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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-12/
- Published: 2016-08-28T10:35:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-08-28T10:35:00.000Z
- Description: This week, knowledgeable commentators from within the music industry give voice to their thoughts on the artist services arms race in online music, whether we ought to buy into the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/08/this-12.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Academy Award, Arms race, Artist, Facebook, iTunes, ITV Studios, music industry, Russia, Spotify, Unsigned artist, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d18e81c1970c-800wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d215e924970c-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d18e81c1970c-800wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d215e924970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)This week, knowledgeable commentators from within the music industry give voice to their thoughts on the **artist services arms** race in online music, whether we ought to buy into the **negative hype** surrounding the **DOJ ruling on PROs**, and how the **economics of curation** can **benefit emerging artists**.
- **[The Coming Arms Race In Online Music: Artist Services \[TIM QUIRK\]](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/08/the-coming-arms-race-in-online-music-.html)**
- **[Should We Believe All The Negative Hype Surrounding New DOJ Rules On PROs?](https://www.hypebot.com/negative-hype-surrounding-the-doj-rules-on-pros-is-not-to-be-believed/)**
- [**What In The World Happened At CÜR?**](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/08/what-in-the-world-happened-at-c%C3%BCr.html)
- [**How Economics Of Curation Benefit Emerging Artists And Fans \[Scott Keeney Aka DJ Skee\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/how-the-economics-of-curation-benefit-both-emerging-artists-and-fans/)

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