Article 13 is moving forward to full adoption after France and Germany signed on to a revised version. The on again off again controversial EU copyright directive legislation is set up-end the Safe Harbor protections on which YouTube and other popular user-generated platforms were created. Google, YouTube and others have…
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Marshmello Fortnite Bump: 40M YouTube Views In 2 Days
In addition to the 10 million plus fans who watched Marshmello’s two 10 minute DJ sets on Fornite this weekend were hundreds of thousands of fans tuning into dozens of YouTube livestreams. That all led a massive spike on his YouTube channel, with daily views skyrocketing to 40 million over…
This Week’s YouTube Music Charts: Ozuna, Marshmello, Imagine Dragons and More
“Taki Taki” hits 1B views on this week’s YouTube Music Chart, making Ozuna the artist with the most videos over 1B views. Marshmello hosted a gaming livestream for 40M viewers, and Imagine Dragons gets their second video in the billion views club and more. This week’s YouTube Music Chart highlights…
Paid Streaming Will Surpass Free This Year [Survey]
Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and other paid music streaming services hare doing a better job of converting free users to paid, according to new figures from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). “Streaming has made it fashionable to pay for music again.” Already more males pay to stream music – 24.3%…
YouTube Says Its Live ‘Premieres’ Feature Is Getting Real Results
YouTube has congratulated itself for creating stealing Live Premieres, which has apparently proven very successful. Over the summer last year, YouTube unveiled brand-new copied monetization features. ‘Borrowing’ competitors’ ideas, Google’s popular vid…
Foreign Stream-Ripping Site Beats Labels, For Now
In the long-running industry-led crusade against stream ripping and torrent sites, the labels have typically come out on top in most battles, with the offending sites usually getting shuttered as a result. Not this time, however, with a foreign stream-ripping site chalking up a win against labels on jurisdictional grounds….
English-language music is losing its stranglehold on global pop charts – and YouTube is driving the change
When YouTube’s charts say what’s popular, you better believe it. And, right now, “what’s popular” applies increasingly less to U.S. pop stars.
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Elsa Hewitt Reveal New Video ‘Tiny Dancer’ From Upcoming Album
Elsa Hewitt Reveal New Video ‘Tiny Dancer’ From Upcoming Album Elsa Hewitt is a UK based Producer and Songwriter in the lo-fi dance, dub-techno, experimental, ambient […]
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YouTube promotes Carletta Higginson to Global Head of Music Publishing
Exec has spent five years at Google/YouTube
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Is It Possible That Radio Dodged The Digital Bullet?
With conventional broadcast radio now beset from all sides by streaming services, podcasts, and satellite, the future of this form of legacy entertainment is often brought into question, however some key signs suggest it may be weathering the digital storm better than expected. __________________________ Guest post by Fred Jacobs of…