Channels

• Facebook Will Enable Indie Artists To Get Their Tracks Used Across Instagram Stories, Reels, More
• Spotify Launches Clubhouse Competitor ‘Greenroom,’ Will Let Creators Record Live Chats And Turn Them Into Podcasts

  Spotify Greenroom, launching today on iOS and Android, is the latest big tech effort to combat the much-funded Silicon Valley darling. Like Twitter's Spaces, Facebook’s Live Audio Rooms, and Discord’s Stage Channels, Greenroom copies Clubhouse’s core offering: it allows users to congregate in digital rooms for live audio chats.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 06/14/2021

  Romina Gafur, after establishing herself on TikTok, is now receiving big viewership on YouTube with dances and editing tricks.

  
• Spotify Signs Reported $60 Million Exclusivity Deal For Smash Podcast ‘Call Her Daddy’

  Spotify has onboarded hit podcast Call Her Daddy in a massive exclusivity deal. Beginning July 21, the sex advice series -- which is hosted by Alex Cooper -- will be exclusively available for free on the music streaming service, including new and existing episodes.

  
• Bretman Rock To Test His Jungle Survival Skills In New YouTube Original Docuseries
• YouTube Will No Longer Allow Masthead Ads Endorsing Political Candidates
• BuzzFeed, Looking To Raise $200 Million, Eyes Acquisition Of Complex Networks (Report)
• Netflix Launches Online Store For Apparel, Toys Inspired By Hit Series Like ‘Lupin’, ‘Stranger Things’
• Instagram Head Adam Mosseri Gives In-Depth Look At Platform’s Recommendation Algorithms For User Feeds, Reels
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 06/07/2021
• YouTube To Open Applications For Second Class Of #YouTubeBlack Voices Creator Grants On June 21
• Instagram Unveils Branded Content Updates, Including Ability To Tag 2 Brands In Single Sponsored Post