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# REWIND: The new music industry’s last week in review
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rewind-the-new-music-industrys-week-in-review-227/
- Published: 2022-07-09T13:19:49.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-09T13:53:22.000Z
- Description: Yet another busy week by any definition, the music industry was no exception, with NY passing a ticket transparency law, a Spotify rapper involved in Chicago shooting, Web3 colliding with. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/07/rewind-the-new-music-industrys-week-in-review-227.htm
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: Music Business, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

Yet another busy week by any definition, the music industry was no exception, with NY passing a ticket transparency law, a Spotify rapper involved in Chicago shooting, Web3 colliding with the music industry, and more.

- **[New York ticket transparency bill is now law](https://www.hypebot.com/new-york-ticket-transparency-bill-becomes-law-more-states-to-follow/) with more states to follow**
- [**Chicago shooting suspect is Spotify Verified artist Awake The Rapper**](https://www.hypebot.com/chicago-shooting-suspect-is-spotify-verified-artist-awake-the-rapper/)
- [**Why Web3 and the music industry are meant for each other**](http://Why Web3 and the music industry are meant for each other)
- [**R.I.P. Dave Smith, The Godfather of MIDI**](https://www.hypebot.com/r-i-p-dave-smith-the-godfather-of-midi/)
- **A new study[ says 1 in 3 US listeners under 40 discover new music on Twitch](https://www.hypebot.com/study-says-1-in-3-us-listeners-under-40-discover-new-music-on-twitch/)**
- **[Logic signs artist-friendly BMG deal: “There’s a lot of bullshit in the music industry”](https://www.hypebot.com/logic-signs-artist-friendly-bmg-deal-theres-a-lot-of-bullshit-in-the-music-industry/)**