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# This Week In Music Commentary
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/this/
- Published: 2018-02-04T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-02-04T09:00:00.000Z
- Description: Commentators inside the industry this week weighed in on whether rock music is headed for the endangered species list, why Facebook is now staring down an Instagram and messaging app. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/02/this.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

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Commentators inside the industry this week weighed in on whether rock music is headed for the endangered species list, why Facebook is now staring down an Instagram and messaging app problem, and how the music modernization act could be harmful to songwriters.
- [**Is Rock On Music's Endangered List?**](https://www.hypebot.com/is-rock-music-on-the-endangered-list/)
- [**Facebook Has An Instagram And Messaging App Problem \[Mark Mulligan\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/facebook-has-an-instagram-messaging-app-problem-mark-mulligan/)
- [**Under Music Modernization Act Songwriters Lose Unclaimed Royalties, Meaningful Ability To Litigate**](https://www.hypebot.com/under-music-modernization-act-songwriters-lose-unclaimed-royalties-ability-to-litigate/)