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• #YouTubeBlack To Host 4th Annual FanFest With Lil Baby, GotDamnZo, Queen Naija
• Guns N’ Roses Lays Claim To Only Music Videos From The ’90s — And Now The ’80s — With 1 Billion Views

  The eighties are still booming on YouTube. Rock band Guns N’ Roses just made platform history with its black-and-white music video for "Sweet Child O' Mine," which is the first music video from the ‘80s to cross the billion-views threshold, Billboard reports.

  
• Is A.I. The Next Step For Influencer Marketing? Meet Lil Miquela.

  "The robots are coming for your job." It’s a refrain workers have heard for decades as technology continues to march forward and change the way that we live. And so, is the world of influencer marketing just as vulnerable as the assembly line with the recent advent of A.I. influencers?

  
• YouTube Pacts With MerchBar To Help ‘Official Artist Channels’ Drive Merch, Vinyl Sales

  YouTube is linking up with MerchBar -- an ecommerce company that vends 1 million items of official merch and vinyl for upwards of 35,000 musicians -- in a bid to increase sales for artists.

  
• YouTube Drops Trailer For Latest Learning-Focused Original, Starring VSauce3’s Jake Roper
• YouTube Continues Crackdown On ‘Pick-Up Artist’ Vloggers Globally
• YouTube Pacts With Michelle Obama On Third Series To Spotlight Global Girls’ Education Initiatives
• YouTube Drops Trailer For Original Series ‘BookTube,’ Featuring All-Star Authors Chatting With Creators
• YouTube Originals Continues Push Into Music-Themed Docs With Mark Ronson Feature
• YouTube Terminates 2 Channels Linked To U.K.-Based ‘Pick-Up Artist’ Convicted Of Harassing Women
• James Charles Spills Savvy Brand Deal With Ole Henriksen — And Some Tea To Boot
• YouTube Adds Ability To Auto-Delete Search And Viewing History