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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-24/
- Published: 2016-12-03T08:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-12-03T08:55:00.000Z
- Description: In this look back at the past seven days of music industry news, we examined Spotify's potential profitability, how your earbuds could be converted into microphones, looked at ten genres of. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/12/rewind-the-new-music-industrys-week-in-review-24.ht
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[![6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08d1d8f8970d-150wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2415ed2970c-150wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08d1d8f8970d-150wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2415ed2970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)In this look back at the past seven days of music industry news, we examined **Spotify's potential profitability**, how your **earbuds** could be **converted into microphones**, looked at **ten genres of music** you may **not have heard of**, and much, much more.
- [Spotify Could Be Profitable As Early As Next Year, Says Prominent Board Member, Investor](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-could-be-profitable-as-early-as-next-year-says-prominent-board-member-investor/)
- [Your Earbuds Can Become Microphones With Just A Little Malware](https://www.hypebot.com/your-earbuds-can-become-microphones-with-just-a-little-malware/)
- [Baile Funk? Speed Garage? 10 Genres You've Never Heard Of Top Spotify's Emerging Genre Chart](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/12/baile-funk-speed-garage-10-genres-youve-never-heard-of-top-spotifys-emerging-genre-chart-.html)
- [Spotify Discover Weekly Has Helped Fans Unearth 300 Billion Tracks](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-discover-weekly-has-helped-fans-unearth-300-billion-tracks/)
- [Spotify Shares Most Streamed Artists, Albums, Songs,Trends of 2016](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-shares-most-streamed-artists-albums-songstrends-of-2016/)
- [Tidal, The Streaming Service That's Kind To Artists, Sued By Prince Estate Over Copyright Infringement](https://www.hypebot.com/tidal-the-streaming-service-thats-kind-to-artists-sued-by-prince-estate-over-copyright-infringement/)
- [Checkmate: Frank Ocean Goes Independent](https://www.hypebot.com/checkmate-frank-ocean-goes-independent-draft/)

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