Duran Duran, the iconic '80s band who's returned with a new album and tour, will be broadcasting their UNSTAGED performance live at 7 p.m. PT tonight, March 23, on their YouTube channel. The show is part of YouTube's UNSTAGED concert series, presented in partnership with Amex and VEVO, and it will be directed by famed cult director David Lynch. Few bands embodied the 1980s like Duran Duran. They had the best hair, the loveliest makeup, outlandish fashion.

January is a generally a cold month, so rather than getting out your winter coat and travelling to a partner meetup, we thought we'd kick off 2011 with live event on the YouTube channel . This meetup will be product-focused and near and dear to many of your wallets: we'll cover how to make money on YouTube, advertising options, and some new innovations coming your way soon. YouTube Product Manager Phil Farhi will be leading the discussion,

Congrats to Josh Sundquist , who edged past Luke Conard in the final hours to win this month's edition of On the Rise , the program where you decide who goes on the homepage based on a shortlist of channels that've experienced fast growth in the last month. Josh is on the homepage today, thanks to your support. Josh's list of talents seemingly has no end. He's an author , a skier , a rapper , a motivational speaker and, naturally,

Check it out, people! This month's " On the Rise " nominees are in - and we need your help to choose a winner. Just to remind you how this works: we identify a handful of channels who've rapidly increased their subscriber base in the last 30 days but haven't yet hit the 100,000 mark. You watch their videos, and then vote for your favorite in the top right-hand corner of this blog. You have until noon PT on January 14, 2011, to make your choice. Once we have a winner,

In this post, we're turning the floor over to the proprietors of DFTBA, a community-owned and run record label whose moniker stands for "Don't Forget to be Awesome" )not too hard for these guys(. On their label's second anniversary, they announce a significant milestone and predict a promising future. Somehow in the last hundred years "musician" became a nearly impossible profession. The best of the best could get by,

Heather Menicucci, Director, Howcast Filmmakers Program , is writing weekly guest posts for the YouTube blog on filmmaking in the digital age. You can catch up on previous posts here . Last week , we made some arguments for why quality matters in web video, and we heard from Howcast filmmaker Luke Neumann , who said that it matters "because you never know who's watching." Duh! Watching Luke's videos, you can tell he's motivated by much more than that,

Heather Menicucci, Director, Howcast Filmmakers Program , is writing weekly guest posts for the YouTube blog on filmmaking in the digital age. You can catch up on previous posts here . Since I started working in web video, the most common misconception I face is, web video equals low quality video. This week we asked "What do you think the differences are between making videos for the web versus other venues like film festivals or TV?" on YouTube's Facebook fan page .

Heather Menicucci, Director, Howcast Filmmakers Program , is writing weekly guest posts for the YouTube blog on filmmaking in the digital age. You can catch up on previous posts here . Today being a filmmaker is more and more about using tools other than cameras and editing software - social media, mobile platforms, websites, and even augmented reality technology - to bolster the work, attract and engage audiences, and make money.

Eyeglasses, the bicycle, the latex condom...What everyday products or services have changed the world as we know it and solved some of the world's biggest problems? For the past month, this question has been posed through a website called Search for the Obvious . From the Internet to the ironing board, users from around the world have flocked to Search for the Obvious to add the products and services that are their ideal of elegant, problem-solving design.

Next week the YouTube Play jury will announce the top 25 videos that it selected from the 23,000 submissions received. We're busy working with the Guggenheim to make sure that this announcement is like no other. Right now we can't tell you who those 25 are, but we can tell you a little about the gala we're going to throw to celebrate it. YouTube Play: Live from the Guggenheim will be a live streamed event featuring music, collaborations, eye-popping projections and,

Starting today, you can experience YouTube in four new languages: Croatian, Filipino, Serbian and Slovak. This brings the grand total of languages we support to 28, a nearly 50% increase since the beginning of 2010. )And remember: by selecting automated captions on a video, you can experience that video in over 50 languages.( Take a look at the languages we've launched since the start of YouTube: By the end of this year,

This week marks the last session of our summer series, but do not fret, all of the fascinating lectures and material we've surfaced for you over the weeks will still be available on YouTube EDU. In only six weeks, we've learned some interesting things about topics ranging from classical mechanics and differential equations to exploring drawing techniques and French history . While we've had fun pulling these videos together into topic playlists,

Hello, music lover, meet "Unstaged," a new five-part concert series brought to you by YouTube, American Express and VEVO . Each performance will not only be streamed live on YouTube, but it will also have unique on- and offline components to entertain fans - for example, you may be able to vote on the encore performance or switch camera angles. And if you miss anything,