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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-29/
- Published: 2016-12-18T08:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-12-18T08:30:00.000Z
- Description: This week commentators from the music industry aired their opinions on why 2017 will be the Year of the Platform, the ongoing value gap issue of YouTube, any why virtual. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/12/this-week-in-music-commentary-29.html]
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08d1d859970d-100wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2475459970c-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08d1d859970d-100wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2475459970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)This week commentators from the music industry aired their opinions on why **2017** will be the **Year of the Platform**, the ongoing v**alue gap issue of YouTube**, any why **virtual reality** and **live music** are a **match made in heaven**.
- [2017 Will Be The Year Of The Platform, Tidal Will Sell To Apple Predicts MIDiA Research](https://www.hypebot.com/2017-will-be-musics-year-of-the-platform-says-midia-research/)
- [YouTube Delivers Fans, But There's A Big Value Gap \[Russ Crupnick\]](https://www.hypebot.com/thanks-youtube-but-there-is-still-a-value-gap/)
- [Virtual Reality, Live Music Seem Like Marriage Made In Heaven](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/12/virtual-reality-live-music-seem-like-marriage-made-in-heaven-.html)

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