Three Latin American artists are scrapping it out to be the king of YouTube’s ‘billion views club’: Ozuna, Bad Bunny and J Balvin.
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Black Music Action Coalition publishes its latest industry report card
US-based campaigning organisation the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) has published its latest ‘Music Industry Action Report Card’.
Spinnin’ Records reaches milestone of 30m YouTube subscribers
Electronic music label Spinnin’ Records has reached a new milestone: 30 million subscribers for its YouTube channel.
YouTube aims to boost music advertising revenue with new formats
YouTube may be encountering some headwinds with its overall advertising revenues, but there’s encouraging news for the music industry.
YouTube ad revenues were down 2.6% year-on-year in Q1 2023
Tech giant Alphabet published its latest financial results yesterday, and they included a breakdown of YouTube’s advertising revenues.
The Sandbox Guide to… YouTube Shorts
YouTube’s Shorts, a platform-within-a-platform that YouTube says now generates 50bn daily views. In this Guide we look at how you can get the most out of Shorts.
Nursery rhymes and Indian film-music top YouTube monthly view charts
The two most popular YouTube channels by monthly views are music channels – but not from major western artists.
Lofi Girl meets Synthwave Boy in new YouTube chillout channel
Lofi Girl is one of the biggest chillout-music YouTube channels. Now it has a new round-the-clock synthwave stream.
Behind the Single: PinkPantheress, Ice Spice – ‘Boy’s a liar Pt. 2’
Behind The Single: How to market a modern collaboration Track: PinkPantheress, Ice Spice “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2” (Released: 3 February 2023) Label: Warner Records UK Metrics: Peaked #2 on the UK singles chart, and verified Gold Peaked #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and certified Platinum in the US #1 on Spotify UK, […]
German labels win court injunction over stream-ripping site YouTube-DL
The music industry’s fight against stream-ripping services continues, with German labels claiming the latest victory.
YouTube steps up Coachella livestreams with six-stage broadcast
Earlier this year, YouTube renewed its deal to livestream the Coachella festival. Now it has revealed a major expansion in that coverage.
YouTube reveals new Shorts music stats: views, artist reach and subscriptions growth
YouTube has announced three new stats focused on the musical impact of its short-video feature YouTube Shorts.