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# Last week in music industry commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-50/
- Published: 2022-01-29T02:06:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-31T14:33:19.000Z
- Description: Music experts put their two cents in on topics like old music pushing out new music, abandoning frozen mechanical rates, and more. Radio needs a new model, says Dropkick Murphy’s. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/01/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-50.html]
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: Music Business, Music Op-Ed, music, opinion, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

Music experts put their two cents in on topics like old music pushing out new music, abandoning frozen mechanical rates, and more.

- **[Radio needs a new model, says Dropkick Murphy’s frontman Ken Casey](https://www.hypebot.com/radio-needs-a-new-model-says-dropkick-murphys-frontman-ken-casey/)**
- **[Is old new music REALLY crowding out new music? \[Fred Jacobs\]](https://www.hypebot.com/is-old-new-music-really-crowding-out-new-music-fred-jacobs/)**
- **[Reasons for abandoning frozen mechanical rates at the Copyright Royalty Board are growing \[Chris Castle\]](https://www.hypebot.com/reasons-for-abandoning-frozen-mechanical-rates-at-the-copyright-royalty-board-are-growing-chris-castle/)**