This week, Daily Chord links originate from fallow Glastonbury fields and committee hearing rooms in the US Capitol, in addition to traditional music locations. Wherever you are, inform yourself with the Daily Chord each weekday, and don’t sleep on our email blast.
Monday, June 25
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UK singles chart to include music videos for the first time
Post from BBC News -
Vinnie Paul, Pantera drummer and co-founder, dies at 54
Obituary from Rolling Stone -
Cannes Lions, the ad industry’s biggest party, might finally be sobering up
Post from Recode -
NPR Music’s favorite 35 songs of 2018 (so far)
Post from NPR -
Popular Twitch streamers temporarily banned for playing copyrighted music
Post from Kotaku -
Into the wild with Kanye West
Interview from NY Times
Tuesday, June 26
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India beyond Bollywood: How YouTube and other streaming services are rewiring the local music industry
Post from Billboard -
The BBC has a new app to counter Spotify and Apple Music
Post from Engadget -
Acid on me like the rain: Mapping psychedelia’s big pop culture moment
Post from Noisey -
Sufjan, Kendrick, Questlove invited to join movie academy
Item from Pitchfork -
Steve Lillywhite on how selling music in Indonesia isn’t chicken feed
Interview from Music Ally -
The loudmouth at the concert: Why can’t people stop talking and listen to the music?
Post from Salon
Wednesday, June 27
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Grammys expand major category nominations from five to eight
Post from Variety -
Spotify, nodding to broader ambitions, hires chief content officer
Post from NY Times -
Ray Davies says The Kinks are reuniting
Item from Pitchfork -
Beyoncé and Jay Z’s piracy problem
Commentary from Pitchfork -
Serious question: Where are all the girl groups?
Commentary from Fader -
The top 100 music festival lineups of all time
List from Vivid Seats
Thursday, June 28
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‘Dancing Baby’ lawsuit finally settles, baby is now a middle school student
Post from Ars Technica -
Joe Jackson, patriarch of iconic showbiz family, dies at 89
Obituary from Yahoo News -
Ticketmaster ‘warned of hack attack in April by Monzo’
Post from BBC News -
The median US musician is still making under $25,000 a year
Post from Rolling Stone -
How music’s ‘glass ceiling girls’ broke into the boys club of radio promotion
Story from Variety -
Jury: Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones owes ex-partner $25 million
Post from AP News
Friday, June 29
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A Senate committee votes for peace in the music industry
Story from NY Times -
Joe Strummer demos and rarities to appear on new compilation
Post from The Guardian -
Instagram will now let users add music to stories
Post from Complex -
Sasquatch! Music Festival will not return in 2019
Item from Rolling Stone -
Bovine blues: Why Glastonbury goes fallow
Post from Pollstar -
Merck Mercuriadis’ fund successfully raises $260M to buy music copyrights
Post from Music Business Worldwide
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