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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-w/
- Published: 2016-05-01T11:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-01T11:01:00.000Z
- Description: This week in music commentary, we hear thoughts and opinions on why virtual reality must be treated as a tool not a toy, what's working for indie musicians of today,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/05/this-w.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d18e81c1970c-800wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1d7abca970c-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d18e81c1970c-800wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1d7abca970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)This week in music commentary, we hear thoughts and opinions on why **virtual reality** must be treated as a **tool** not a **toy**, what's working for **indie musicians** of today, and why it is that **universal data standards** are so **important**.
- **[Spotify Is Becoming MySpace, While Apple Music Becomes Facebook](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-is-becoming-myspace-while-apple-music-becomes-facebook/)**
- **[Virtual Reality In The Music Industry Must Be A Tool, And Not Just An Experience](https://www.hypebot.com/virtual-reality-in-the-music-industry-needs-to-be-a-tool-not-just-an-experience-draft/)**
- **[What’s Working In Indie Music Today: Lessons In Success From New Artist Model Member Mike Sullivan](https://www.hypebot.com/whats-working-in-indie-music-today-lessons-in-success-from-new-artist-model-member-mike-sullivan/)**
- [**Future Of Music Coalition CEO Casey Rae On The Value Of Universal Data Standards \[INTERVIEW\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/future-of-music-coalition-ceo-casey-rae-on-the-value-of-universal-data-standards-interview/)