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Was MTV purposely sidelining black artists in the 1980s? That all depends on who you talk to. Music Television (MTV) started ‘disrupting’ before that was a thing. The edgy, groundbreaking channel forever transformed music into a multimedia experience. And as its importance grew, so did visually-savvy artists like Madonna, Duran Duran, David Bowie, and Peter […]
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Luis Fonso’s ‘Despacito’ featuring Daddy Yankee is now the most-watched YouTube video ever with 2.994 billion views. It was almost as improbably as PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’. But ‘Gangnam Style’ now ranks third behind ‘Despacito’ in terms of overall YouTube views. Shortly after 11 am PT today (Friday, August 4th), ‘Despacito’ became the most-watched music video […]
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YouTube is a great place to develop your music career through cover videos. Facebook is a great place if you want those videos ripped down. Now, all of that is about to change. Want to practice your chops and develop an audience by singing cover songs? Then the first step is to absolutely, positively not […]
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Earlier this month, a prominent DJ blasted MTV for being racist against black artists in the 1980s. Now, an executive who co-founded the channel is disputing those claims. We’ve heard it a million times before: MTV in the 1980s was racist against black artists. They rarely aired black musicians, viewing them as bad for business. […]
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BTS’ funtime video series ‘Bon Voyage’ has just landed on Pornhub. Because, of course it did. For those wanting to take a quick break from non-stop, hardcore videos of plowing, there’s now an interesting diversion. That’s right, someone just uploaded the entire second season of BTS’ ‘Bon Voyage’ onto Pornhub. The series tracks the group’s […]
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Some of the most powerful people in the music industry hate YouTube. Now, they have a way to destroy it — without destroying fan relationships or feeding piracy. It’s not that YouTube can’t be stopped. It’s that the music industry doesn’t have the balls to stop it. Because if Taylor Swift can figure out how to […]
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What do you do when you reach 1 billion views on YouTube? If you’re Slipknot, you make an interactive, 360-degree live video. As part of the group’s celebration for surpassing 1 billion views on their YouTube channel, Slipknot decided to surprise fans with a video. Not just any ordinary music video, though. Rather, the group […]
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Apples to oranges?
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Apples to oranges?
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YouTube has just suffered a major security breach at the hands of OurMine. Here’s everything you need to know about protecting your account. In case you thought your YouTube account was safe and protected, OurMine has a newsflash for you. It isn’t. Late yesterday (Thursday, April 13th), the ‘security group’ hacked into several YouTube accounts […]
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