music industry

• Facebook To Pay Record Labels “Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars” To Clear Songs In User-Generated Videos (Report)
• Internet’s Most Popular “Stream Ripping Site” Shuts Down As Result Of Legal Settlement

  YouTube-MP3, a popular streaming ripping site that converted music videos into audio files, has been seized by the RIAA and its labels.

  
• YouTube Music Chief Lyor Cohen: Promoting And Breaking New Artists Is A Top Priority

  “YouTube needs to find new ways to promote and break artists and their albums so they have a chance to shine on the platform and connect with their fans."

  
• Google-Backed Study Says Only 15% Of Users Would Use “Higher Value Platforms” If YouTube Loses Music Deals

  Google has published a study from RBB Economics that asserts that if YouTube didn't have music, 85% of respondents would move to lower value platforms.

  
• Facebook Hopes To Gather Music Videos With Recording Industry Deals
• Music Streaming Services Surpass Netflix In Paying Subscribers For First Time Ever
• 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
• Three Major Record Labels File Copyright Suit Against Rampant YouTube Ripping Site
• Music Industry Urges Changes To DMCA As Battle With YouTube Wages Onward
• YouTube Launches ‘Music Foundry’ To Support Emerging Artists Amid Fraught Relations With Recording Industry
• Music Industry’s Streaming Revenue Eclipses Download Revenue, But Celebration Is Muted