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# 4 Big Music Business Stories You Missed Over The July 4th Weekend
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/4-music-business-stories-you-might-have-missed-over-the-holiday-break/
- Published: 2016-07-05T08:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-07-05T08:30:00.000Z
- Description: I hope that you had a restful holiday weekend. I caught up on sleep, as apparently did Kayne West and his celebrity friends, according to his controversial new video, which. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/07/4-music-business-stories-you-might-have-missed-over-the-holiday-brea
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Alicia Keys, Anthology series, Apple Inc., Aspiro, Asthma, iTunes, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Reasonable Doubt (album), Streaming media, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![big](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2018ed1970c-150wi "big")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2018ed1970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)I hope that you had a **restful holiday weekend**. I caught up on sleep, as apparently did **Kayne West** and his celebrity friends, according to his **controversial new video,** which went wide over the weekend. **Apple Music** made waves with a rumor that it's buying **Jay Z's Tidal,** and the venerable music trade **Billboard** appears to be in big trouble.

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### [Apple In Talks To Buy Tidal Says Wall St. Journal, But New York Times Says 'No Way'](https://www.hypebot.com/apple-in-talks-to-buy-tidal-says-wall-st-journal-but-new-york-times-says-no-way-a-look-at-the-pros-a/)

### [Apple Berates Spotify For Asking For "Preferential Treatment"](https://www.hypebot.com/apple-berates-spotify-for-asking-for-preferential-treatment/)

### [Billboard Magazine, Hollywood Reporter 'Hemorrhaging Cash' As Owners Explore Sale](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/07/billboard-magazine-hollywood-reporter-hemorrhaging-cash-as-owners-explore-sale-.html)

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