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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/t-14/
- Published: 2017-01-08T10:24:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-08T10:24:00.000Z
- Description: This week music commentators voiced their thoughts on BeatStars, a new sampling startup, why the radio industry is a cartel, how PR and crowdfunding work, and more.
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, 40Billion, crowdfunding, Facebook, GoFundMe, Indiegogo, Irving Azoff, kickstarter, LinkedIn, Small business, Twitter, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08d1d859970d-100wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d24e77c5970c-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08d1d859970d-100wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d24e77c5970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)This week music commentators voiced their thoughts on BeatStars, a new sampling startup, why the radio industry is a cartel, how PR and crowdfunding work, and more.
- [Meet BeatStars, The Bootstrapped Sampling Startup](https://www.hypebot.com/meet-beatstars-the-bootstrapped-sampling-startup/)
- [Irving Azoff Calls Radio Industry A Cartel \[Analysis\]](https://www.hypebot.com/significance-of-irving-azoff-calling-radio-industry-a-cartel/)
- [Merlin Works To Make Independents Equal With Majors On Streaming Services \[INTERVIEW\]](https://www.hypebot.com/merlin-works-to-make-independents-equal-with-majors-on-streaming-services-interview/)
- [Ariel Hyatt On Music PR And Crowdfunding \[INTERVIEW\]](https://www.hypebot.com/ariel-hyatt-on-pr-and-crowdfunding/)

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