Music

• Facebook Nabs Top YouTube Executive To Lead Global Music Strategy
• Music Streaming Services Surpass Netflix In Paying Subscribers For First Time Ever

  Of the 100.4 million people paying for music streaming today, 43 million are signed up to Spotify and 21 million are signed up to Apple Music.

  
• Amanda Cerny Tapped As Contributing Social Editor By Live Music Platform LiveXLive

  In her new role, Cerny will create original content for the LiveXLive platform targeting millennial viewers as well as fellow influencers.

  
• Subscription Services Overtake YouTube As Top Music Streaming Medium (Report)

  A boom in subscriptions has meant that on-demand audio platforms have officially overtaken digital video music streamers.

  
• John Legend’s ‘All Of Me’ Is The 24th YouTube Video To Hit 1 Billion Views This Year
• Music Vet Randy Jackson Inks Management Deal With Artist-Influencer Christian Collins
• Lauren Giraldo To Kick Off 2017 Tour In Support Of Debut Single, EP
• YouTube Works With Music Industry To Promote Up-And-Coming Artists
• In Last 12 Months, YouTube Says It’s Paid Music Industry $1 Billion From Advertising
• ‘Hallelujah’ Views Surge On YouTube In Wake Of Leonard Cohen’s Passing
• YouTube Star Bart Baker Teams With Music Choice To Release First Non-Parody Single, ‘Drake’
• Three Major Record Labels File Copyright Suit Against Rampant YouTube Ripping Site