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# Last week in music industry commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-13/
- Published: 2021-02-28T13:15:37.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-28T13:15:38.000Z
- Description: Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on whether digital audio will ever outperform the quality of analog, what the $424M MLC royalty. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/02/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-13.html]
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- Tags: Music Business, commentary, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:51

Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on whether digital audio will ever outperform the quality of analog, what the $424M MLC royalty ‘black box’ implies for artists, whether there are truly too many podcasts, and more.

- [**Will digital audio ever outperform analog?**](https://www.hypebot.com/will-digital-audio-ever-outperform-analog/)
- [**What the $424M MLC royalty ‘black box’ means for musicians**](https://www.hypebot.com/what-the-424m-mlc-royalty-black-box-means-for-musicians/)
- [**Battle for ownership: Why musicians MUST control their intellectual property**](https://www.hypebot.com/battle-for-ownership-why-musicians-must-control-their-intellectual-property/)
- [**Invasion of the pods: Are there too many podcasts?**](https://www.hypebot.com/invasion-of-the-pods-are-there-too-many-podcasts/)