YouTube Music will launch free background listening starting in Canada
This article was published on October 4, 2021 YouTube Music is lifting one of its most annoying limitations — but only in Canada. Today, YouTube announced that beginning November 3rd, customers in Canada will be able to continue listening to their music in the background while doing other tasks on their phone or when the screen is off. Background listening will support both the standard ad-supported, personalized radio mixes and any uploaded content you’ve added to your account. This is the first time that YouTube Music has offered the feature without requiring that customers step up to a Premium subscription to get it. As for when listeners in other countries can expect to get the same convenience, for now, YouTube is only saying to “stay tuned for additional information and expansion plans.” Source: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/4/22708688/youtube-music-free-background-listening-date
YouTube says it paid the music industry over $4bn in the last 12 months
This article was published on June 02, 2021 Article link: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/youtube-says-it-paid-the-music-industry-over-4bn-in-the-last-12-months/
YouTube is now generating $2bn a month from ads – and grew faster than Netflix in Q1
This article was published on May 03, 2021 Article link: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/youtube-is-now-generating-2bn-a-month-from-ads-and-it-grew-faster-than-netflix-in-q1/
YouTube is a media juggernaut that could soon equal Netflix in revenue
This article was published on April 27, 2021 Article link: https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/04/27/youtube-could-soon-equal-netflix-in-revenue.html
YouTube Music to improve discovery of user-created playlists
This article was published on 18th February 2021 Article link: https://musically.com/2021/02/18/youtube-music-to-improve-discovery-of-user-created-playlists/