Despite Reaching 1.3 Billion Views on YouTube, Gotye Refuses to Place Ads on ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’

Gotye hasn’t made a dime on YouTube royalties. Here’s why. Gotye’s best-known song, “Somebody That I Used to Know,” has enjoyed massive worldwide success. Based upon the song’s smashing international success and 1.3 billion YouTube views, many have ass…

Apple Music’s Analytics Dashboard for Artists Is Officially Out of Beta — And Available to Everyone

Apple Music has been tweaking its analytics dashboard for artists for more than a year.  Now, it’s ready for prime time. We first reported on Apple Music’s beta launch of its analytics dashboard for artists in June of last year.   The data tools are pa…

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor: ‘Streaming Is Pricing Artists — Old AND New — Out of Careers’

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor recently revealed his thoughts on how music streaming services impact artists. In short, he believes that musicians are being wronged by leading streaming companies, particularly Spotify. The long version of Taylor’s opin…

YouTube Almost Overhauled Its Entire Creator Compensation System… Almost

YouTube has a growing problem with promoting conspiracy videos and unsafe content to kids.  The issue almost prompted the company to overhaul its entire creator compensation model, according to details now emerging. Earlier this week, Bloomberg posted …

Spotify + Patreon — Label = A Brand-New Success Model

Spotify isn’t signing artists, and neither is Patreon. Which is exactly the point. If you aren’t a die-hard Amanda Palmer fan, you probably didn’t even notice.  But since smashing Kickstarter records in 2012, Palmer has effectively bu…

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…

Makan Delrahim To Speak At National Music Publishers Conference

In June, Makan Delrahim, head of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division will speak at the National Music Publishers Association, and this could potentially be the end of ASCAP/BMI consent decrees. “This year’s keynote will be presented by United S…

How Post Malone Stuck It to YouTube, Got a #1 Hit, and Cashed a Big Fat Check

Everyone’s complaining about how little YouTube pays artists.  So Post Malone, 21 Savage, and Republic Records did something about it. The music industry spends a lot of time complaining about YouTube.  Now, we’re starting to see more and m…

YouTube Cares About Paying Creators So Much, They’re Running Ads for Video Ad-Blockers

YouTube says they’re working really hard to pay artists more.  Does that include selling ads for video ad-blockers? Riddle me this: how does one make money on an ad that advertises its own extinction?  Such is the perplexing question now surrounding YouTube, which has been constantly running advertisements for video ad-blockers. Which is strange, because […]

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Songtradr Expands Its Reach Into Hundreds of Thousands of Stores

Songtradr just inked a serious partnership with Mood Media, a massive supplier of in-store music. Once upon a time, getting radio play was the only real way to gain exposure.  Now, technology has blown that memory to bits, with a strange twist for in-store retail play.  Thanks to on-the-spot recognition by apps like Shazam and […]

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