• Watch Movies for Free Online with Paramount Vault YouTube Videos!

    There are a number of subscription-based streaming services out there ranging from Netflix, HBO Go, Amazon Instant, Hulu and more that allow consumers to pay a fee in order to watch movies whenever we want - but what about free online viewing? Thanks to Paramount Pictures' new venture, Paramount Vault, you can watch movies for free on YouTube! Just like other videos on the popular website, you can simply choose a film from the "Vault" and enjoy free streaming! Check out more on this news below!

  • Music has Been Streamed Over One Trillion Times In 2015

    Streaming is the present and future of music consumption. Consumers, artists and industry observers will all agree on that point. There has been a growing number of data as to how ubiquitous the practice has become in the past few years, but the Pandora-owned music data analytics company Next Big Sound has put it very simply. In the first six months of 2015, music was streamed over one trillion times across various services such as Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud, Rdio, Vevo, Vimeo and Pandora.

  • Spotify Reportedly Entering Web Video Business

    As streaming services become more and more ubiquitous across society, the more their moves will have an impact on the music industry and the tech world at large. Swedish streaming giant, Spotify, is reportedly plotting a move into the crowded web video business. According to reports, Spotify has been reaching out to several different media players about potential partnerships. Some of these companies specialize in creating content for YouTube and are looking to acquire content and co-create original video series.

  • DOJ Investigating Apple Pressuring Labels to End Free Spotify Streaming

    If anyone isn't convinced that streaming is the next frontier of music, the developments behind the scenes occurring right now in 2015 should be enough to show them otherwise. Apple has been busy lately revamping Beats Music, the streaming arm of Beats, which they purchased for $3 billion last May and some details have leaked out to the press about what the future of Apple music is starting to look like. The Silicon Valley giant is making some aggressive moves to leverage its size in the industry and according to recent reports, it may have overstepped the boundaries with a DOJ investigation pending on Apple's pressuring the major's to end free streaming on Spotify. It has also reportedly lobbied Universal Music Group to take down its music from YouTube.

  • SoundCloud Partners With YouTube Copyright Enforcer Zefr

    SoundCloud has announced a new partnership with Zefr, a content tracking company that currently works with YouTube to help identify songs on the platform and better facilitate either takedowns or ads being run against it. This means Zefr is YouTube's copyright enforcement manager. The announcement is light on the hard details of what the two companies plan to do together, though Zefr states it will "better understand the sharing of content on the platform." Some users are worried it could mean a stricter copyright enforcement and more ads.

  • Expert Analysts Chart How Likely Beats Music, Spotify, Tidal and Others Are to Provide Minimum Wage to Performers

    The debate over streaming and which services best reward artiest for their work rages on, and one of the major analysts in the argument has updated his numbers. David McCandless first brought attention to streaming and other format earning for musicians with his 2010 study "Selling Out: How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online," and now he's updated the numbers to deal with new offerings and new policies at preexisting companies.

  • 2014 US Record Industry Earnings: Sales Dip; Streaming, Vinyl Up

    Each year, the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) releases a recap for yearly earnings. They have generally been pretty doom and gloom with the overall industry bleeding money with sales from CDs dropping dramatically and the major players unable to capitalize and create new sources of revenue for themselves and their artists. The 2014 report shows that while total revenues did dip from $7 billion to $6.972, a .5% change, there are plenty of promising signs, notably in streaming.

  • YouTube Launches 'YouTube for Artists' Resource

    YouTube has launched a new resource simply titled YouTube for Artists that provides its musical content creators more data and resources to help use the video-sharing service. The new landing page provides artists with tools in areas on YouTube and off it.

  • Independent Music Label Reveals What Streaming Services Pay Best: YouTube Looks Nice While Spotify Lags (Last Place Might Surprise)

    If you're engaged with the debate over how much streaming services such as Spotify are paying performers for their wares and want to take your business to those who reward performers most, this chart from Digital Music News might help you in your quest. The site got data from an American independent label (unnamed to protect the imprint's business interests) with a global distribution deal with a "major" digital distributor.

  • Porter Robinson Fan Created 'Worlds' Tour Movie From YouTube Footage

    American producer and DJ Porter Robinson released his debut artist album 'Worlds' last year to resounding fan and critical approval. It saw him leave behind the glitchy and grating electronic sounds he had become known to use for more serene melodies and slower tempos. He then took the album on tour with custom visuals and a live set-up that allowed the producer to play the songs on the fly with added wrinkles. The tour had a ton of hype and nearly every date was sold out. As you might expect with a tour like this in the social media and smartphone age, there were plenty of videos posted onto the Web -- guilty as charged -- of people's experiences at the show. One enterprising fan managed to create a whole hour and 30 minute movie, via 'YourEDM,' of fan-taken YouTube clips with nearly flawless sound matching perfectly behind it.

  • YouTube Celebrates 10th Anniversary: Psy, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and More Have Most-Viewed Videos

    It's fitting that Valentine's Day this year also coincides with the 10th anniversary of YouTube because everyone all over the world loves the video sharing platform. On Feb. 14, 2005, three former Paypal employees activated the YouTube domain name and forever changed the way people consume popular culture. The website has played a huge role in helping artists get noticed (Justin Bieber) and has become the MTV for millennials, with artists often debuting music videos through the site. It's even responsible for spreading cultural phenomenons like Psy's "Gangnam Style."
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