Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Watch out world, YouTube paying subscribers exceeds 20 million Although it’s still early days, YouTube paying subscribers is showing major growth potential. YouTube has officially exceeded 20 million paying subscribers, parent company Google revealed in a report on the service’s revenue statistics. The subscriber pool is a combination of YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium. […]
YouTube Music Charts revises how it counts song views YouTube Music Charts song views must be organic, not advertisement driven. YouTube is undertaking an overhaul of its music chart system since it came to light that artists and labels were using growth hacks to inflate song/video views. In a blogpost, YouTube explained: “In an effort […]
WATCH: 6-part Armin Van Buuren documentary Armin Van Buuren is Mr. Perfect. With an illustrious career spanning two decades, the ultimate Trance OG is releasing a 6-episode documentary about his career. Mr. Perfect delves into all things Armin, documenting his personal journey from child to the trance legend we know today. The documentary can be […]
Mr. Eazi’s emPawa foundation and YouTube are helping African acts go global The emPawa foundation and YouTube want to put African artists on the world map. With over 5 million monthly Spotify listeners and counting, Mr. Eazi is undoubtedly one of Africa’s most successful artists but behind the stage he is striving to boost burgeoning […]
YouTube Music lets you switch between song and music video without skipping a beat Switch seamlessly between song and music video with YouTube Music. YouTube’s Music streaming service has introduced a quaint little feature that lets users switch between listening to a song and watching the song’s music video without skipping a beat. How it […]
YouTuber Discoboy convicted of assault after supermarket rave goes wrong Discoboy isn’t raving about his conviction. YouTube prankster Discoboy, real name Lee Marshall, is facing a conviction of assault following an incident last year where he and some mates went into a supermarket for an impromptu rave. With over 50K followers on YouTube, 34-year-old Marshall […]
YouTube Music app now available in South Africa Download the YouTube Music app today! YouTube’s streaming offering is now available in South Africa. The Google company launched the app in South Africa on Tuesday, which offers music videos, official albums, singles, remixes, live performances, covers and hard-to-find music. Asha Patel, Head of Marketing at Google […]
YouTube content creators with 50K + subscribers can now get membership YouTube content creators; get your membership now! Several months ago YouTube rolled out a new membership feature for content creators in beta, which would allow users to subscribe to channels and have access to extra perks like unique badges, new emoji and Member-only posts- […]
YouTube offering 6-7 figure deals to top content creators in light of IGTV YouTube is no longer the only video uploading service on the web. Of course there are others, but let’s be honest; the Tube of You has been dominating the web for a decade but now it’s time for some healthy competition! Just […]
How to discover music in the digital age Discover music you’ve never heard, even if you’re over 30. Alright so we know why we are prone to stop discovering music past the age of 30, but this is the modern age and surely there are apps and tools to help us beat the statistic and […]
