YouTube can be a blessing and a curse for music fans, simply because endless music video selection also invites poor quality, redundancy, and chaos. Vevo has trimmed the weeds considerably, but YouTube took another healthy step forward this week. At youtube.com/music, fans can now find some lightly-curated content, as well as simple organization by views and genres. (more…)
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Curating the Chaos: YouTube’s New Music Page…
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Judge Sides With Google In $1 Billion Viacom Suit…
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Is YouTube ripping off Viacom – and the broader media industry, for that matter? Not according to US District judge Louis Stanton, who quickly dismissed Viacom’s billion-dollar lawsuit in summary judgement Wednesday afternoon. (more…)
Call It a Comeback: Why Train Is Rolling Again…
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Nine years after the Grammy-winning “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me),” Train is rumbling forward with another smash. According to data aggregated by BigChampagne, “Hey, Soul Sister” is currently the top-ranked download on the iTunes Store in the US (an hour-by-hour chart). The song is also most-downloaded on Napster, and ranks 2nd on walmart.com. (more…)
Vevo. Arriving December 8th…
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Vevo now has a launch date. According to a tweet from executives at the joint venture, the unveiling happens December 8th, inline with earlier calls for a late-year launch. “Vevo is launching the night of Tues., Dec. 8th,” the tweet confirmed. (more…)
