This week, we put the spotlight on Netflix's hip-hop competition show, Rhythm + Flow. We discuss music competition shows and their role in launching the careers of past, present and future music artists.

This week, we put the spotlight on China's piracy-stricken music industry. From its origins to the rise of the game-changing Tencent Music (NYSE: TME).

This week, we unpack the origin story of digital music piracy in the 2000s, new-age piracy and fraud in the streaming era and general industry buzz.

This week, we unpack what led to the death of the record store and how it can be saved, the case for data-driven A&R and general industry buzz.

This week, we unpack the effects of copyright on creativity, the relevance of the super producer, Kanye West and general industry buzz.

This week, we unpack the concept of the 'minimum viable album', disruption in the royalty space and general industry buzz.