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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-3-8/
- Published: 2018-08-26T09:11:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-08-26T09:11:00.000Z
- Description: In the commentary department this week, Nicki Minaj accuses Irving Azoff of running a smear campaign, a Kanye West tweet leads to a class action lawsuit, and we look at. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/08/this-week-in-music-commentary-3-8.html]
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- Tags: Music Business, music, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

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In the commentary department this week, Nicki Minaj accuses Irving Azoff of running a smear campaign, a Kanye West tweet leads to a class action lawsuit, and we look at how to create a level playing field for musicians.
- [**Nicki Minaj Accuses Irving Azoff Of Smear Campaign**](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/08/nicki-minaj-accuses-irving-azoff-of-smear-campaign-.html)
- **[These Overpaid Law Professors Hate Seeing Musicians Paid, But Love Billionaires \[Op-Ed\]](https://www.hypebot.com/these-42-overpaid-ip-law-professors-hate-to-see-musicians-paid-love-billionaires-op-ed/)**
- **[Kanye West Tweet Leads To Class Action Lawsuit](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/08/kanye-west-tweet-leads-to-class-action-lawsuit-.html)**
- [**Creating A Level Playing Field For Musicians \[Cherie Hu\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/creating-a-level-playing-field-for-musicians-cherie-hu/)