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# REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/r-16/
- Published: 2016-03-05T08:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-03-05T08:30:00.000Z
- Description: Before moving on to what will doubtless be another full week of industry news, we're revisiting some of the past week's stories from the world of music business, including a. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/03/r-16.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, music, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0849ee68970d-800wi](https://a2.typepad.com/6a01b7c7aa2d2b970b01b7c81dea5a970b-150wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0849ee68970d-800wi")](http://a2.typepad.com/6a01b7c7aa2d2b970b01b7c81dea5a970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Before moving on to what will doubtless be another full week of industry news, we're revisiting some of the past week's stories from the world of music business, including a **landslide of lawsuits** filed a against **streaming services**, **DJ Khaled**'s rise to **Snapchat fame**, **Tidal**'s **removal** of two of its **top executives**, and many more!
- [**What If Google Really Buys Spotify?**](https://www.hypebot.com/what-if-google-buys-spotify/)
- [**Ask Before You Play: Tidal, Deezer, Google Play, Microsoft, Rdio, Others Sued Over Copyright Infringement**](https://www.hypebot.com/what-if-you-threw-a-music-streaming-service-party-and-no-one-showed-up-with-licenses-google-play-sla/)
- [**DJ Khaled Nabs 6 Million Followers In 4 Months On Snapchat, Lands Cover Of Bloomberg Business**](https://www.hypebot.com/dj-khaled-nabs-6-million-followers-in-4-months-on-snapchat-lands-cover-of-bloomberg-business/)
- [**Major Vs. Indie: What Actually Happens When You Sign A Record Deal?**](https://www.hypebot.com/major-vs-indie-what-actually-happens-when-you-sign-a-record-deal/)
- [**Tidal Terminates Two Top Execs**](https://www.hypebot.com/i/)
- [**Songwriter Class Action Suits Filed Against Tidal, Jay Z, Slacker**](https://www.hypebot.com/songwriter-class-action-suits-filed-against-tidal-jay-z-slacker/)
- [**Spotify Nears New $500 Million – $1 Billion Funding Round**](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-nears-new-500m/)
- [**Jabberjaw – Finally A Podcast Network That Focuses On Indie Music**](https://www.hypebot.com/jabberjaw-media-music-podcasting-network-interview/)

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