean that artists hoping to fill venues don’t appreciate the video giant’s massive promotional reach. _______________________ YouTube and Ticketmaster have partnered to add concert…
Could A Lip Syncing Site Really Be Worth $800 Million?
While many artists with the ability to create their own music may not know or care about the lip-syncing site Musical.ly, it turns out there are millions of people who enjoy using the site to create videos of themselves lip syncing to hit songs, enough people to make the site…
Musical.ly and Live.ly Sold For $800M – $1B To China’s Bytedance
Music video app Musical.ly and sister app Live.ly has been sold to Chinese media giant Bytedance. The deal is worth between $800 million and $1 billion, according to multiple sources. A division of Bytedance aquired Musical.ly rival Filpagram earlier this year. ____________________________________ Hugely popular music video lip sync platform Musical.ly…
Goliath Never Learns: Google Yanks True Parody By Content Creators Coalition
While people are quick to call foul when YouTube issues take-downs on what the creators think are parodies, the video sharing site recently removed a true parody from the creatives at C3, calling out YouTube for its failure to properly compensate artists. _______________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music…