As an artist, your success is not only in your own best interest, but also YouTube’s, as the success of artists using it also benefits their bottom line. Here we look at how musicians can utilize the video sharing platform’s Artist Hub. _______________________________ Guest post by Nicholas Salomone of DIY…
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Solutions To Close The YouTube Value Gap
Here Jason Peterson offers up recommendations on how copyright owners and platforms supported through advertising can come together in a common goal closing the market gap and achieving market equilibrium. ________________________ Guest post by Jason Peterson, Chairman – GoDigital Media Group, CEO Cinq Music, CEO VidaPrimo Summary: Advertising supported platforms…
New YouTube Analytics Help Artists Get To Know Their Subscribers
When it comes to garnering views on YouTube, amassing subscribers is essential. Subscribers represent some of your most devoted fans, and are more likely to engage with the content as well as other listeners. Helpfully enough, YouTube is planning drop some new analytics metrics to help artists better track new…
YouTube vs Vevo Videos: A Look At The Differences
[UPDATED] Once you’ve gone to the trouble of creating a music video, it’s important to give some thought to how you want it distributed. Here we look at the benefits and downsides of both YouTube and Vevo. _______________________ Guest post by Alexandra Kennedy of Symphonic Distribution So you’re planning to…
Watch Eminem Blast Donald Trump In Freestyle Rap For BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 [VIDEO]
Cardi B was the big winner at last nights BET Hip Hop Awards 2107, but Eminem declared Donald Trump the big loser. In a blistering new freestyle recorded for the awards show, the rapper ripped into the President for everything from racism to war mongering to disrespect of veterans. Watch…
Billboard Has NOT Decided To Include YouTube Plays In Chart Calculations [UPDATE]
Despite a widely circulated report that YouTube plays would be added to Billboard’s chart calculations, no firm decision has been made, industry sources tell Hypebot. In fact, given the backlash, it may not happen at all. ____________________________________ A reported decision to add YouTube plays, including user generated videos, to Billboard’s…
UPDATE: Billboard May Add YouTube Plays To Chart Calculations
UPDATE: YouTube plays may be added to the calculations that determine the Billboard charts, according to a new report. The move comes at a time when the music industry is already battling YouTube over the size of payments. ________________________________ YouTube plays are being added to the spins + plays calculation…
LiveXLive Follows Slacker, SNAP Interactive Acquisitions With Public Stock Offering
LiveXLive Media, Inc. (OTC: LIVX), a live music and music-related online video network, has announced a public offering of shares of its common stock. LiveXLive will sell 7,692,308 shares on the New York Stock Exchange. ______________________________ LiveXLive Media has applied to list common stock on the New York Stock Exchange…
Google Yanks YouTube From Amazon Echo – Control Issue Or More Corporation On Corporation Violence?
In a surprise tech-world twist, Google recently decided to sever ties with YouTube for its Amazon Echo Show product, an additional feature of the Echo which allows users to watch video, although why this sudden breaking of ties is still something of an open question. _____________________ Guest post by Timothy…
As "Despacito" Nears 4 Billion Views, YouTube’s Consumption vs Revenue Gap Widens [MARK MULLIGAN]
One needs look no further than "Despacito" and its almost 4 billion views to know that Latin music and Latin American audiences are growing exponentially on YouTube. But much of this explosion comes from countries with less developed ad markets; and that could mean a wider gap between music consumption…