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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-3-2/
- Published: 2019-03-24T08:12:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-03-24T08:12:00.000Z
- Description: This week, commentators from inside the industry shared their take on how Facebook could be the future of social music, why Spotify's new town hall charm offensive on songwriters will. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/03/this-week-in-music-commentary-3-2.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, PledgeMusic, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

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This week, commentators from inside the industry shared their take on how Facebook could be the future of social music, why Spotify's new town hall charm offensive on songwriters will likely fall flat, where we stand with the PledgeMusic crisis, and more.
- [**Facebook Could Be the Future of Social Music, But Isn’t Yet \[Mark Mulligan\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/facebook-could-be-the-future-of-social-music-but-isnt-yet-mark-mulligan/)
- [**Spotify Songwriter Town Hall Charm Offensive: Go Ahead, Make My Day \[Op-Ed\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-songwriter-town-hall-charm-offensive-go-ahead-make-my-day-op-ed/)
- [**PledgeMusic Debacle Update \[Iain Baker of Jesus Jones\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/pledge-music-debacle-update/)
- [**The Recording Industry Is Growing, So Why Do We Need Article 13? \[Op-Ed\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/with-recording-industry-growing-why-do-we-need-article-13-op-ed/)