On-demand music services including Apple Music, Pandora and Spotify will top $8 billion in revenue in the U.S. this year, up 33% as increased adoption of products like wireless earbuds and smart speakers help drive more music subscriptions, according to a new Consumer Technology Association survey. The growing popularity of…
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A Relatively Unknown Indian Rapper Allegedly Beat Taylor Swift and BTS’ YouTube Records Using Google AdWords
According to YouTube, Taylor Swift’s ‘Me!’ currently holds the platform’s 24-hour views record. The music video featuring Panic at the Disco’s Brendon Urie hit 65.4 million views in a single day. ‘Me!’ easily surpassed the previous record. Ariana Gran…
9 out of the Top 10 most viewed videos released on YouTube so far this year were non-English language songs
Spanish language music dominates the chart
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With Major Labels Alone Taking a 70% Cut on YouTube Premium Royalties, Internet Creators Guild Shuts Down
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, major labels and advertising agencies. In a…
YouTube (Finally) Blocks Major Streaming Ripping Sites
YouTube is blocking major stream ripping sites, according to multiple reports. It’s an action that musicians and rightsholders have long advocated for. The major trippers effected include YouTubeMP3, Onlinevideoconverter.com and Mp3-youtube.download. Thus far, YouTube has not publically commented on the new effort to block streaming rippers. While YouTube’s block is…
Big Changes For YouTube Content Management and ID
It’s been a tumultuous time at YouTube, with a number of important changes taking place regarding how the site handles content ID, and content management overall. Here Chris Robley of CD Baby breaks down some of the changes and explains how your bottom line might be affected by these shifts….
YouTube Reportedly Blocks Access to Stream-Ripping Websites
For years, the music industry has waged a lengthy whack-a-mole style war on music pirate sites and YouTube stream-rippers. When one major site would go down, dozens of clones would immediately pop up. Major piracy hub KickAssTorrents, for example, went…
Survival Of The Optimized: Your Videos On YouTube
YouTube has amassed an incredible viewership, this past year hitting two billion monthly users (roughly 25% of the planet’s population) and housing a vast array of all types of content. So how can an artist hope to optimize their video for success. Here we look at some key fundamental lessons…
The Chemical Brothers Release yet another mind blowing Video with – Believe
The Chemical Brothers Release yet another mind blowing Video with – Believe The Chemical Brothers is back with yet another great Video and track (see […]
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