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# REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/re-22/
- Published: 2016-01-30T08:33:56.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-30T08:33:56.000Z
- Description: Looking back on a week of industry news, we explore the dark world of Japanese Idol's fan culture, the unsurprising firing of venue execs, iHeartRadio's impressive growth, Spotify's challenge to. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/01/re-22.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0849ee68970d-800wi](https://a0.typepad.com/6a01b7c7aa2d2b970b01b7c80e7df0970b-150wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0849ee68970d-800wi")](http://a0.typepad.com/6a01b7c7aa2d2b970b01b7c80e7df0970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Looking back on a week of industry news, we explore the dark world of **Japanese Idol's fan culture**, the **unsurprising firing** of venue execs, **iHeartRadio's** impressive **growth**, **Spotify's challenge to YouTube**, and much, much more.
- **[Japanese Idol, Music As Merchandise And PledgeMusic's Evil Twin… Is This The Future Of Music?](https://www.hypebot.com/japanese-idol-and-the-high-price-of-fandom/)**
- [**Guitar Hero YouTuber Sings Acapella Version To Avoid Takedown**](https://www.hypebot.com/guitar-hero-youtuber-sings-acapella-version-to-avoid-takedown-likely-still-violating-copyright-law/)
- [**Time Is Running Out To Enter NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest**](https://www.hypebot.com/time-is-running-out-to-enter-npr-musics-tiny-desk-contest-nprs-ben-naddaff-hafrey/)
- [**6 Venue Execs Fired For Reselling Tickets And No One Is Surprised**](https://www.hypebot.com/6-venue-execs-fired-for-reselling-tickets-no-one-is-surprised/)
- [**Another Problem For Pandora? IHeartRadio Passes 80 Million Registered Users**](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/01/another-problem-for-pandora-iheartradio-passes-80-million-registered-users-.html)
- [**Spotify Japan Launch Nears + They're Hiring Worldwide!**](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-japan-launch-nears-theyre-hiring-worldwide/)
- [**Spotify Just Parked Its Tanks On YouTube’s Lawn: Video Goes Live In IOS, Android Apps**](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-just-parked-its-tanks-on-youtubes-lawn-video-goes-live-in-ios-android-apps/)

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