YouTube Hits $8B Music Payout Milestone

[bonk]

YouTube has paid over $8 billion to the music industry between July 2024 and July 2025, marking a new record for the platform.

The payout includes labels, publishers, songwriters, and artists.

YouTube’s Global Head of Music, Lyor Cohen, called it “meaningful, sustained progress” for global creators.

The platform now has 125M Music and Premium subscribers and 2B logged-in monthly music viewers.

[JanEmil]

Big money.

[Abdul Khan]

This milestone highlights YouTube’s growing role in reshaping global music monetization.

[alex10]

This update bridges AI creativity with social media storytelling—a smart competitive move.

[Capybara_Capybara]

YouTube just reminded everyone it’s still the biggest record label in the world without signing a single artist.