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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-44/
- Published: 2015-10-04T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-10-04T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: T-Swift tackles Periscope, the struggle of selling music vs. giving it away, and some important changes in industry leadership as we listen to this week's music industry news and discussion.
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, BuzzFeed, China, Freemium, J. Tillman, Kanye West, MIDI, MTV Video Music Award, music industry, Spotify, Taylor Swift, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

[![6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d12f2acd970c-100wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb087ba8d7970d-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d12f2acd970c-100wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb087ba8d7970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)**T-Swift tackles Periscope**, the **struggle** of **selling music vs. giving it away**, and some **important changes** in **industry leadership** as we listen to this week's music industry news and discussion.
- **[The Struggle Of Selling Vs. Giving Away Music \[Kosha Dillz\]](https://www.hypebot.com/the-struggle-of-sell-vs-giving-away-music-kosha-dillz-draft/)**
- **[Rumblefish Founder, CEO Paul Anthony Troiano To Resign,Transition To Advisory Role](https://www.hypebot.com/rumblefish-founder-ceo-paul-anthony-troiano-to-resigntransition-to-advisory-role-1/)**
- **[UMG Names Nicola Levy As Global Head Of Business Affairs, Digital](https://www.hypebot.com/umg-names-nicola-levy-as-global-head-of-business-affairs-digital/)**
- **[Taylor Swift Takes On Periscope With Takedown Notices For Fan Created Videos](https://www.hypebot.com/taylor-swift-takes-on-periscope-with-takedown-notices-for-fan-created-videos/)**

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