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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-285/
- Published: 2023-10-21T13:12:15.000Z
- Updated: 2023-10-22T13:45:52.000Z
- Description: Last week was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with Bnadcamp layoffs, new merch features on Spotify, royalty hacking, and more…
- 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, and the music industry was no exception, with Bnadcamp layoffs, new merch features on Spotify, royalty hacking, and more…

- [**SoundExchange royalty payments rose 8% to $257M in Q3**](https://www.hypebot.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=78089&action=edit)
- [**Spotify adds a personalized multi-artist Merch Hub**](https://www.hypebot.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=78069&action=edit)
- [**Half of Bandcamp staff laid off after the sale to Songrtadr by Epic Games**](https://www.hypebot.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=78095&action=edit)
- [**Music Streaming Royalty Hacking proves how desperately the system needs to be changed**](https://www.hypebot.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=78098&action=edit)
- [**Submissions are now open for A2IM independent music Libera Awards 2024**](https://www.hypebot.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=78105&action=edit)