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# This Week in Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this-week-in-music-commentary-49/
- Published: 2015-06-28T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-06-28T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: This week, the music industry chatted about the true cost of $.99 "freemium", what Apple Music will mean to artists, how Taylor Swift is (or is not) a driving force. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/06/this-week-in-music-commentary-49.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

[![Music Commentary](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d12f2acd970c-100wi "Music Commentary")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d12f2acd970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)This week, the music industry chatted about the **true cost of $.99 "freemium"**, what **Apple Music** will mean to artists, how **Taylor Swift** is (or is not) a driving force in today's music industry and more. 

[Full Text Of Taylor Swift's Letter To Apple Music](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/06/full-text-of-taylor-swifts-letter-to-apple-music.html?ref=hypebot.com)

[This Just In: Taylor Swift Is Not The Savior Artists Need](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/06/this-just-in-taylor-swift-is-not-the-savior-artists-need.html?ref=hypebot.com)

[The High Cost Of “Free $.99”](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/06/the-high-cost-of-free-99-draft.html?ref=hypebot.com)

[What Apple Music Will Mean To Artists](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/06/what-apple-music-means-to-artists.html?ref=hypebot.com)