music

• Cameron Dallas Inks Record Deal With Columbia As He Mulls New Musical Direction
• Two 18-Year-Olds Arrested In Paris For VEVO Hacks Of Top YouTube Videos Like “Despacito”

  In April, hackers targeted top VEVO music videos, including "Despacito" and work by popular artists like Shakira and Taylor Swift, by changing the text in their titles and descriptions and altering their thumbnails. Now, two French teenagers have been arrested in connection with those acts, which they did "for fun."

  
• Vevo To Shut Down Website, Apps In Order To “Remain Focused On Engaging The Biggest Audiences”

  Vevo will no longer focus on its website or its mobile apps, preferring to reach consumers through its deals with platforms like YouTube.

  
• Insights: Why Can’t Anyone Figure Out How To Make A Social Music App?

  Amid all that conversation about "This Is America", which took place seemingly everywhere online and beyond, it’s a good time to ask what it might take to create a social-media app that adequately convenes and collects our conversations about one of our central obsessions, music.

  
• Christina Grimmie’s Family Releases Soulful Posthumous Track In Honor Of Mother’s Day
• YouTube Unveils 4 New Music-Related Charts, Including Another ‘Trending’ Feed
• Lele Pons Drops Debut Music Video, Clocking 10 Million Views In 4 Days
• Live.me Launches First Music-Centric Series ‘You Need The Code’
• YouTube To Keep Original Productions Budget Flat Over Next Two Years (Report)
• Insights: After Music’s Massive Week, Can People Finally Make Money From It Again?
• Vlogger Scotty Sire Lands On Trending Tab With Lyric Video For New Song ‘Mister Glassman’
• YouTube Reportedly Requires Musicians Who Receive Its Support To Not Say Negative Things About It