Tag: music videos

It’s become a cliché to suggest that MTV doesn’t play music videos any more – it’s a trap we’ve fallen headlong into in the past. It might be true on the main MTV TV channel, but music videos remain...

Vevo has launched officially in Mexico, after noting a significant uptick in YouTube views of music videos there. “Mexico certainly in the last year has really exploded in terms of views on Youtube,” CEO Rio Caraeff...

The headline of Bloomberg’s report on Vevo possibly hiring Goldman Sachs suggests it’s exploring a “sale”, while the quotes from CEO Rio Caraeff suggest more of a traditional investment for expansion....

Scandinavian streaming service WiMP has launched a new web player, following a well-trodden path by rivals like Spotify, Deezer and Rdio of being available in web browsers rather than just as a dedicated desktop client. In...

The music industry hasn't always been at ease with lip-syncs and fan mashups on YouTube, but in 2014, those worries have been replaced by excitement about the potential fans have to create value around songs.

Shakira dethroned PewDiePie as biggest YouTube channel in February

Music videos service Vevo published its annual viewership report yesterday, revealing that its users watched 55bn music videos globally in 2013

Google has been taking constant flak from music rightsholders about the prominence of pirate sites in its search results

The latest website hoping to help musicians raise money directly from fans is Song Backer, which has an emphasis on music videos and YouTube artists.

Today's Music 4.5 conference in London is subtitled 'The Rise of Video', with a focus on how YouTube, Vevo and other platforms are driving music videos in 2013, rather than traditional TV. The first session included a...

Microsoft's Bing search engine has been rumoured to be up for the chop if former Nokia boss Stephen Elop is made CEO of the company.

We reported earlier this week on YouTube's plans to allow people to download videos to their mobile devices for offline viewing in the YouTube app. But how will this work, and what will it mean for the music rightsholders...