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# Rewind – The Music Industry’s Week In Review: CD-Complex, Topspin, MySpace, Spotify & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rewind-1-3/
- Published: 2011-02-26T11:50:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-02-26T11:50:00.000Z
- Description: Top four reasons why the CD-Release Complex is dying. What's Topspin like? Hypebot's take. Readers weigh in. Why music biz students shouldn't let the sky fall on them. iTunes may get an audio. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/02/rewind-1-3.html]
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- Top four reasons why the **CD-Release Complex** is [dying](https://www.hypebot.com/4-reasons-why-the-cd-release-complex-is-dead/).
- What's **Topspin** like? **Hypebot's** [take](https://www.hypebot.com/two-views-of-topspin-it-works-vs-disillusioned/). Readers [weigh in](https://www.hypebot.com/weigh-in-5-thinkers-share-thoughts-on-topspin/).
- Why **music biz** students shouldn't let the sky [fall on them](https://www.hypebot.com/music-biz-students-dont-let-the-sky-fall-on-you/).
- **iTunes** may get an audio upgrade. But do people [care](https://www.hypebot.com/quality-vs-convenience-apple-may-upgrade-sound-quality/)?
- **MySpace** Music President **Courtney Holt** has now [exited](https://www.hypebot.com/myspace-music-president-courtney-holt-exits-plus-ceo-mike-jones-memo-to-staff/).
- This **chart** shows the yearlong fatal decline of [MySpace](https://www.hypebot.com/myspace-traffic-races-to-the-bottom-chart/).
[![244011](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2014e5f76f164970c-50wi "244011")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2014e5f76f164970c-pi?ref=hypebot.com) More Rewind

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- **get-ctrl** is a simple, yet powerful new artist site [platform](https://www.hypebot.com/get-ctrl-a-simple-yet-powerful-artist-website-platform/).
- Here are **six insights** that are critical to industry [success](https://www.hypebot.com/sf-wrap-up/).
- The pieces of **Apple's** cloud offering are coming [together](https://www.hypebot.com/apple-data-center-goes-live-this-spring-to-support-cloud/).
- A U.S. distribution for **Spotify** via Universal is on [the way](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-a-few-weeks-away-from-umg-deal/).
- Take a look at this **graphic** of where the industry [resides](https://www.hypebot.com/where-is-the-music-industry-located-gpaphic/).
- Ryan interviewed **New Music Seminar's** [Tom Silverman](https://www.hypebot.com/an-interview-with-new-music-seminar-founder-tom-silverman-on-digital-music-the-long-tail/).
- Many types of **singles** exist. Here's how to market [them](https://www.hypebot.com/single/).
- Exec bashes **Grammys** in [NYT ad](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/02/music-exec-buys-full-page-sunday-new-york-times-ad-to-slam-the-grammys-.html), and why he's [wrong](https://www.hypebot.com/put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is-steve-stoute-spent-40000-to-bash-grammys-in-nyt-ad/).
- **ZMX Music** has created a direct-to-fan publishing [tool](https://www.hypebot.com/sell-sheet-music-direct-to-fan-with-zmx-music/).
- Will **Apple** hold strong on their in-app subscription [tax](https://www.hypebot.com/will-apple-back-down-from-30-charge-likely-not/)?
- Hypebot ran into the only fan of **Ping** earlier this [week](https://www.hypebot.com/say-what-all-of-my-friends-and-i-use-ping/).
- How to turn **radio airplay** into traffic and music [sales](https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-turn-radio-airplay-into-music-sales/).
**D.I.Y. Boot Camp Videos**: 
- [Kickstarter](https://www.hypebot.com/diy-bootcamp-kickstarter-fan-funding-video/).
- [Better Than the Van](https://www.hypebot.com/diy-music-bootcamp-better-than-the-van-video/).
- [Bandcamp](https://www.hypebot.com/scion-av-video-series-bandcamps-ethan-diamond/).
**Conference Highlights**: 
- [Digital Music Forum East](https://www.hypebot.com/scion-av-video-series-bandcamps-ethan-diamond/).
- [Free Culture Conference](https://www.hypebot.com/free-culture/).