Music makes news every day, in a variety of ways. The Daily Chord notes the major developments, linking to stories, posts, interviews and commentaries that matter the most. Check out this weekly update, and sign up for the Daily Chord email updates to stay current each weekday.
Monday, May 15
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Portugal’s Salvador Sobral quietly wins Eurovision Song Contest
Post from Billboard -
Sony Music executive L.A. Reid accused of sexual harassment
Story from Variety -
PWR BTTM cancel tour: Report
Post from Pitchfork -
Spotify said to lean toward direct listing on NYSE
Post from NY Times -
Upstream Summit looks at the murky future of the music industry
Post from The Stranger -
Hanson on avoiding the pitfalls of fame
Profile from ABC News
Tuesday, May 16
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YouTube still has full albums on its platform, and that’s a problem
Post from The Verge -
Make music in VR with Lyravr
Post from TechCrunch -
‘American Epic’ explores how a business crisis ignited a musical revolution
Review from LA Times -
How many writers does a hit song need?
Story from BBC News -
Arca, Deadboy and Mr. Mitch: The new wave of beat-makers becoming pop stars
Post from The Guardian -
The last moment of the last great rock band
Oral history from Vulture
Wednesday, May 17
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We’re not saying you’re obsolete, but Google is making music humans can’t
Post from Mashable -
There’s a good reason Shazam started forgetting song titles in April
Post from The Verge -
Amazon Music says it doesn’t want to become a record label
Post from TechCrunch -
Kelly Clarkson talks new LP, top female execs speak out at Music Biz 2017
Post from Variety -
Universal partners with Tencent to expand digital reach into China
Post from Billboard -
‘Master Of None’ understands how a new generation listens to music
Post from Pitchfork
Thursday, May 18
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Chris Cornell, Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman, dies at 52
Obituary from NY Times -
Jimmy Iovine: ‘Musicians taught me everything. Without them, I’m working on the docks.’
Interview from Music Business Worldwide -
Patreon expects to pay creators $150 million in 2017
Post from Variety -
SiriusXM in discussions to acquire struggling Pandora
Story from NY Post -
With MIXhalo, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger aims to deliver studio-quality sound at live events
Post from TechCrunch -
Six albums that prove underground rap is in a great place right now
Post from Stereogum
Friday, May 19
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Net neutrality going down in flames as FCC votes to kill Title II rules
Post from Ars Technica -
PWR BTTM release new statement to ‘strongly contest’ sexual abuse allegations
Post from The Guardian -
Music industry blasts YouTube’s value report
Post from NY Post -
Spotify just bought an AI startup to help it stay ahead of Apple Music
Post from CNBC -
Live Nation announces festival passport for GA access to 90+ festivals
Post from Jam Base -
Sufjan Stevens: Spokesman for sanity
Interview from Pitchfork
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