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In the comparison matrix Premium says Music and Music Videos Ad Free, while Lite doesn't have that checkbox so it looks like it's just music videos that'll have

In the comparison matrix Premium says Music and Music Videos Ad Free, while Lite doesn't have that checkbox so it looks like it's just music videos that'll have ads.

AdmiralAsshat 2y ago
Having ads in your music videos is hilarious when you consider that the music video itself is basically an advertisement for the band, the band's album, the single, or the label.
- adocomplete 2y ago
  Yeah. Honestly, I don't think I watched a music video in like 15+ years so this is a welcome change for me.
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- lotsofpulp 2y ago
  Pop music itself contains ads in the lyrics many times.
- nartho 2y ago
  And what exactly would be the point of this "advertisement" ? Since you're already listening to the artist's music ad-free, what exactly being exposed to their music will achieve in you buying something ? What is the return on investment here for the artist ? It's not like you're going to buy their album or their songs individually anyway. Merch and concert ticket ? That's nowhere near enough to offset the loss of the (already very small for the vast majority of bands) ad revenue
  - redserk 2y ago
    Concerts and merch are exactly how a lot of artists actually make money…
    - nartho 2y ago
      I've been a touring musician for over 10 years. The thing is, while streaming services provide very little money, they sill provide some. If youtube stops playing ads on music videos (and by extent stop paying artists), artists won't sell more merch, they will not sell more tickets, but they will loose that little bit of income. Singles used to be an advertisement, they would make the artist more known and be ads for the full album. This is no longer the case since the whole album is available on youtube on release day. Public tv has shows you can watch for free, you have to sit through commercials though, why would it be different for music ? Producing an album is extremely expensive and we don't expect movie studios to distribute their movies for free because they'll sell merch. Not even children movies that are obviously made to sell toys.
FireBeyond 2y ago
You'll get ads on any videos you search for, too: "For Premium Lite, ads may appear on music content, Shorts, and when you search or browse" (although I'm wondering if it means the ads between video thumbnails...)

In the comparison matrix Premium says Music and Music Videos Ad Free, while Lite doesn't have that checkbox so it looks like it's just music videos that'll have ads.

AdmiralAsshat 2y ago

Having ads in your music videos is hilarious when you consider that the music video itself is basically an advertisement for the band, the band's album, the single, or the label.

adocomplete 2y ago
Yeah. Honestly, I don't think I watched a music video in like 15+ years so this is a welcome change for me.
- deleted 2y ago
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lotsofpulp 2y ago
Pop music itself contains ads in the lyrics many times.
nartho 2y ago
And what exactly would be the point of this "advertisement" ? Since you're already listening to the artist's music ad-free, what exactly being exposed to their music will achieve in you buying something ? What is the return on investment here for the artist ? It's not like you're going to buy their album or their songs individually anyway. Merch and concert ticket ? That's nowhere near enough to offset the loss of the (already very small for the vast majority of bands) ad revenue
- redserk 2y ago
  Concerts and merch are exactly how a lot of artists actually make money…
  - nartho 2y ago
    I've been a touring musician for over 10 years. The thing is, while streaming services provide very little money, they sill provide some. If youtube stops playing ads on music videos (and by extent stop paying artists), artists won't sell more merch, they will not sell more tickets, but they will loose that little bit of income. Singles used to be an advertisement, they would make the artist more known and be ads for the full album. This is no longer the case since the whole album is available on youtube on release day. Public tv has shows you can watch for free, you have to sit through commercials though, why would it be different for music ? Producing an album is extremely expensive and we don't expect movie studios to distribute their movies for free because they'll sell merch. Not even children movies that are obviously made to sell toys.

FireBeyond 2y ago

You'll get ads on any videos you search for, too: "For Premium Lite, ads may appear on music content, Shorts, and when you search or browse" (although I'm wondering if it means the ads between video thumbnails...)