YouTube says it will honour existing commitments for shows in progress and will contact creators in the coming days.
New original programs were being announced as recently as last year, including series featuring Will Smith and Alicia Keys. Today's statement also announced Daniels will depart the company in March, which also contributed to the decision to scale back the division. And by the end, it was unclear what the original programming provided strategically to a service that's already one of the most popular video destinations in the world.
The company began pivoting toward ad-supported content featuring celebrities like Katy Perry and Kevin Hart, free for users to access without a subscription.Īs per The Verge, over six years, YouTube made few titles that looked like breakout hits. In 2017, YouTube said the subscriber-only first season of originals racked up 250 million views. Created in 2016 and led by Susanne Daniels, it began with scripted shows and movies focused on creators, like the comedy-thriller series 'Scare PewDiePie'. YouTube Originals has changed approaches throughout the years.
Be sure to read our contest rules and sound off on the season of “The Voice” in our reality TV forum.Washington, January 19: YouTube is going to scale back a significant portion of YouTube Originals, which produced original content including scripted series, educational videos, and music and celebrity programming.Īs per The Verge, going forward, the company will only fund originals in the YouTube Kids Fund and the Black Voices Fund, a program created in 2020 that committed USD 100 million to "amplify" Black creators on the platform.Ĭhief business officer for YouTube Robert Kyncl announced in a statement on Twitter, "With rapid growth comes new opportunities and now our investments can make a greater impact on even more creators when applied towards other initiatives, like our Creator Shorts Fund, Black Voices Fund, and Live Shopping programming to name a few." Alicia Keys’ Noted (working title) is slated to premiere this summer. Our racetrack odds change as you make your predictions, just as they do when you bet on the Emmys, Oscars, Golden Globes and more. You’ll compete to win a $100 Amazon gift certificate, bragging rights and a place of honor on our leaderboard.
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Photo Gallery: ‘The Voice’ all past winners from Seasons 1-10 Prior to this week’s live show, performances for the year by the Texas native have been “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” (blind audition song) by Otis Redding, “Feel Like Makin’ Love” (battle song) by Bad Company, “The Climb” (knockout song) by Miley Cyrus, “Blue Ain’t Your Color” (top 20) by Keith Urban, and “My Church” (top 12) by Maren Morris. At age 20, Sundance had the opportunity to record with ZZ Top through a connection from his dad, but started to play music professionally 13 years later.” The performance earned a standing ovation from all four coaches, so if viewers at home have the same reaction, Head will have no problem advancing to the top 10.”Īccording to his official NBC bio, “Sundance’s father, Roy Head, was in the band The Traits, best known for their 1965 hit, “Treat Her Right.” When Sundance was 9, his older brother passed away in a tragic car accident, and his dad began to slow down his music career. The song was released as the lead single from As I Am on September 10, 2007, by J Records. You and me together Through the days and nights I dont worry. When the rain is pouring down And my heart is hurting You will always be around This I know for certain. It was written and produced by Keys and Kerry Brothers Jr., with additional writing by DJ Dirty Harry. No one, no one, no one Can get in the way of what Im feeling No one, no one, no one Can get in the way of what I feel for you You, you Can get in the way of what I feel for you. With relative ease he injected a country twang into the soul song, not only making it his own but sounding genuine in his delivery. ' No One ' is a song by American singer Alicia Keys from her third studio album, As I Am (2007).
Regarding Monday’s performance, our writer Denton Davidson says: “For the second time this season Head took on a hit song from one of Blake’s rival coaches (earlier this season he performed Miley’s “The Climb”). Related: Brendan Fletcher is best in our Top 11 power rankings