YouTube is testing a new bonus programme that rewards creators for regularly uploading Shorts, offering additional monthly payments based on posting consistency and video performance. The new scheme could give musicians, independent artists and content…
Generative AI is becoming part of the music production process. Some artists use it for small creative tasks. Others generate substantial parts of a recording. For distributors and streaming services, that difference matters. YouTube now…
Apple HomeView is designed for music, but plenty of people don’t use Apple Music. If your playlists and recommendations live in YouTube Music, one question matters more than the new screen or speaker design: will…
YouTube Music is introducing labels to help listeners identify music created using generative artificial intelligence. The system distinguishes between fully generated music, partly generated music and recordings where no generative AI was used. But what…
Yes. DistroKid distributes music to YouTube Music as part of its wider digital distribution service. But artists should understand that YouTube’s music ecosystem involves several different things. YouTube Music This is YouTube’s dedicated streaming service.…
YouTube could be preparing to introduce audiobooks to its Premium subscription service, potentially giving millions of subscribers access to books alongside music, podcasts and videos. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Google…
YouTube Music is introducing new AI labels that tell listeners when a song has been created using generative artificial intelligence. The change aims to make it easier to distinguish between music created by human artists…
Upload a video containing a popular song to YouTube and there is a good chance YouTube will recognise the music surprisingly quickly. It might identify the song even if it is playing quietly in the…
YouTube Music is making artificial intelligence a much bigger part of how listeners find music. Google is expanding Ask Music, YouTube Music’s conversational AI feature, with a much more prominent position inside the mobile app…
Music discovery has always relied on someone deciding which artists deserve more attention. Once, that meant radio programmers, record labels and music journalists. More recently, Spotify playlists, TikTok trends and recommendation algorithms have become some…
