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# The State of Music Streaming Services
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-state-of-music-streaming-services/
- Published: 2015-06-09T16:18:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-06-09T16:18:00.000Z
- Description: In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, I talk with Anu Kirk, the former Director of Music Services at Sony Network Entertainment. He spent over three years as the business. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/06/the-state-of-music-streaming-services.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Tech, Podcasts, Streaming, Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Doug Morris, iTunes, Midem, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

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\_\_\_**Kyle Bylin* is a user researcher at SoundHound Inc. and author of [Promised Land: Youth Culture, Disruptive Startups, and the Social Music Revolution](http://www.amazon.com/Promised-Land-Disruptive-Startups-Revolution-ebook/dp/B00MOZDNMQ?ref=hypebot.com).*

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