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# WEEKEND MUST READ: Ex-Spotify Economist Will Page pulls no punches
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/weekend-must-read-ex-spotify-economist-will-page-pulls-no-punches/
- Published: 2023-12-02T14:05:31.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-02T14:06:50.000Z
- Description: This Weekend’s Must Read is the transcript of an interview with music industry economist and truth-teller Will Page, who sat down for a bonus episode of the Your Morning Coffee. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/12/weekend-must-read-ex-spotify-economist-will-page-pulls-no-punche
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, DIY musicians, music, music industry, musician, musicians, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

This Weekend’s **Must Read** is the transcript of an interview with music industry economist and truth-teller **Will Page**, who sat down for a bonus episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast to discuss the value of music and music copyrights.

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Page’s article “[**It’s official: music’s a $40bn business. Global Value of Music Copyright ramps up 14% to $41.5bn in 2022, with publishers clawing back share**](https://pivotaleconomics.com/undercurrents/music-copyright-2022?ref=hypebot.com),” has ignited an overdue discussion about how music is valued.

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