YouTube Accidentally Reveals Top 1% Of Music Channels In New Google Preferred Lineup
As YouTube continues its long disruptive trek to replace broadcast tv, among other things, they've been developing what could be called a hits strategy. They're starting to run tv ads. Continue reading
Vube: So How Does A Cover Music Video Site Hit The Top 100 Websites In A Single Year? [Updated]
Vube.com seems a bit too good to be true. It's a user-generated music video site that features cover songs and monthly cash prizes for those who get the most likes.. Continue reading
When Reaching The Youth Goes Wrong: B-Classic Gets Cheeky
A variety of classical music groups are trying to reach new audiences these days. I've written about some of them (see links below) but until B-Classic came out with its. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Neil Young's Pono Kickstarter Ended Today With $6.22 Million Pledged Repetition Is Key To Writing Hit Songs Bonnaroo Plans Hackathon At Southland, Announces 5 Year Partnership With Red Bull Music. Continue reading
MusiXmatch Adds Lyrics To YouTube Music Videos
MusiXmatch has added lyrics to all sorts of places from Spotify to karaoke mics and now to YouTube music videos. This week the fully licensed lyrics company released an extension. Continue reading
Tech Forward Music Videos from Cut Copy, Kodaline, Rob Cantor, Tropkillaz
I've been posting about creative music videos for the last couple of years at Hypebot. Generally I feature videos using new tech, particularly consumer web apps, to create music videos.. Continue reading
Yahoo Expands Vevo Music Partnership
Yahoo! and Vevo have extended their partnership to bring Vevo’s 100,000 HD music videos, live concert events and original programming to Yahoo Screen. Through the deal, viewers can access music. Continue reading
Questlove Wins Shorty Awards In Music & Singing But Who Will Win A Webby?
Apparently we're in the midst of web awards season. The Shorty Awards for Social Media just wrapped up and Questlove dominated both the Music and Singer categories. Didn't know he. Continue reading
Is YouTube a Social Network – or Something Better?
YouTube has earned itself a slot amongst premiere social networks. It creates a platform for users to create, learn, see, and share interactively with an infinite audience. YouTube upped it's. Continue reading
Living Indie Expands To UK With Live Streamed Alaska Campus Show [Updated]
Living Indie is a live streaming service that works with indie bands to present live video streams of concerts for internet-connected devices. Until now they've been focused on shows in. Continue reading
YouTube Tells Creators: ‘Build A Fanbase, Not An Audience’
YouTube’s global head of entertainment Alex Carloss is telling creators to move beyond building a large audience and focus on building a fanbase. “An audience tunes in when they're told. Continue reading
