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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-2-18/
- Published: 2017-09-17T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-09-17T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: Commentators in the music industry this week shared their thoughts and opinions on how piracy can have an upside for artists, the exploding streaming market in China, and why the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/09/this-week-in-music-commentary-2-18.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Banco Santander, Blockchain (database), Business Insider, China, Credit Suisse, music industry, People's Bank of China, record label, Tencent, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

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Commentators in the music industry this week shared their thoughts and opinions on how piracy can have an upside for artists, the exploding streaming market in China, and why the music industry still doesn't understand blockchain tech.
- [Vivian Campbell Shares Upside Of Music Piracy For Def Leppard](https://www.hypebot.com/vivian-campbell-reveals-upside-of-music-piracy-for-def-leppard/)
- [Darren Hemmings Talks Online Branding, Music Marketing Strategies](https://www.hypebot.com/darren-hemmings-talks-online-branding-marketing-strategies/)
- [Tencent's Cussion Pang On China's Exploding Streaming Music Market](https://www.hypebot.com/tencents-cussion-pang-on-chinas-exploding-streaming-music-market/)
- [The Music Industry Still Doesn't Understand Blockchain Tech](https://www.hypebot.com/the-music-industry-still-doesnt-understand-blockchain-tech/)

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