YouTube In The News

With $15bn in revenue, 2021 was the US record industry’s biggest EVER year (kind of…)

MBW reveals historic numbers for the US market last year (although you should really factor in inflation)

Indian superstar Diljit Dosanjh inks deal with Warner Music

News marks Dosanjh's first deal with a major record company

Why music companies should stop using vague stats

Eamonn Forde explores the rise of 'vaguestats' in the music business

From Universal’s $10bn revenues to Epic Games’ Bandcamp buyout: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter

Dua Lipa sued for alleged copyright infringement over hit single Levitating

Artikal Sound System claim Dua Lipa hit sounds 'substantially similar' to their song

TikTok ups max video length to 10 minutes. Should YouTube be worried?

TikTok reportedly generated $4 billion in ad revenues in 2021, and wants to triple that in 2022

Spotify’s Director, Global Head of International Licensing exits, joins YouTube Music as Managing Director, APAC

Veteran music executive Paul Smith joins YouTube Music

The major music companies are in a race to hire the best Web3 talent – before media’s biggest companies beat them to it

Interesting developments at Universal, Sony, and Warner in recent weeks hint at the impact Web3 will have on music in the months ahead