Richard Russell of XL interview by The New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/15/richard-russells-xl-recordings-empire

The Secret Hit-Making Power of the Spotify Playlist

https://www.wired.com/2017/05/secret-hit-making-power-spotify-playlist/

Who Decides What Gets Played On The Radio? More And More, It's Listeners

https://www.buzzfeed.com/reggieugwu/who-decides-what-gets-played-on-the-radio-more-and-more-its?curator=MusicREDEF&utm_term=.iiXYvV9q5#.fi9VBP7Jj