RIAA

Michele Ballantyne Promoted To Chief Operating Officer

Overall market up 10%, but streaming growth down on prior year in monetary terms, CD revenues down 42%

Streaming formats now account for 65% of US marketplace

RIAA figures show paid streaming up 61% overall year-on-year

"RIAA’s comments are taken by many in the music creator community as a betrayal of our joint commitment to expand opportunities for creators."

YouTube is charging TV fans $35 a month, while charging music fans... nothing.

Sherman will retire at the end of next year after more than 40 years of service

Jackson's overall worldwide record sales exceed 1 billion

Average subscription price grows to $9.23

Kevin Gates and Charlie Puth seal achievement - and are both signed to Mike Caren's label

Brief relates to pre 1972 recordings

Per-stream figure dropped 24% in 2015 across free and premium

Ad-funded makes up just 16% of total streaming tally

The RIAA explains why it's made changes to its Gold and Platinum awards

Ratio for single downloads lengthened from 100-1 to 150-1