YouTube Music In The News

YouTube is testing a search feature that lets you hum to identify songs

YouTube has initiated trials of a new song search feature on the Android version of its app

YouTube and Universal Music Group partner to develop AI music tools – complete with ‘protections’ for artists and rightsholders

UMG talent invited to guide development of AI music 'Incubator' at YouTube, as Sir Lucian Grainge sets out his view

TikTok’s Warner deal shows it’s on course to become the MTV of the 21st Century – but to do so, it needs better relations with the entire music biz

MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next.

News

YouTube Music joins TikTok-style feed trend with ‘Samples’

Samples is a personalized short-form video feed

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Disney just raised its streaming subscription price – by a lot more than Spotify

Disney announced new prices alongside its earnings report last week

Analysis News

From Universal’s $2.93bn in Q2 to Spotify’s price hikes in over 50 markets… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

This week's biggest stories...

Analysis News

YouTube generated $7.66bn in ad revenues in Q2, up 4.4% YoY… and more than double what Spotify generated across its entire business in Q2

$7.67bn generated from YouTube ads in Q2 was up 4.4% YoY increase

Analysis

Spotify is raising its price in the US and 52 other markets. How much money will that make the music industry?

Whether you take a punchy or conservative view, Spotify is about to make a load more money