Last week in music industry commentary

Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on whether digital audio will ever outperform the quality of analog, what the $424M MLC royalty ‘black box’ implies for artists, whether there are truly too many podcasts, and more.

• Will digital audio ever outperform analog?
• What the $424M MLC royalty ‘black box’ means for musicians
• Battle for ownership: Why musicians MUST control their intellectual property
• Invasion of the pods: Are there too many podcasts?