music video

YouTube’s Offer Video-Makers Can’t Refuse: We’re Putting All Your Stuff Everywhere

Peter Kafka in Media on February 13 at 12:29 pm PT

Behind the scenes, a small but important change in the way YouTube deals with content owners.

Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff: We Made $150 Million Last Year

John Paczkowski in Dive Into Media on January 31 at 4:35 pm PT

Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff announces the company’s financials for the first time onstage at D: Dive Into Media.

Biggest YouTube Videos of the Year: Rebecca Black, of Course. And Pitbull?

Peter Kafka in Media on December 20, 2011 at 7:20 am PT

Same as it ever was: YouTube users really like cute cats, and cute dogs, and so-bad-they’re-awesome girl singers. But what they really, really like are videos from the big music labels.

The Overexamined Life Is Totally Worth Rapping About (Video)

Liz Gannes in Social on December 20, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

“I found you more interesting when I didn’t know everything. I found you more interesting when I didn’t know your every thought.”

Some of You Need a YouTubePhone

Peter Kafka in Media on July 26, 2011 at 11:41 am PT

You can do all sorts of amazing things with mobile phones these days. But many of you, it seems, are content to use your handset as a YouTube delivery device. A new study says the site accounts for a fifth of mobile bandwidth usage worldwide.

For Vevo’s Music Video Viewers, “Mobile” Might Mean “In Bed”

Peter Kafka in Media on July 26, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Just because you can watch a Web clip on your phone doesn’t mean you’ll watch it on the go.

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Artists Experiment With Interactive Music Videos

John Jurgensen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 13, 2011 at 2:56 pm PT

Director Chris Milk’s new music video, released yesterday, introduces a young woman roaming a postapocalyptic landscape, and features a song from the coming album “Rome” by Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi. But for some viewers the video’s main attraction will be the technology used to create it.

Viral Video: Shazzazz Is Back Doing It

Kara Swisher in News on January 5, 2011 at 1:42 am PT

On “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” earlier this week, the host and Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow revived their mock ’80s R&B duo Shazzazz, after a first music video in May. It’s all about doing it.

Viral Video: Creative Commons + Flickr + Music Video = Lovely

Kara Swisher in News on August 19, 2010 at 2:03 pm PT

According to its creators, Changing Clocks, this music video of the song “I’ll Be Back This Summer,” was created using photos licensed under the Creative Commons, all sourced from images on Flickr. Whatever–just watch, as it is really delightful.

Why Vevo’s First Day Flub Isn’t a Total Disaster

Peter Kafka in Media on December 9, 2009 at 1:44 pm PT

Vevo, big music’s new video site, had a big party last night. Today it has a hangover. Visitors to the site are encountering all sorts of problems, the most serious being that it doesn’t seem to work. But as long as YouTube works–and it’s working just fine, thank you–Vevo gets to motor along, anyway.