Taylor Swift‘s VEVO channel earned $4.1m last year on YouTube, according to proprietary data from from Outrigger Media’s analytics platform, Open Slate. Those dollars would typically flow through the platforms to the owner of the channel (usually label, distributor), who then pay the copyright owners (publisher, songwriter) according to arrangements.

The pop star’s VEVO channel also made No. 2 of Open Slate’s 2014 YouTube views list, tracking top monthly views (improperly denoted in the link below). Swift averaged 341m views per month for the year, partially from her subscriber base now over 10.5m. Currently she sits just shy of 800m views for the 10 videos she released in 2014, all in the latter half of the year.

“Our specialty is estimated earnings about pre-roll advertisements, not sponsorships,” said Kate Ritchie, Senior Marketing Manager at Outrigger Media. “Earnings are calculated through proprietary data including quality scores and subscriber gains. We also have access to Ad Exchange, to see inventory.

“Open Slate scores ad-supported content on 250k YouTube channels, providing quality scores and metrics to brands and agencies that target media to buy on the platform. All of those channels have strong quality scores (a 3 digit number).”

EMI Music is oddly situated two slots from Swift on that top monthly views list, No. 5, apparently irregardless of its 2012 acquisition by Universal Music Group and only having released one video last year with less than 500k views. Ritchie confirmed in the past 30-day window, EMI Music’s YouTube channel has racked up 197k views.

View the full list, compiled by VentureBeat.

Longtime industry executive Claudia Mize, 61, died Jan. 3 in Nashville.

Mize was a former A&R executive and production coordinator at Mercury Records, and also worked at Warner Bros. Nashville during her career. She worked on albums by Johnny Cash, Billy Ray Cyrus, Terri Clark, John Anderson, Steve Azar, Wynonna, Neal Coty, Kim Richey, Ronna Reeves and many others. Mize is among those credited with the idea of launching Cyrus’ career by creating a dance contest around his 1992 single, “Achy Breaky Heart.”

She is preceded in death by her father, Claude Mize. She is survived by mother Dorothy Mize; brothers, Frank (Missy) Mize and Randy Mize, and many other friends and family.

A celebration of life is planned for February, with more details to come.

Bonnaroo’s promoters are letting fans in on the process of announcing the festival’s 2015 artist lineup.

Promoters are testing a “megathon” event, which allows fans to discover the artists on the lineup early, and help spread the word.

Those interested in learning more about the lineup can call 1-844-ROO-2015 on Tuesday, Jan. 13 from 6 p.m. through 9 p.m. One artist will be revealed to the caller, who must then share the news on their social media page (Instagram, Twitter or Vine), along with the hashtag #bonnaroo.

Afterward, the caller can visit the Bonnaroo website, where the full lineup will be unlocked. Fans can then spread the word of the full lineup. Bonnaroo’s promoters will also reveal the lineup via more traditional routes at a later time.

Bonnaroo 2015 will take place in Manchester, Tenn.’s Great Stage Park. Last year’s lineup welcomed Elton John, Jack White, and Skrillex, among numerous other performers.

The Bonnaroo 2015 Megathon lineup announcement video can be seen below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYaBZhsel5Y

Fans, friends, family and industry members gathered earlier today (Jan. 8) at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville to honor the life and career of “Little” Jimmy Dickens. The Grand Ole Opry member died Friday, Jan. 2. A trouper to the end, Dickens turned 94 years old on Dec. 19 and performed on the Grand Ole Opry the following day, singing his hit “Out Behind the Barn” and delivering his trademark jokes. He suffered a stroke five days after his final performance and died a week later. Among those honoring the entertainer were Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Connie Smith, Steve Wariner, Chris Young, and Old Crow Medicine Show.

Dickens, whose signature songs included “Out Behind the Barn,” and “May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose” as well as more traditional country hits – joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1948.

“If they say that only the good die young, well, evidently the greatest of all live to be 94 and sing two weeks before they pass on,” Gill said at the memorial.

Paisley asked those in attendance to close the celebration with “Will The Circle Be Unbroken,” saying that Dickens began the tradition of closing country music funerals with that tune.

“We’ll take it from here, little buddy,” said Paisley, who also performed “When I Get Where I’m Going” in tribute to Dickens.

The Country Music Hall of Fame inductee was the oldest member of the Opry cast. The widely loved entertainer was the show’s goodwill ambassador, as well as its elder statesman.