REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this week’s revisitation of the past week’s music industry news, we check back in on Spotify’s payment of over $120,000 to a hacker, a spike in streaming which The Cars and Eddie Money have seen following deaths related to both performers, Instagram’s plan to replicate TikTok features, and more!

• Spotify Has Paid Hackers $120,000+

• The Cars, Eddie Money Streaming, Sales Surge

• Instagram Reportedly To Replicate TikTok Features

• DOJ Confirms Live Nation Under Investigation For Alleged Ticketmaster Consent Decree Violations

• Fender Play Foundation Launches With Help From Avril Lavigne, Chris Stapleton, Pete Wentz

• All The World’s A Vertical Stage – Particularly On Instagram

• 95% Of U.S. Latin Music Revenue Comes From Streaming, says RIAA Report

• Teenage Hacker Arrested For Selling Unreleased Music