diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vevo.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vevo.py
index 152fef42e2..147480f646 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/vevo.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vevo.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class VevoIE(InfoExtractor):
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
 
-        json_url = 'http://videoplayer.vevo.com/VideoService/AuthenticateVideo?isrc=%s' % video_id
+        json_url = 'http://api.vevo.com/VideoService/AuthenticateVideo?isrc=%s' % video_id
         response = self._download_json(
             json_url, video_id, 'Downloading video info', 'Unable to download info')
         video_info = response.get('video') or {}