This week in music, streamer Spotify renewed their deal with Warner Music, which cleared the way for their IPO. Taylor Swift offered better ticket prices to merch buyers. Lists of music from the 1960s and fall 2017 were posted. The Daily Chord keeps tabs on the music news of the day, and provides links to the top six stories. Sign up for our email blast for a handy reminder in your inbox each weekday morning.
Monday, August 21
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Why you can’t download all the streaming media you want
Post from Wired -
Hollywood musicians are backing a new bill that seeks to stop runaway film scoring
Post from LA Times -
Aryana Sayeed: Kabul concert goes ahead despite threats
Story from BBC News -
Five observations from my time at YouTube
Post by Lyor Cohen from YouTube Official Blog -
Kesha earns second no. 1 album with ‘Rainbow’
Post from Pitchfork -
Live Nation acquired a majority stake in a US management company in Q2
Item from Music Business Worldwide
Tuesday, August 22
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The 200 best albums of the 1960s
Feature from Pitchfork -
Sonny Burgess, rockabilly pioneer, dies at 88
Obituary from Billboard -
YoungBoy Never Broke Again brings back rap realism
Story from NY Times -
A woman who says she had underage sex with R. Kelly is finally telling her story
Post from Buzzfeed -
‘Be the maddest one in the room’: How to make a nightclub last for 30 years
Post from The Guardian -
Are ‘vapor wake’ dogs the future of concert security?
Post from Rolling Stone
Wednesday, August 23
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Sony Music taps Dubset to monetize samples in remixed songs
Post from Engadget -
Tay-K was a 17-year-old ‘violent fugitive.’ Then his song went viral.
Story from NY Times -
Why indie bands go major label in the streaming era
Feature from Pitchfork -
The return of the KLF: Pop’s greatest provocateurs take on a post-truth world
Post from The Guardian -
Village Voice ends free weekly print edition
Post from Variety -
YouTube, Facebook and every musician’s moral rights
Guest post from Hypebot
Thursday, August 24
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2017 fall music preview: 25 most-anticipated albums
Post from Billboard -
Why are so many bands surprising fans with snail mail this year?
Post from Stereogum -
The Killers aren’t dead yet
Interview from Noisey -
Step inside an electronic composer’s studio to see a city of synths
Post from Wired -
‘Good Booty’ – 10 things we learned about sex and music
Post from Rolling Stone -
How old-timey ‘skiffle’ music liberated British rock
Story from PBS NewsHour
Friday, August 25
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Why Right Said Fred are credited on ‘Look What You Made Me Do’
Post from BBC News -
Taylor Swift is asking fans to buy her merchandise for a better chance of getting tour tickets
Post from The Independent -
Spotify and Warner Music renew licensing deal
Post from Variety -
What’s next for Latin music after the summer of Despacito?
Story from Washington Post -
How Kraftwerk pioneered electronic music without computers
Interview from Deutsche Welle -
Starfest burning out?
Post from Pollstar
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