INDUSTRY Big 3 revenues streaming surge

Music streaming hailed as industry's saviour as labels enjoy profit surge https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/29/music-streaming-industry-saviour-labels-spotify-apple-music?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger

Will Spotify kill the music download?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/26/spotify-music-download-apple-itunes-streaming-vinyl?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

Record sales: vinyl hits 25-year high

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/03/record-sales-vinyl-hits-25-year-high-and-outstrips-streaming?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

Xmas campaigns and social media engagement

Metallica fan's festive treat.

This is a key time of year for acts to engage with their audiences, and you'll see all sorts of examples of this. Social media is primarily used by acts to create the sense of enagement and interaction with fans - even though, for bigger artists at least, most of this 'personal' interaction is actually produced by hired help.

Iron Maiden's mascot Eddie is given an annual Xmas makeover

WEB 2.0 Musical.ly makes fans stars

'It's crazy, for sure': meet the stars of Musical.ly https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/10/crazy-for-sure-stars-musically-max-harvey-mills?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger

VINYL plays the long game overtakes digital

Tables turned as vinyl sales overtake digital sales for first time in UK https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/06/tables-turned-as-vinyl-records-outsell-digital-in-uk-for-first-time?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger

Vinyl indignity: record sales are up, but small labels don't see the benefit

https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/dec/09/vinyl-record-sales-up-but-indie-labels-dont-see-benefit?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

Record sales: vinyl hits 25-year high

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/03/record-sales-vinyl-hits-25-year-high-and-outstrips-streaming?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard