Last month, Google said that there are 50 million subscribers to YouTube Music and YouTube Premium, which allows viewers to skip ads on videos. Kelly’s music is still allowed on YouTube through user-generated content, like cover versions of his songs, and on Kelly’s “ topic” page, which allows streaming of his recordings while a static image of his album artwork is displayed.Īnd Kelly’s music remains fully available on YouTube Music, a separate streaming platform that competes more directly with audio outlets like Spotify and Apple Music.
YouTube’s stance may be the first significant action taken by a major tech platform to remove Kelly’s content. In the past, YouTube has removed the channels of creators like Austin Jones, who made popular a cappella videos and in 2019 pleaded guilty to having underage girls send him sexually explicit videos. Kelly warrant penalties beyond standard enforcement measures due to a potential to cause widespread harm.” On Tuesday, a news report in Bloomberg quoted an internal memo by Nicole Alston, YouTube’s head of legal, which said, “Egregious actions committed by R.
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