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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-3-11/
- Published: 2018-05-27T09:22:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-05-27T09:22:00.000Z
- Description: Some spicy commentary in the music business world this week, as Irving Azoff calls Cohen a liar, Spotify's Troy Carter admits to a tiff, and we speculate on whether the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/05/this-week-in-music-commentary-3-11.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Music Tech, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Google, Irving Azoff, music video, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09aae429970d-100wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20224df359563200b-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09aae429970d-100wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20224df359563200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Some spicy commentary in the music business world this week, as Irving Azoff calls Cohen a liar, Spotify's Troy Carter admits to a tiff, and we speculate on whether the MMA will blow up in our faces or mark actual progress.
- [**Could ASCAP, BMI Consent Decrees Be About To End? Justice Dept. Antitrust Head To Speak At Publisher Conference**](https://www.hypebot.com/head-of-justice-dept-antitrust-division-to-speak-at-publisher-conferencecould-ascapbmi-consent-decre/)
- **[Irving Azoff Calls Out 'Liar' Cohen, YouTube Over Payments](https://www.hypebot.com/irving-azoff-calls-out-liar-cohen-youtube-over-payments/)**
- **[ALTERNATIVE TAKE: Music Modernization Act Database – Landmark Or Landmine?](https://www.hypebot.com/music-modernization-act-database-landmark-or-landmine-for-music-industry-part-1/)**
- [**Troy Carter Denies Spotify Exit, Admits To Disagreement**](https://www.hypebot.com/troy-carter-denies-spotify-exit-admits-to-disagreement/)

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