YouTube Music Service Launch Imminent After Indie Label Deal: Report

Advertisement
By Agence France-Presse | Updated: 12 November 2014 16:27 IST
YouTube has struck a deal with a group of independent record labels for a new subscription service to rival Spotify and Apple's Beats Music, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

The Google-owned online media service came to an agreement with rights agency Merlin following months of negotiations, the newspaper said, citing sources familiar with the matter.

(Also see: Indie Music Labels Protest YouTube's Streaming Service Plans)

Contacted by AFP, Merlin declined to comment on the report.

Advertisement

Record labels representing 95 percent of the music industry have already signed up to the new terms but Merlin, which represents more than 20,000 labels from 39 countries, had been holding out.

Advertisement

YouTube earlier this year threatened to block the videos of artists like Adele and the Arctic Monkeys on its free site if they did not sign up to the terms of the subscription service.

YouTube is the world's biggest online source of free streaming music and the site has around one billion users a month.

 

Get your daily dose of tech news, reviews, and insights, in under 80 characters on Gadgets 360 Turbo. Connect with fellow tech lovers on our Forum. Follow us on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News for instant updates. Catch all the action on our YouTube channel.

Further reading: Google, Internet, YouTube
Advertisement

Related Stories

Popular Mobile Brands
  1. Inside the OPPO Find X9 Series: A Smarter Approach to Battery Life
  2. Oppo Reno 15 Series India Launch Date, Price Range Leaked
  3. Paramount's New Offer for Warner Bros. Is Not Sufficient, Major Investor Says
  4. Realme 16 Pro Series Camera Details and Realme Buds Air Launch Date Revealed
  5. Samsung Galaxy A37, Galaxy A57 May Launch With These Notable Camera Upgrades
  6. Xiaomi 17 Ultra's Leica Camera Confirmed to Support Continuous Optical Zoom
  7. Motorola Edge 70 Goes on Sale in India: See Price, Offers, Features
  8. Shine On Me Now Streaming Online: Know Everything About Plot, Cast, and More
  9. Battle of the Nerds: Godfather of AI, Google DeepMind Chief Argue Over AGI
  10. Google Brings Its Emergency Location Service to Smartphones in India
  1. Paramount's New Offer for Warner Bros. Is Not Sufficient, Major Investor Says
  2. HMD Pulse 2 Specifications Leaked; Could Launch With 6.7-Inch Display, 5,000mAh Battery
  3. WhatsApp Begins Testing Support for Viewing Connected Peripherals
  4. OpenAI Tipped to Add Skills Feature to ChatGPT, Could Be Available as Slash Commands
  5. Is AGI Possible? Godfather of AI and Google DeepMind Chief Caught in War of Words on Social Media
  6. Honor Win Series Camera Specifications Tipped Days Ahead of China Launch
  7. Oppo Reno 15 Series India Launch Date, Price Range Surface Online; Tipster Leaks Global Variant Price, Features
  8. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Game of the Year Win at Indie Game Awards Retracted Over Gen AI Use
  9. Xiaomi 17 Ultra, Poco X8 Pro Listed on IMDA Database; Global Debut Expected Soon After Launch in China
  10. How Much Water Does AI Use? Consumption Now Exceeds World’s Bottled Water, Suggests New Study
Gadgets 360 is available in
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2025. All rights reserved.