What happened this week? An interesting series of features on indie music concluded in The Guardian, more year-end lists emerged, and YouTube is taking a swing at a music subscription service next year. The Daily Chord is your service for a running tally of noteworthy music stories. Subscribe to our email updates for a reminder of the day’s headlines.
Monday, December 4
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The music industry should be dreaming of a white Christmas
Post from The Economist -
BMI, Department Of Justice square off in appeals court over latest consent decree ruling
Story from Billboard -
Before Houston show, Lady Gaga helps Team Rubicon with Hurricane Harvey relief
Post from Houston Chronicle -
The top 100 tracks of 2017
List from The Guardian -
Finding C. Memi: Bitter Lake Recordings and Japan’s 80s synth scene
Post from Daily Bandcamp -
Spotify is testing a new feature for Discover Weekly
Post from Mashable
Tuesday, December 5
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It’s actually pretty easy to ‘hack’ the digital music industry
Post from Noisey -
New mental health service launches to help musicians
Post from NME -
Happy birthday Little Richard: Preacher. Showman. Maestro.
Post from The Sheila Variations -
10 tips for benefit concerts: You’re nuts for doing it, but do it anyway
Guest post from Hypebot -
Spotify’s Wrapped feature is now live to break down your 2017 listening habits
Post from TechCrunch -
This three-country, four night Asian music awards show is a K-pop promotion machine
Post from NPR
Wednesday, December 6
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Does the music industry’s definition of ‘catalogue’ need an upgrade?
Guest post from Music Business Worldwide -
Beyoncé presents Colin Kaepernick with Sports Illustrated’s legacy award
Post from NME -
Johnny Hallyday, the Elvis Presley of France, is dead at 74
Obituary from NY Times -
From bush doof to clowncore: Your favourite underground music scenes
Post from The Guardian -
17 books every music lover should read
Post from Pigeons And Planes -
This New Zealand band is trying to save Maori culture one head banger at a time
Post from NPR Music
Thursday, December 7
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The best albums of 2017
Lists from NY Times -
Nile Rodgers reveals he has had cancer surgery
Post from BBC News -
How Elvis helped save the USS Arizona memorial
Post from USNI News -
The loneliness of the long-distance rocker
Post from The Baffler -
Co-founder Glenn Dicker talks Yep Roc
Interview from Hypebot -
One of Dallas’ forgotten funk music greats has died, 11 days after releasing his first record
Story from dallasnews.com
Friday, December 8
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YouTube to launch new subscription music streaming service next year
Post from Billboard -
Quincy Jones has a streaming service for jazz documentaries
Post from Engadget -
The 2017 SoundCloud playback
Post from SoundCloud -
The politics of pop music in 2017
Post from CNN -
All the best country albums of 2017, ranked
List from Uproxx -
The 15 best new artists of 2017
List from The Fader
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