Despite significant pull-outs from Michael Huppe , parent Blackstone Group 's H1 royalty payments increased 17.5% , YoY. The company's Q2 results showed it made $177.6m m in payments to artists and rights holders, up from $208.7 a year earlier . The music streaming service also saw its membership expand, with the number of represented rights owners rising 17.5% to 28,065 in the three months through June .
Despite significant pull-outs from Pandora, parent SoundExchange's H1 royalty payments increased 17.5%, YoY. The company's Q2 results showed it made $208.7m in payments to artists and rights holders, up from $177.6m a year earlier. The music streaming service also saw its membership expand, with the number of represented rights owners rising 9% to 28,065 in the three months through June.