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# Last week in music industry commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-38/
- Published: 2021-10-08T23:17:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-11T12:45:34.000Z
- Description: In our music commentary section last week, industry experts weighed in on the economics of music, separating toxic artists from their art, what the Facebook outage revealed about needing a. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/10/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-38.html]
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In our music commentary section last week, industry experts weighed in on the economics of music, separating toxic artists from their art, what the Facebook outage revealed about needing a direct connection with your fans, and more.

- [**The 5 things you need to know about the economics of streaming music** \[Jay Gilbert\]](https://www.hypebot.com/the-5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-economics-of-streaming-music-jay-gilbert/)
- [**R Kelly, Michael Jackson & More: On separating the musician from their music**](https://www.hypebot.com/r-kelly-michael-jackson-more-on-separating-the-musician-from-their-music/)
- [**Facebook just proved why you need a direct connection with your fans**](https://www.hypebot.com/yesterday-facebook-proved-why-you-need-a-direct-connection-with-your-fans/)
- [**Creator TAMs \[Total Addressable Markets\]: a new way to measure the creator economy (Mark Mulligan)**](https://www.hypebot.com/creator-tams-total-addressable-markets-a-new-way-to-measure-the-creator-economy-mark-mulligan/)