YouTube’s global head of music has a message to the music biz: Stop criticizing us for not paying enough. Cohen took to YouTube’s blog Thursday to point out that the service is paying out about $3 per 1000 ad-supported streams in the U.S., which he claimed was more than other ad-supported streaming services.
Source: YouTube Exec Lyor Cohen Defends Service’s Royalties, DMCA Safe Harbor | Variety