The #MeToo social movement reverberated throughout media this week, making an impact in the music world. We also bid farewell to Gord Downie and pondered a Roy Orbison hologram. These stories were noted here on The Daily Chord, a time-saving way to check the happenings of the day without getting lost in an internet rabbit hole. Do your inbox a favor and sign up for our email update.
Monday, October 16
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The rapper NF tops the charts with ‘Perception’
Post from NY Times -
No alternative: How brands bought out underground music
Feature from The Guardian -
Women from the world of music and entertainment share experiences of sexual harrassment for #MeToo campaign
Post from NME -
Why is there talk of banning funk music in Brazil?
Opinion from Al Jazeera -
Fela Kuti statue unveiled in Lagos to honor the Nigerian music legend
Post from Africa News -
Music never sleeps: Day 1 highlights from Revolt Music Conference
Post from Billboard
Tuesday, October 17
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Universal Music Group wants to find the next Spotify before it’s too late
Post from Mashable -
Asian-Americans are disrupting an unwelcoming music industry
Post from Buzzfeed -
Fear and the future of live music
Post from Pacific Standard -
The gay architects of classic rock
Story from NY Times -
VNUE Inc. acquires Set.fm
Post from Pollstar -
Butthole Surfers detail first new album since 2001
Interview from Rolling Stone
Wednesday, October 18
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Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie dead at 53
Obituary from CBC -
Former music executive: We must come forward and name our abusers
Guest column from Variety -
A 100-car army of sound in Los Angeles
Post from NY Times -
Record Store Day announces Black Friday 2017 release list
Item from NME -
Live Nation, MGM Resorts sued in wake of Route 91 Harvest festival tragedy
Post from Hypebot -
The folk music festival that started with a spider bite
Post from NPR
Thursday, October 19
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Jann Wenner and his biographer have a falling out
Story from NY Times -
Daniel Antopolsky: The missing man of country
Profile from BBC News -
How to download free music: A totally legal & comprehensive guide
Post from Billboard -
When feminism meets music: Great songs that sample radical speech
List from Pitchfork -
The Hi-Fi Bar, formerly Brownies, closing at the end of October
Post from Brooklyn Vegan -
College crowd-sourcing concerts on the up and up
Post from Pollstar
Friday, October 20
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At Yes Fest, a youth-powered music festival, teens run the show
Story from WBUR -
In dreams: Roy Orbison hologram to embark on UK tour in 2018
Post from The Guardian -
NMPA chief David Israelite on music licensing issues
Post from Billboard -
Spotify launches Rise, a new emerging artist program
Post from TechCrunch -
nothing,nowhere. blends hip-hop and emo to make tomorrow’s pop
Profile from NY Times -
Star Creature Universal Vibrations transfigures boogie for the 21st century
Story from Chicago Reader
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