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# Last week in music industry commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-69/
- Published: 2022-06-18T10:13:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-19T12:31:50.000Z
- Description: Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on crowdfunding your music release, balancing art and commerce, and more. How artists, labels balance art. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/06/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-69.html]
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: Music Business, Music Op-Ed, music, music industry, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on crowdfunding your music release, balancing art and commerce, and more.

- **[How artists, labels balance art and commerce in the long-term](https://www.hypebot.com/how-artists-labels-balance-art-and-commerce-in-the-long-term/)**
- **[Founder Richard Gottehrer shares the Orchard’s indie origin story](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/06/founder-richard-gottehrer-shares-the-orchards-indie-origin-)**
- **[How Seven Kingdoms has crowdfunded every release (and you can too)](https://www.hypebot.com/how-seven-kingdoms-has-crowdfunded-every-release-and-you-can-too/)**