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# This Week in Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-46/
- Published: 2015-08-09T10:19:53.000Z
- Updated: 2015-08-09T10:19:53.000Z
- Description: Taylor Swift and Garth Brooks parallels, Apple Music ruled illegal in the UK, and other chatter concerning the music industry.
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, 50 Cent, Apple Inc., Bandcamp, Berklee College of Music, Celebrity, Compact disc, music industry, Nicki Minaj, Spotify, Taylor Swift, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

**[![6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d12f2acd970c-800wi](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb085f9a82970d-100wi "6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d12f2acd970c-800wi")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb085f9a82970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Taylor Swift** and **Garth Brooks** parallels, **Apple Music** ruled **illegal** in the UK, and other chatter concerning the music industry.
- [**Taylor Swift's Streaming Rant Nearly Identical To Garth Brooks' Used CD Rant**](https://www.hypebot.com/taylor-swifts-streaming-rant-nearly-identical-to-garth-brooks-used-cd-rant-draft/)
- [**ITunes, Apple Music Illegal In UK After Court Ruling**](https://www.hypebot.com/itunes-apple-music-illegal-in-uk-after-court-ruling/)
- [**Does The Reddit Revolt Foretell A Similar Uprising For The Music Industry?**](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/08/does-the-reddit-revolt-foretell-a-similar-uprising-for-the-music-business.html?ref=hypebot.com)
- [**Beatport, SFXE "Unable" To Pay Artists, Labels As Stock Deadline, $100 Million Lawsuit Loom**](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/08/beatport-sfxe-unable-to-pay-artists-labels-as-stock-deadline-100-million-lawsuit-loom.html?ref=hypebot.com)
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