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# Last week in music industry commentary: RIAA data, radio, the metaverse & more
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-riaa-data-radio-the-metaverse-more/
- Published: 2023-04-15T01:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-17T12:24:13.000Z
- Description: This week, some of the smartest people in the thick of the music industry shared a deep dive into 50 years of RIAA data, thoughts on the end of radio,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/04/last-week-in-music-industry-commentary-riaa-data-radio-the-metaverse-more.html]
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: Music Business, Music Op-Ed, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

This week, some of the smartest people in the thick of the music industry shared a deep dive into 50 years of RIAA data, thoughts on the end of radio, the metaverse flop, and more.

- **[50 Ways to Love Your Data with the RIAA’s Josh Friedlander](https://www.hypebot.com/50-ways-to-love-your-data-with-the-riaas-josh-friedlander/)**
- **[Is the Metaverse a metadud? Just 7% of US teens plan to buy VR headset](https://www.hypebot.com/is-the-metaverse-a-metadud-just-7-of-us-teens-plan-to-buy-vr-headset/)**
- **[Is radio approaching its end times, and wh](https://www.hypebot.com/is-radio-approaching-its-end-times-and-what-does-that-mean-for-music-fred-jacobs/)[a](https://www.hypebot.com/lykke-lis-gives-her-best-advice-for-up-and-coming-artists/)[t does that mean for music? \[Fred Jacobs\]](https://www.hypebot.com/is-radio-approaching-its-end-times-and-what-does-that-mean-for-music-fred-jacobs/)**
- **[Lykke Li’s gives her best advice for up and coming artists](https://www.hypebot.com/lykke-lis-gives-her-best-advice-for-up-and-coming-artists/)**