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# REWIND: The New Music Industry Week In Review
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rewind-the-new-music-industry-week-in-review/
- Published: 2011-12-24T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-12-24T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: Hypebot's Holiday Networking Party is now in progress. Introduce yourself! Megauload launches direct-to-fan startup to compete with Topspin & Bandcamp. MySpace reboots with focus on music, Facebook integration and then. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/rewind-the-new-music-i
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**[ ](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/join-hypebots-holiday-networking-part-introduce-yourself-to-our-community.html?ref=hypebot.com)[![HypebotFavicon](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20162fe53fdeb970d-50wi "HypebotFavicon")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20162fe53fdeb970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Hypebot's Holiday Networking Party** is now in progress. **Introduce yourself!**

- [Megauload launches direct-to-fan startup](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/controversial-megaupload-to-launch-topspin-bandcamp-direct-to-fan-alternative.html?ref=hypebot.com) to **compete with Topspin & Bandcamp**.
- **[MySpace reboots](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/myspace-reboots-today-with-focus-on-music-facebook-integration.html?ref=hypebot.com)** with **focus on music, Facebook integration** and then unleashes "[World's Largest (100% FREE) Online Music Library](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/new-myspace-unleashes-worlds-largest-100-free-online-music-library-.html?ref=hypebot.com)."
- **In 2012 stay focused** on these [3 Essential Music Sites](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/the-essential-music-sites-you-need-to-be-using-in-2012-.html?ref=hypebot.com).
- Is there a [**Secret Formula** For Writing A **Hit Song**](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/mathematically-speaking-is-this-song-a-hit.html?ref=hypebot.com)?

**MORE:**

- **Songtrust's Jon Ostrow** identifies the [**Top 20 Songwriters** Of 2011](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/top-20-songwriters-of-2011.html?ref=hypebot.com).
- Hypebot takes an **exclusive look** inside [Artist Growth **Musician Career Management Platform**](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/exclusive-look-inside-artist-growth-musician-career-management-platform-video-.html?ref=hypebot.com) \[VIDEO\].
- [Megauload launches direct-to-fan startup](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/controversial-megaupload-to-launch-topspin-bandcamp-direct-to-fan-alternative.html?ref=hypebot.com) to **compete with Topspin & Bandcamp**.
- **[MySpace reboots](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/myspace-reboots-today-with-focus-on-music-facebook-integration.html?ref=hypebot.com)** with **focus on music, Facebook integration** and then unleashes "[World's Largest (100% FREE) Online Music Library](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/new-myspace-unleashes-worlds-largest-100-free-online-music-library-.html?ref=hypebot.com)."
- **SoundCloud names** the [Best Music Campaigns Of 2011](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/soundcloud-names-best-campaigns-of-2011.html?ref=hypebot.com).
- **Top list** of [World's Piracy Sites](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/a-list-of-the-worlds-top-piracy-sites.html?ref=hypebot.com) released.
- **TuneRights launches** as an [**investment platform** for songs and albums](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/find-investors-for-your-song-with-tunerights.html?ref=hypebot.com).
- Study confirms [**most social media time** is spent on Facebook](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/study-confirms-social-media-is-all-about-facebook-and-nothing-else-graphic.html?ref=hypebot.com).
- **Holiday ecommerce wars** in full swing as [Google Music offers 500,000 $4.99 Albums, 10 Million $.49 Tracks](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/holiday-price-wars-google-music-offers-500000-499-albums10-million-49-tracks-.html?ref=hypebot.com).
- [**Interactive video** for "Sprawl II"](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/arcade-fire-releases-sprawl-ii-interactive-music-video.html?ref=hypebot.com) is latest **Arcade Fire experiment**.
- Soundcloud was first with [unreleased **Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton** tracks](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/soundcloud-grabs-exclusive-unreleased-paul-mccartney-with-eric-clapton-listen.html?ref=hypebot.com) \[LISTEN\].
- **U2**'s [music education donation](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/u2-makes-record-donation-to-music-generation-education-program.html?ref=hypebot.com) is biggest in Irish history.
- **5 easy tips** for [promoting music on SoundCloud](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/5-easy-soundcloud-music-promotion-tips.html?ref=hypebot.com)