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# TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
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- Published: 2017-08-04T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-08-04T14:00:00.000Z
- Description: The most popular and often perused articles from Hypebot this week dug into the best way to collect your piece of the Spotify lawsuit pie, the beautiful secrets behind vinyl,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/08/top-3.html]
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[](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c9128a3b970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)The most popular and often perused articles from Hypebot this week dug into the best way to collect your piece of the Spotify lawsuit pie, the beautiful secrets behind vinyl, SoundClouds potential majority stake sale to private equity firms, and more.
- **[How To Collect Your Share Of $43.5 Million Spotify Settlement](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/08/how-to-collect-your-share-of-435-million-spotify-songwriter-publisher-settlement.html?ref=hypebot.com)**
- **[The Beautiful Secrets Behind Vinyl](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/08/the-beautiful-secrets-behind-vinyl.html?ref=hypebot.com)**
- **[SoundCloud Nears Deal To Sell Majority Stake To Private Equity Firms](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/07/soundcloud-nearing-deal-to-a-sell-majority-stake-to-two-private-equity-firms-report-.html?ref=hypebot.com)**
- **[On Building A Music City](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/08/music-cities-as-infrastructure-.html?ref=hypebot.com)**
- **[Paid Music Streaming: Where Are We Going? \[Mark Mulligan\]](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/07/musics-three-eras-of-paid-streaming-where-are-we-now-where-are-we-going-mark-mulligan.html?ref=hypebot.com)**
- **[Spotify Could Be Forced To Pay Songwriters $345 Million](http://hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/08/spotify-potentially-forced-to-pay-songwriters-345-million.html?ref=hypebot.com)**
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