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…
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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…
If someone uses your music in a YouTube video, you may be able to get paid for it — even if they uploaded the video to their own channel. The main way artists and rights…
YouTube contains an enormous amount of music that wasn’t uploaded by the original artist. Your song might appear in a gaming video, vlog, meme or fan edit. YouTube Content ID can help identify those uses…
If you’ve released your own music, you might be wondering how to claim ownership of your music on YouTube. Your songs can appear across YouTube in official music videos, lyric videos, Shorts, fan uploads, gaming…
There was a time when getting your song uploaded to the right YouTube promotional channel could change an artist’s career. Channels such as Trap Nation, MrSuicideSheep, Proximity, UKF, Majestic Casual and countless genre-specific curators built…
Apple’s first foldable iPhone is no longer a rumour. Apple officially unveiled the iPhone Duo on September 9, 2026, introducing an iPhone with two displays and an entirely new way of using iOS. When closed,…
If fans are using your music in videos on YouTube, those uploads could be generating money for you. Many artists assume they only earn from videos uploaded to their own YouTube channel. In reality, music…
YouTube Music royalties can be confusing. You release one song, but that same song could potentially earn money from YouTube Music streams, YouTube videos, Content ID claims, advertising, subscriptions and music publishing. These are not…
