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# 3 big music stories you may have missed over the long July 4th weekend
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/3-big-music-stories-you-may-have-missed-over-the-long-july-4th-weekend/
- Published: 2022-07-05T13:35:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-05T13:36:33.000Z
- Description: There were three major music-related stories over the long 4th Of July Weekend that shouldn’t be missed and we’ve got them all for you. • Songwriters won a 44% streaming. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/07/3-big-music-stories-you-may-have-missed-over-the-long-july-4th-weekend.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

There were three major music-related stories over the long 4th Of July Weekend that shouldn’t be missed and we’ve got them all for you.

• **[Songwriters won a 44% streaming payment increase, and the major music streamers reacted](https://www.hypebot.com/songwriters-win-44-increase-in-music-streaming-payments-us-crb-rules/)**

• **A major [New York state ticket transparency bill is now law and more states are expected to follow](https://www.hypebot.com/new-york-ticket-transparency-bill-becomes-law-more-states-to-follow/)**

• [**This weekend’s Chicago deadly mass shooting suspect is also a Spotify Verified artist Awake The Rapper**](https://www.hypebot.com/chicago-shooting-suspect-is-spotify-verified-artist-awake-the-rapper/)

Br*uce Houghton*