YouTube Music In The News

So… how much did TikTok actually pay the music industry from its $4bn in revenues last year?

Is the music business sleepwalking into a generational mistake in its deals with TikTok?

Content sampled from long-form YouTube videos generated over 100bn views on TikTok rival Shorts in April

YouTube's TiktTok rival Shorts was rolled out globally in July 2021

Talent management training program Music Business Academy for Africa returns for second year

Led by Programme Director, Elizabeth Sobowale, the training course runs between July and November 2022

YouTube’s Q1 ad revenue was more than double what Spotify made across its entire business in Q1

YouTube's advertising revenues reached $6.87 billion in Q1 2022

Sonos is officially launching its own voice assistant

The Sonos 'Voice Control' assistant will be available for US customers on June 1

Paul Bonham promoted to Professional Development Director at MMF

Anneliese Harmon has also been announced as GM

Merlin strikes partnership with South Korean streaming app FLO

FLO was launched in 2018 by South Korea-headquartered Dreamus Company

Marketing and distribution platform Intercept Music launches in partnership with Method Man

Intercept Music is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sanwire Corporation