Between the three recording giants YouTube and conflict is brewing. Music labels are dissatisfied with the policy of video hosting in relation to monetize their music and the fact that the service retains full control over everything — from advertising policies to sales channels. According to rumors, the labels are ready to take extreme measures and clean all of your music from the catalogs of YouTube.

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Between the three recording giants YouTube and conflict is brewing. Music labels are dissatisfied with the policy of video hosting in relation to monetize their music and the fact that the service retains full control over everything — from advertising policies to sales channels. According to rumors, the labels are ready to take extreme measures and clean all of your music from the catalogs of YouTube.

Universal, Sony and Warner do not like to provide music for free, and the advertising model that works on YouTube, irritates them. Just last year the income of labels from YouTube amounted to $ 641 million, which is two and a half times less than the income from streaming services with a subscription model. Labels want to receive money directly from users, but because I hope for a speedy launch of YouTube Music Key, cloud-based music service.

and If he disappoints their expectations for income, the pressure on the administration YouTube increase, and the licensed music will disappear from the pages of video hosting. It is expected that this year the YouTube income will grow to $ 6.6 billion.