YouTube’s Head of Music: “We’re Not Discussing the Value Gap”

Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s Head of Music, says that advertising revenues through Google are growing, while subscription revenues will be on par with Spotify and Apple Music. YouTube’s user base is exponentially larger than that of Apple Music, S…

YouTube Views Will Now Count in UK Singles Chart

The Official Charts Company won’t count ‘spam’ YouTube music video plays, so, tough luck, Chris Brown. The Official Charts Company (OCC) has announced it will now include music video plays from YouTube in its UK Singles chart.  The move comes after the…

YouTube Unveils Out-of-Touch Monetization Features for Creators

YouTube has proven once again that yes, it’s out of touch with the needs of its core community. YouTube is in a tough spot. New legislation may finally force Google to pay the music industry millions in copyright royalties for infringing content.  As t…

‘Article 13’ Advances In Europe, Potentially Costing YouTube Billions – And Closing the ‘Value Gap’

YouTube may finally have to pay the music industry and thousands of artists the money they deserve. YouTube has long had a rocky relationship with the music industry. Thanks to the video platform actively exploiting ‘safe harbor’ loopholes in copyright…

Latest Industry: Post Malone, SXWorks, Live Nation, SOCAN, YouTube, David Bowie Is, DJ Khaled, More…

Post Malone announces Posty Fest. Post Malone has announced his own curated music festival.  Dubbed Posty Fest, the event will take place in Dallas on October 28th.  Very little is known about the music festival. Pink’s latest tour could earn close to …

We Asked a Search Analytics Company to Tell Us the Most Popular Music Services

Spotify gets the most attention — and paying subscribers.  But if search analytics can predict the future, YouTube, Amazon and Apple are just getting started. YouTube Music hasn’t even launched yet.  And Spotify has more than 70 million paying su…

Latest Industry: Bon Iver, DFC, ToneDen, YouTube News, iHeartMedia, Live Nation, More…

Bon Iver and The National launch a streaming service. Along with Bon Iver, The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner have launched a new streaming service called People.  According to Aaron Dessner, the service won’t compete against Spotify and Apple Musi…

What Could the Vienna Court Ruling Mean for YouTube and Facebook?

Looks like YouTube can’t use its favorite “safe harbor” defense any longer. In a preliminary ruling, the Vienna Commercial Court has found that no, YouTube isn’t a neutral host provider. Once the ruling goes into effect, YouTube must prevent third part…