Merch Spring’s coming to Europe. Over the summer, in an effort to keep its agitated content creator community away from Patreon, Twitch, and Instagram/Snapchat, YouTube unveiled several ‘new’ (i.e., outright copied) features. Twitch’s Channel Membershi…
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Facebook Outage Reveals People Still Read News Other Ways, Would YouTube Outage Reveal Something Similar About Music?
While YouTube has certainly moved in on the music industry in a major way, carving out a huge swathe of listens and views, a recent news outage at Facebook has suggested consumers may not be as dedicated to these major sites as was at first thought, and that, were YouTube…
YouTube Music Charts 11.2-8.18: Ariana Grande Is #1, Linkin Park Passes 1B Views
On the YouTube Music Charts this week, Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” reached #1 on the US Top Songs Chart, Linkin Park’s “Numb” crosses 1 billion views, and Queen continues up charts again following the release of their biopic Highlights – Linkin Park’s official music video for “Numb” hit 1B…
WARNING: Do Not Post Duplicative Content To YouTube
Here Chris Robley cautions against the dangers of posting content to your YouTube channel which too closely matches something you or another user has uploaded, and the negative consequences YouTube will counter with should you do so. ________________________________ By Chris Robley of CD Baby from the DIY Musician blog The…
YouTube CEO Says Article 13 Could Kill Music Videos
In her strongest statement so far, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says that the European Union’s proposed Article 13 copyright directive is impossible for YouTube to comply with. “Platforms that follow these rules, and make a good effort to help rights holders identify their content, shouldn’t be held directly liable for…
YouTube Music launches its first-ever UK Ones to Watch artist spotlight
The list has been compiled based on YouTube views, engagement from music fans and YouTube Music analytics
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0 for 3: YouTube Once Again Begs Users To Turn Against Article 13
Fearful over Article 13’s imminent passing, YouTube’s Susan Wojcicki rails against the EU bill once more. But, how long will she – and other company executives – continue to neglect paying copyright owners their fair share? Several months ago, in a …
5 Steps to Grow Your YouTube Channel in 2019
As you make your strategic plans for 2019, look no further than YouTube.
5 Steps to Grow Your YouTube Channel in 2019
As you make your strategic plans for 2019, look no further than YouTube.
The Other Playlists: How Behavior Impacts Songs
Since the beginning of the recording industry, the limitations imposed by format have directly influenced music, from wax cylinders to MP3s. Here we look at how the now dominant format – streaming – is reshaping music. ______________________________ Guest post from AWAL “We should get good enough that you don’t have…