music licensing

• Creator Music brings “mainstream” tracks to YouTube videos
• YouTube’s new Creator Music service just got a big upgrade

  New updates at YouTube include 60 seconds of licensed music "for most songs" and a new look for the Creator Insider channel.

  
• YouTube Launches Shorts Beta In U.S., Says It’s “Actively Working On” Monetization

  Since introducing Shorts last year, product lead Todd Sherman notes that the number of Indian channels using YouTube's creation tools has more than tripled since December, and that the YouTube Shorts player has now surpassed 6.5 billion daily views globally.

  
• YouTube’s ASCAP Deal Will Pay Out More Royalties To Musicians

  YouTube and ASCAP have made a voluntary deal that will use shared data to increase video-related royalties for songwriters.