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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-4-4/
- Published: 2018-04-29T09:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-04-29T09:04:00.000Z
- Description: Commentary inside a humming music business this week included conversations about marketing strategies, tour advocacy, the failure of music discovery, and more.
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Apple Music, Bittorrent, Blake Morgan, Business Insider, Initial public offering, Royalty payment, Spotify, Streaming media, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

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Commentary inside a humming music business this week included conversations about marketing strategies, tour advocacy, the failure of music discovery, and more.
- [**Be-Hookd's Silas Armstrong Talks Talks, Branding, Bots, Marketing Strategies \[INTERVIEW\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/be-hookds-silas-armstrong-talks-talks-branding-bots-marketing-strategies-interview/)
- **[#irespectmusic Tour Advocacy With Blake Morgan \[INTERVIEW\]](https://www.hypebot.com/irespectmusic-tour-advocacy-with-blake-morgan-interview/)**
- **[71% Of Spotify Users Need Free Music says Troy Carter](https://www.hypebot.com/spotifys-troy-carter-says-71-of-users-need-free-music/)**
- [**How Music Discovery Failed Me \[Glenn Peoples\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/how-music-discovery-failed-me-glenn-peoples/)

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