YouTube launched Ask Studio, an AI assistant in YouTube Studio that analyzes channel data to surface comment insights, performance analysis, and content ideas.
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YouTube Music is one of the most popular streaming apps out there. In the latest news, YouTube has shared that it paid over $8 billion to the global music industry between July 2024 and July 2025. The company says that it is able to achieve this milestone because of its advertising and subscription revenue.
YouTube reveals that the $8 billion payout marks its highest annual contribution to the music industry so far. It’s a significant jump from last year’s figures, when the company paid $6 billion, and an even bigger leap from 2021-22’s $4 billion payout. The increasing payout confirms the rapid growth of YouTube’s music business.
YouTube’s Global Head of Music, Lyor Cohen, adds that “Today’s $8 billion payout is a testament to the fact that the twin engine of ads and subscriptions is firing on all cylinders. This number is not an endpoint; it represents meaningful, sustained progress in our journey to build a long-term home for every artist, songwriter, and publisher on the global stage.”
The official announced the update first during Billboard Latin Music Week, calling it a sign of continued progress and stronger support for creators across the world.
YouTube credits its growth to a “twin-engine” system that combines the revenue from its paid subscriptions and advertisements. The platform now has more than 125 million Music and Premium subscribers, including trial users. The tech giant also credits the creators for their outstanding performances.
The whole music industry seems to be going uphill. Recently, Spotify announced it distributed $10 billion to the music industry in 2024, up from $9 billion the year before. YouTube Music is currently accessible in more than 100 countries and supports 80 languages. Google aims to make YouTube the most accessible and rewarding platform for creators across the globe.
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Google’s streaming platform, YouTube, is getting a major overhaul. This follows an announcement made last week. The redesign is hitting the app’s menu system and UI icons, including the top and bottom bars. The icons are now bolder and more rounded, helping with the visibility. Among the multiple tweaks, the major redesign comes to the YouTube video player, which is now reportedly rolling out for Android and iOS.
The YouTube video player redesign, as spotted by 9to5Google, features a completely new look, with softer UI elements and almost transparent icons and buttons. This new design doesn’t obscure the content that’s on the screen. But then again, design is always subjective. In portrait orientation, there’s a new icon set. The landscape button is now slightly bigger and is placed in a circle. The new like and dislike buttons get longer thumbs.
Content interactions are getting more personal with custom “Like” button animations. When you like certain videos, there’s now a “custom, dynamic visual treatment” based on the content. For instance, liking a music video will trigger an animated musical note, and sports videos include a visual cue from the game.
The video player in landscape has the thumbs up/down, comment, save, share, and overflow placed in a pill-shaped container at the bottom-left corner. On the bottom-right edge, there’s also a cleaner “more videos” button when you pause the video. The background is no longer darkened.
Double-tapping to skip gets a more subtle and compact animation compared to before. This is to be “less intrusive to your video watching experience.” Other changes announced last week include a more seamless transition animation that slides up the feed when moving between tabs. When saving videos to playlists or Watch Later, “a refreshed design simplifies the process.”
The comment section is also seeing a major change, with the new thread design. This makes it easier to follow conversations and replies. The new YouTube video player and icon redesigns are rolling out widely for Android and iOS (version 20.42).
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YouTube is expanding its likeness detection tool to all monetized channels, allowing them to detect and request removal of AI videos using their face.
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