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# REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rewind-the-new-music-industrys-week-in-review-143/
- Published: 2020-08-22T10:43:47.000Z
- Updated: 2020-08-22T10:43:48.000Z
- Description: In this look back on the past week’s music industry news, we revisit a possible new ‘musical middle class,’ explore why calculating how much money Spotify pays artists is so. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2020/08/rewind-the-new-music-industrys-week-in-review-143.html]
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- Tags: Music Business, rewind, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:51

In this look back on the past week’s music industry news, we revisit a possible new ‘musical middle class,’ explore why calculating how much money Spotify pays artists is so hard, hear the story of how one band fled Iran after a fifteen year sentence for performing heavy metal, and more.

- [**New Musical Middle Class? AWAL Says ‘100’s’ Of Their Artists Are Making $100K+ Per Year**](https://www.hypebot.com/new-musical-middle-class-awal-says-100s-of-their-artists-are-making-100k-per-year/)
- [**Calculating Spotify’s Per Stream Payout Harder Than You Might Guess**](https://www.hypebot.com/calculating-spotifys-per-stream-payout-harder-than-you-might-guess/)
- [**Taylor Swift Supports Local Record Stores With Boxes Of Signed CDs**](https://www.hypebot.com/taylor-swift-supports-local-record-stores-with-boxes-of-signed-cds/)
- [**Band Flees Iran After 15 Year Sentence For Playing Heavy Metal**](https://www.hypebot.com/band-flees-iran-after-15-year-sentence-for-playing-heavy-metal/)
- [**Every Minute Spotify Adds 28 Tracks, Facebook Uploads 147K Photos plus Other Internet Stats That Will Blow Your Mind!**](https://www.hypebot.com/every-minute-spotify-adds-28-tracks-facebook-uploads-147k-photos-plus-other-internet-stats-that-will-blow-your-mind/)
- [**Bandsintown To Unveil Extensive Artist, Fan Surveys Today At ‘Live Music Streaming: The Future Is Now’ Conference**](https://www.hypebot.com/bandsintown-to-unveil-extensive-artist-fan-surveys-today-at-live-music-streaming-the-future-is-now-conference/)
- [**The Story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter: Wrongly Convicted Boxer, Dylan’s Muse**](https://www.hypebot.com/the-story-of-rubin-hurricane-carter-wrongly-convicted-boxer-dylans-muse/)
- [**Facebook Paid Live Streams Are A Gamechanger, According To New Bandsintown Data**](https://www.hypebot.com/facebook-paid-live-streams-are-a-gamechanger-according-to-new-bandsintown-data/)