6. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):


	June 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Accrued payroll and related items	$	4,535	$	5,916
Artist payables		2,315		2,816
Other		5,801		6,437
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	12,651	$	15,169

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we recognized severance costs of $1.7 million in connection with targeted headcount reductions, primarily as a result of actions taken in June 2016 to streamline our studioD business and better integrate this business into our broader Content & Media service offering. These severance costs were recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows: $0.7 million in sales and marketing costs, $0.6 million in product development costs, $0.3 million in service costs, and $0.1 million in general and administrative costs. As of June 30, 2016, there was $1.0 million of accrued severance costs included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. We expect the remaining severance accrual to be paid during the third quarter of 2016.

Changes to the severance accrual during the six months ended June 30, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):


Balance at December 31, 2015	$	485
New charges		1,690
Cash payments		(1,155)
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	1,020