How do you stay current in the modern music industry? ‘Stay on TikTok four hours a day’
How do you stay current in the modern music industry? ‘Stay on TikTok four hours a day’
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YouTube and MMF Double Revenue Threshold for Manager Accelerator
Doubling the financial threshold for entry, the newly rebranded Hyperdrive program targets managers with established commercial traction.
YouTube ‘Music Nights’ Signals New Front in Streaming Wars
Positioning exclusive live video as a core retention tool, YouTube aims to outflank Spotify’s recent push into superfan concert films.
YouTube Q1 2026 Ad Revenue Reaches $9.88B, Up 10.7% YoY
Analyzing Alphabet’s Q1 2026 financials reveals a 10.7% year-over-year expansion in YouTube advertising yields alongside record-breaking non-trial premium subscription conversions.
Azoff Backs Billboard’s Exclusion of YouTube Chart Data
Weighting methodologies take center stage as Irving Azoff praises Billboard’s refusal to treat ad-supported YouTube views equal to premium streams.
Blackpink Becomes First Artist To Surpass 100m YouTube Subs
With 3.3 billion annual views driving the milestone, the group’s subscriber growth highlights the dominance of non-Western markets.
TikTok Is Dramatically Overhauling Its Artist Compensation Rules In 2026 — And This Time, It’s Good News for Music Creators and IP Owners
TikTok is one of the most notoriously artist-unfriendly platforms on the planet. But according to DMN’s latest intel, the UGC giant is now overhauling its pa…
How Musicians Go From 0 To 1,000,000 Fans In 2025
Analysis of How Musicians Go From 0 To 1,000,000 Fans In 2025 by Musformation // Jesse Cannon
3 predictions for the future of music | Michael Spitzer
Analysis of 3 predictions for the future of music | Michael Spitzer by Big Think