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Atlanta’s music luminaries gathered Wednesday evening to honor the 30-year legacy of LaFace Records at YouTube Music’s 2020 Leaders & Legends Ball.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The star-studded event took place at the Atlanta History Center, with a slew of celebrities, including LaFace co-founders Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Antonio “LA” Reid along with Monica, …

Google has agreed to pay a record amount to settle accusations that YouTube broke the law when it consciously tracked and sold ads targeted at children, according to the Federal Trade Commission and the state of New York. CNN reports the $170 million settlement involves the largest-ever penalty under the …

A white man who called the cops on a black man for allegedly trespassing into his San Francisco apartment building on the Fourth of July has apologized for making the man feel “unfairly targeted.” Last Thursday, software engineer Wesley Michel was waiting for his friend outside a Bay Area condo, …

When the only voice of reason is a 6-year-old child, things have definitely gotten out of hand. This time on #LivingWhileBlack, a white man, identified as Christopher Cukor, called the cops on software engineer, Wesley Michel, for “trespassing” outside of a San Francisco apartment building on July 4 while waiting …

Youtube will be removing hundreds of thousands of videos that violate its rules.  The company says it will now ban supremacist content and remove all videos that deny well-documented atrocities like the Holocaust or the massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school.  In a blog post, YouTube announced that it will …

A mother of seven adopted children who star in a YouTube channel called “The Fantastic Adventures” is accused of pepper spraying the kids to get them to perform for their YouTube show.  The channel, which has racked up more than 250 million views, stars a cast of seven children, adopted …

YouTube directors are going to have a hard time explaining this one.  A Florida mother, who’s also a pediatrician and blogger, has shed light on some disturbing content on YouTube. The popular platform is under fire for hosting a video fashioned to teach children how to commit suicide.  Dr. Free …

Many of the world’s biggest companies are pulling their advertising from YouTube in response to a scandal involving a paedophilia community congregating in plain sight in the comments of videos posted on the popular website.  According to The Independent, the developers of Fortnite, Disney and other major companies are horrified …

Rappers Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly are participants in one of the current ongoing rap beef. However, this feud has turned into a record-breaking success for the veteran.  According to Billboard, Eminem’s “Killshot” has become the biggest hip-hop debut and the third biggest overall debut in YouTube history after garnering …

YouTube has taught us many skills with its informational videos. One of those tutorials came in handy for a 10-year-old girl who helped her aunt after she passed out from giving birth. On Tuesday afternoon, 21-year-old Dominique Spann was spending time with her niece, #ChloeCarrion, in her Fairfax County home …

Can’t get to Coachella this year? Youtube is bringing the experience to a living room near you! Well, the first weekend at least. Eight years in a row, Youtube has offered fans the viewing pleasure of experiencing Coachella via live stream. The festival will feature performances from the likes of …

#LyorCohen, co-founder and CEO of #300Entertainment, has just been named global head of music at #YouTube. Cohen’s experience in the music industry dates back to the 1980s, starting as an artist manager at #RussellSimmons’ Rush Artist Management company. Since then, he’s worked with and headed the biggest record labels and music companies in …