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# Last week in music industry commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-12/
- Published: 2021-02-21T14:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-21T13:27:13.000Z
- Description: Last week, we heard from those in the thick of the music industry on why music APIs are exactly what the industry needs, how songwriters have been shorted nearly 1/2. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/02/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-12.html]
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- Tags: Music Business, commentary, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:51

Last week, we heard from those in the thick of the music industry on why music APIs are exactly what the industry needs, how songwriters have been shorted nearly 1/2 billions dollars by streaming services over the past decade, and how Rupert Neve changed audio recording forever.

- [**Music APIs are exactly what the industry needs – Here’s why**](https://www.hypebot.com/music-apis-are-exactly-what-the-industry-needs-heres-why-op-ed/)
- [**‘Songwriters have been shorted nearly 1/2 billion dollars by streaming services in last decade’**](https://www.hypebot.com/songwriters-have-been-shorted-nearly-1-2-billion-dollars-by-streaming-services-in-last-decade/)
- [**Rupert Neve Changed Audio Recording Forever**](https://www.hypebot.com/rupert-neve-changed-audio-recording-forever/)