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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-commentators-this-week-weighed-in-on-the-high-cost-of-spotifys-significant-growth-whether-it-may-be-time-for-an-audit/
- Published: 2017-06-25T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-06-25T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: Music commentators this week weighed in on the high cost of Spotify's significant growth, whether it may be time for an audit of Tunecore, plus an interview with A2IM CEO. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/06/music-commentators-this-week-weighed-in-on-the-high-cost-of-spotifys-s
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- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

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Music commentators this week weighed in on the high cost of Spotify's significant growth, whether it may be time for an audit of Tunecore, plus an interview with A2IM CEO Richard Burgess.
- [Since Tunecore May Be Getting Sold, Is It Time For An Audit? \[Chris Castle\]](https://www.hypebot.com/is-it-audit-time-tunecore-getting-sold-do-your-clients-believe/)
- [Spotify's Growth Comes At A High Cost \[Mark Mulligan\]](https://www.hypebot.com/spotifys-growth-comes-at-a-high-cost-mark-mulligan/)
- [An Interview With A2IM CEO Richard Burgess: Challenges and Opportunities For Independent M**usic**](https://www.hypebot.com/an-interview-with-a2im-ceo-richard-burgess-challenges-and-opportunies-for-indpendent-music/)

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