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# Rewind: Daniel “Homeless” Mustard Gets Signed, Best Hypebot Posts Of 2010, Music Start-Ups & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rewind-daniel-homeless-mustard-gets-signed-best-hypebot-posts-of-2010-music-start-ups-more/
- Published: 2010-12-18T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-12-18T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: Daniel "Homeless" Mustard gets a record deal and turns life around. Hypebot analyzes the state of Grooveshark and online music streaming. Miranda Burnett interviewed OK Go in file-sharing and viral. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/12/rewind-daniel-homeless-mustard-gets-signed-
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- **Daniel**  "Homeless" **Mustard** gets a record deal and turns [ life around](https://www.hypebot.com/homeless-street-musician-goes-viral-on-youtube-gets-a-record-deal-turns-his-life-around/).
- Hypebot analyzes the state of [Grooveshark](https://www.hypebot.com/grooveshark-rises-in-popularity-so-now-what/) and online [music streaming](https://www.hypebot.com/standing-next-to-the-grooveshark-sales-funnel/).
- **Miranda Burnett** interviewed **OK Go** in file-sharing [ and viral marketing](https://www.hypebot.com/interview-with-ok-go-on-file-sharing-the-major-label-system-balancing-creativity-with-marketing/).
- Here's a list of the **most read** Hypebot news items and essays [in 2010](https://www.hypebot.com/the-100-most-read-music-industry-stories-in-2010/).
- **Debra** of Devi explores **the conflict** of giving her music [away for free](https://www.hypebot.com/i-sell-original-music-not-weed-grinders-damnit/).
- **Chris Bracco** looks at the most interesting **music start-ups** in [2010](https://www.hypebot.com/best-of-2010-the-most-interesting-and-innovative-music-start-ups/).

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Rewind With The Music Industry Week In Review:

- Here's a list of the **most read Music Think Tank** posts in [2010](https://www.hypebot.com/mtt/).
- **CitiGroup** is likely to take control of **EMI** by the end of the [year](https://www.hypebot.com/citigroup-likely-to-take-control-of-emi-by-christmas/).
- Here's a special behind the scenes look at the **DJ Shadow** [Tour](https://www.hypebot.com/video-behind-the-scenes-on-the-dj-shadow-tour/).
- Hypebot [interviews](https://www.hypebot.com/interview-indie-band-survival-guide-authors-pt-1/) the authors behind [The Indie Band Survival Guide](https://www.hypebot.com/interview-indie-band-survival-guide-authors-pt-2/).
- **Katie Reilly** asks us, "Why are **some records** outperforming [singles](https://www.hypebot.com/why-are-some-records-outperforming-singles/)?"
- **iTunes** has added **social playlists** to their music social network [Ping](https://www.hypebot.com/apples-itunes-adds-social-playlists-to-ping/).
- **eMusic** has launched a marketing campaign to differentiate [its brand](https://www.hypebot.com/emusic-launches-geurilla-marketing-campaign-to-prove-its-irrevent-and-engaging/).
- Hypebot [ talked to ](https://www.hypebot.com/interview-with-ceo-of-lyricfind-on-their-new-api-system-and-the-most-innovative-lyric-sites/) the CEO of **LyricFind**, a legal lyric solution [provider](https://www.hypebot.com/interview-fighting-lyric-pirates-one-site-at-a-time/).
- According to BPI, **1.2 billion songs** were downloaded online [in 2010](https://www.hypebot.com/23-of-all-uk-music-downloads-pirated-in-2010/).
- **Myspace** Music has released a set of online marketing tools [ for artists ](https://www.hypebot.com/myspace-music-collaborates-with-reverbnation-offers-new-suite-of-marketing-tools-for-artists/) .
- A **NPD Group study** indicates that **Apple's** market [share is growing](https://www.hypebot.com/itunes-dominance-of-digital-music-growing/).
- Here's a list of **36 exclusive Hypebot interviews** from [the last year](https://www.hypebot.com/36-exclusive-hypebot-interviews-from-2010/).
- **Natalie Cheng**  tells us why musicians should partner with [non-profits](https://www.hypebot.com/cause-marketing-why-musicians-should-partner-with-nonprofits/).
- Hypebot prepared a **Christmas gift** list for the record execs in [your life](https://www.hypebot.com/books/).