Popular YouTube ripping site, YouTube-MP3, is shutting down and giving its domain to the RIAA, as part of a private settlement that will end a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by several major labels last year. ____________________________________ At its peak, millions visited YouTube-mp3.org every day, ripping tens of millions of tracks…
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MTV VMAs 2017 Didn’t Turn Many Heads On Social Media
Knowing that the Video Music Awards haven’t been getting the most stellar ratings of late, the network opted to shift its focus away from ratings and instead concentrate on their social media impact. Unfortunately, the social audience of the VMAs is seeing some stagnant growth as well. _____________________ Guest post…
YouTube Red Gives Offline Listening An Upgrade
A new YouTube Red feature gives users greater control of the content they wish to access on the platform, including allowing them to save video and more for offline access, which is good news for both consumers as well as artists and labels. ___________________________ Guest post from The Daily Rind…
If ‘Everyone Just Wants Free Stuff’ Mentality Responsible For Piracy, Why Isn’t Nintendo Able To Keep Classic Consoles In Stock?
Recent buying trends among consumers of Nintendo’s classic consoles have recently provided further rebuffment of the ‘people just want free stuff’ myth often proclaimed by content industries. ___________________ Guest post by Timothy Geigner of Techdirt For a long time, we’ve been trying to debunk the "But people just want stuff…
A List Of The Best Music Video Festivals Worldwide
Music video festivals can be a great place to find new promotional avenues for your music, alongside inspiration for your next video. Content commissioning platform Radar Creatives share top festivals to enter globally. ___________________________________ Guest post by Caroline Bottomley We just updated Radar’s popular guide to the best music video…
Full List Of MTV VMA Award Winners 2017
Last night’s 2017 MTV Video Music Awards were dominated by Kendrick Lamar, who took home the most statues, including Video Of The Year. Ed Sheeran won Artist of The Year, in the first time that female and male musicians had gone head to head in the newly gender neutral category….
Key Principles To Viral Videos
It’s the dream of every artist to have a video that (for the right reasons) goes viral, and while it’s difficult to take any action that will ensure this happens, there are at least several widely accepted principles on how to make it that much more likely. ___________________________________ Guest post…
Spotify Predicts Who Will Win Every MTV VMA 2017 Award
The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards are this Sunday, and Spotify is is predicting who will win each one. Based on Spotify listening data, Kendrick Lamar will be the biggest winner of the night, followed by Ed Sheeran and The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey. The full list of VMA 2017 predictions:…
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Lyor Cohen Drinks The YouTube Kool-Aid: The money will come, but for now "fans not being exposed to new music is death. "
When former WMG CEO Lyor Cohen joined YouTube, the music industry wondered if this often brash insider could change prevailing opinions of the video behemoth: great for promotion, but the royalties paid are far too low. Few opinions have shifted; but in a new open letter, Cohen remains both optimistic…