24 managers will now benefit from Music Managers Forum and YouTube Music’s partnership program. Music Managers Forum (MMF) and YouTube Music have announced the first 24 beneficiaries of the Accelerator Program for Music Managers (APMM). Supported by th…
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YouTube Music Poised To Replace Google Play As Android Default Audio Player
A look at the under the hood of a recent YouTube Music app update shows strong evidence that Google may be about to make it the default music player within its Android operating system. The move could help catapult YouTube Music from also-ran to top tier music streamer. Apple guaranteed…
YouTube To Disable Automatic Posting To Twitter, Google+
YouTube is disabling the ability to automatically repost activity (uploads, liked videos, etc.) on Twitter and Google+ as of January 31st. "We’ve found that sharing these actions with a custom message (instead of through automatically generated posts) provides a better experience for the sharer and their followers on other social…
YouTube Names Kurt Patat Global Head of Consumer and Entertainment Communications
Kurt Patat has named Global Head of Consumer and Entertainment Communications at YouTube. Before joining YouTube, Patat held several senior level positions at Viacom including SVP of Communications for CMT and the Paramount Network and as VP of MTV and Logo. As YouTube’s new Global Head of Consumer and Entertainment…
Nielsen Music 2018 Report: On-Demand Streams Up 49%
Nielsen Music has released it 2018 Year-End Highlights. The survey shows a year of significant overall industry growth, with total album equivalent audio consumption up 23% over 2017, driven by a 49% increase in on-demand audio song streams compared to 2017. A similar analysis of 2018 stats by BuzzAngle Music…
2018 On-Demand Music Streams +42%, Paid Streams +50% In Q4 [BuzzAngle Music]
[UPDATED] On-demand audio streams set a record high of 534.6 billion in the US in 2018, up 42% over the previous year, according to the BuzzAngle Music Industry Year End Report. But the best news for artists and labels came thanks to 50% growth in streams by paid subscribers. Those…
YouTube’s Streaming Domination Clips the Market’s Wings [Mark Mulligan]
For all the media attention given to Spotify and Apple Music, YouTube is still the world’s most popular music streaming service. But its unique licensing position and massive free offering often has a negative effect on the entire music streaming market. _________________________________ By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music…
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YouTube Expands Exclusive Partnership With Coachella as 2019 Line-Up is Revealed
Will YouTube’s expanding partnership with Coachella help it boost its Music and Premium numbers? According to YouTube, over 41 million people logged in to livestream Coachella performances on the video platform last year. 458,000 alone viewed Beyoncé’…
Music Biz Weekly Podcast Looks Back At 2018 And What’s Next In 2019
For the last Music Biz Weekly Podcast of 2018, co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert look back at 2018, comment on industry shifts that excited and disappointed them and look ahead to 2019.