This week, The Daily Chord linked to stories about the innovations of the Warped Tour, the messy business of ticket ‘reselling,’ and the call for an end to the term ‘world music.’ Every weekday, we present a handful of links to the most interesting and important music stories of the day. Make it a time-saving habit to read the Chord, and subscribe to our email updates for the headlines in your inbox.
Monday, July 22
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Secretly recorded phone call offers window into how Live Nation helped Metallica and other artists place tickets directly on resale market
Story from Billboard -
Tay-K, the rapper who went viral with ‘The Race,’ is found guilty of murder
Story from NY Times -
Skepta glimpses the ‘future of rave’ in Manchester, and it’s phoneless
Post from BBC News -
Chicago festival cancelled due to presence of endangered birds
Item from NME -
Report pitches ‘voice’ as the next big interface shift
Post from Music Ally -
Paradigm takes full ownership of UK music agency Coda
Post from Deadline
Tuesday, July 23
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How Warped Tour led the consumerist music festival revolution
Story from Vox -
UK Music CEO urges Boris Johnson to avoid ‘cliff-edge’ Brexit
Post from Music Week -
New Orleans music legend Art Neville, a founder of the Meters and Neville Brothers, dies at 81
Obituary from NOLA.com -
Buddy and Julie Miller on their musical reconciliation
Profile from Paste -
It looks like TikTok has acquired Jukedeck, a pioneering music AI UK startup
Item from TechCrunch -
Music gear site Reverb.com acquired by Etsy for $275 million
Post from Brooklyn Vegan
Wednesday, July 24
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‘So flawed and problematic’: Why the term ‘world music’ is dead
Post from The Guardian -
Bob Dylan, Adele music rights to back planned $560 million bond
Post from Bloomberg -
‘The only way for an artist to build a career is to solidify your live show – start small and work up’ – Marsha Vlasic
Interview from Music Business Worldwide -
Dissecting Brazil’s music consumption
Guest post from Hypebot -
The language I learned from cassettes
Post from NPR Music -
Nile Rodgers: My mom, Alzheimer’s, music and me
Post from BBC News
Thursday, July 25
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The $60 gadget that’s changing electronic music
Story from NY Times Magazine -
This is the shortlist for the Mercury Prize 2019
Post from NME -
Rapper A$AP Rocky charged with assault over fight in Sweden
Post from AP News -
How long does it take to make a classic album?
Feature from Pitchfork -
‘Spotify Untold’ authors reveal secret alliances, internal paranoia and near acquisitions
Interview from Variety -
These self-learning headphones tailor sounds to your ears
Review from Paste
Friday, July 26
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Record labels have a new target, streamers and gamers
Post from The Verge -
Live Nation sees strong Q2 as revenue, ticket sales climb
Post from Variety -
Drake inks creative partnership with Sirius XM Pandora
Post from Music Business Worldwide -
‘Hello Tunbridge Wells!’: Why uncool small festivals are big business
Post from The Guardian -
Where Spotify stands, and where artists wish it would
Post from NPR -
Woodstock 50 relocates to Maryland
Item from Rolling Stone
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