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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-1-30/
- Published: 2016-05-15T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-15T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: In this week's music commentary section, we look back at the legacy of Paradigm's Chip Hooper, hear why Spotify's excuses are invalid, and read Irving Azoff's open letter to YouTube.
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d18e81c1970c-800wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c85aa5ff970b-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d18e81c1970c-800wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c85aa5ff970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)In this week's music commentary section, we look back at the legacy of **Paradigm's Chip Hooper**, hear why **Spotify's excuses** are **invalid**, and read **Irving Azoff**'s open letter to **YouTube**.
- **[Pay It Forward: Jim Lewi On The Legacy Of Paradigm's Chip Hooper](https://www.hypebot.com/pay-it-forward/)**
- [**Spotify’s Latest New Release Excuse Is Invalid \[David Lowery\]**](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/05/spotifys-new-release-excuse-is-invalid.html?ref=hypebot.com)
- [**Irving Azoff Pens An Open Letter To YouTube: "The Root Of The Problem Here Is You."**](https://www.hypebot.com/irving-azoff-pens-an-open-letter-to-youtube-the-root-of-the-problem-here-is-you/)

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