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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-1-33/
- Published: 2016-01-17T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-17T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: This week, music industry commentators discuss how major labels still don't "get" YouTube, why motivation can be more important than talent, and why it is that the music industry is. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/01/this-week-in-music-commentary-1-33.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d18e81c1970c-800wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8085bc9970b-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d18e81c1970c-800wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8085bc9970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)This week, music industry commentators discuss how **major labels** still **don't "get" YouTube**, why **motivation** can be **more important than talent**, and why it is that the **music industry** is so often a **guinea pig for new technologies**.
- **[Why Hustle Beats Talent When Talent Don’t Hustle](https://www.hypebot.com/why-hustle-beats-talent-when-talent-dont-hustle/)**
- **[Canary In A Coalmine: How Music Guides Other Industries](https://www.hypebot.com/canary-in-a-coalmine-from-internet-of-things-to-vr-to-blockchain-how-music-guides-other-industries-d/)**
- **[Labels Still Don’t Get YouTube, At Their Expense \[Mark Mulligan\]](https://www.hypebot.com/labels-still-dont-get-youtube-and-its-costing-them/)**
- **[Melissa Ferrick On Her Spotify Lawsuit: "I Have No Issue With Streaming Services" \[EXCLUSIVE\]](https://www.hypebot.com/melissa-ferrick-on-her-spotify-lawsuit-i-have-no-issue-with-streaming-services-exclusive/)**

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