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# REWIND: The new music industry’s last week in review
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rewind-the-new-music-industrys-last-week-in-review-6/
- Published: 2023-12-17T13:19:52.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-17T13:26:24.000Z
- Description: Last week was a busy week, by any definition. The music industry was no exception, with the year’s top tor report, vinyl sales tracking issues, Spotify testing AI, DistroKid adding. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/12/rewind-the-new-music-industrys-last-week-in-review-6.html]
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: Music Business, music, music industry, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

Last week was a busy week, by any definition. The music industry was no exception, with the year’s top tor report, vinyl sales tracking issues, Spotify testing AI, DistroKid adding an Android app, and more…

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