Music Videos

• Spotify has music videos now (for Premium subscribers)
• Spotify Premium users can now watch full-length music videos

  Spotify could be looking to take on YouTube with music videos and other pieces of long-form content for its Premium subscribers.

  
• Barbiemania brings millions of views to YouTube music videos (including one from 1997)

  The average YouTube views on the 1997 Aqua music video "Barbie Girl" have tripled since the release of Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' movie.

  
• Facebook Will Now Host Official Music Videos, Challenging YouTube’s Dominance In The Category

  Beginning this weekend, Facebook will start to distribute official licensed music videos in the U.S. -- a medium that garners seismic viewership across the web. In a blog post, the company said it would also premiere clips from artists like J. Balvin, Karol G, Sebastian Yatra, Alejandro Fernandez, and Calibre 50.

  
• Facebook Wants To License Official Music Videos — A Massive Draw On YouTube (Report)
• Guns N’ Roses Lays Claim To Only Music Videos From The ’90s — And Now The ’80s — With 1 Billion Views
• YouTube Teams With Universal Music To Remaster Hundreds Of Iconic Music Videos
• YouTube Millionaires: King Kenny TV’s “Crazy Relationship” With His Brother Attracts Fans
• YouTube Has Deleted 30 ‘Drill’ Music Videos For Fueling Gang Violence In The U.K.
• Two 18-Year-Olds Arrested In Paris For VEVO Hacks Of Top YouTube Videos Like “Despacito”
• Vevo To Shut Down Website, Apps In Order To “Remain Focused On Engaging The Biggest Audiences”
• Video Management Platform ‘Vydia’ Raises $7 Million In New Funding