How record companies use the data Spotify/Apple send them

the Amen Break - the most sampled song of all time

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-most-sampled-song-of-all-time/?curator=MusicREDEF

a YouTube to mp3 ripper site may be the 103rd largest in the world

http://www.onlinemarketingrockstars.de/philip-matesanz-youtube-mp3-english/

Bon Iver interview

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2016/sep/24/bon-iver-justin-vernon-22-million-interview

SPOTIFY EXEC: ‘RADIO IS OF THE PAST. IT’S NOT RELEVANT’

http://musically.com/2016/09/23/spotify-exec-radio-past-not-relevant/

Hidden in plain sight: a global underground dance music scene with millions of fans. Are gamers the biggest millennial subculture in music? An exploration of ‘online-only’ music.

https://medium.com/music-x-tech-x-future/hidden-in-plain-sight-a-global-underground-dance-music-scene-with-millions-of-fans-ca8f2c1f4cce?curator=MusicREDEF#.kl0s5n7a3

how Spotify are getting it wrong by hogging all the playlist action

https://medium.com/@ExtendedDigest/this-image-perfectly-illustrates-how-spotify-are-getting-it-wrong-4db38a148b22#.sb2ffhw72

Chainsmokers hit earning $300k a week just in the US

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=302878

the characteristics of a Billboard no. 1 hit song

http://flypaper.soundfly.com/features/defining-deconstructing-the-characteristics-of-a-billboard-1-hit-song/

Frank Ocean's business moves

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7494773/frank-oceans-blonde-business-moves