News Level Music doesn't charge artists for uploading their tracks News “Unfortunately with their update, Billboard is essentially saying that the music fans that count are those with credit cards.” Analysis The majors have cashed in $1bn in shares despite optimism from Wall Street. Why? News New users can trial service for an extra month News Paul Pacifico, CEO of AIM, on why independent artists should embrace working with independent labels Analysis News A run down of what's really happening in the global streaming market News Industry hits highest point since back in 2007 News Spotify obtains 36.7m US streams from KOD on day one. Apple Music gets 64.5m.