This week, we reviewed US music festivals Austin City Limits and Desert Trip, examined the trend of music executives flocking to tech companies, learned about Tom Delonge’s UFO emails to Hillary Clinton’s advisor, watched as Amazon jumped fully into the on-demand music streaming game, and celebrated Bob Dylan’s Nobel prize win.
This just scratches the surface. Read on for more of this week’s music news stories, and subscribe to The Daily Chord emails to get these stories sent straight to your inbox each day.
Monday, October 10
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U.K. Labels Receive $3.5M Government Funding to Boost Global Sales
Story from Billboard -
Yes, Even Fresh-Faced Fans Cheered the Rock Stalwarts of ‘Oldchella’
Post from NY Times -
10 words from pop music culture that made it into the dictionary
List from BBC -
Haim Show Off New Material And Growing Star Power At Austin City Limits 2016
Review from NME -
Meet the millionaire music executive helping the wrongfully convicted
Story from Mashable -
Behind Your Film’s Soundtrack: The Important Role of the Music Supervisor
Post from International Documentary Association
Tuesday, October 11
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Billy Joel-Loving Academics Get in a Piano Man State of Mind
Story from NY Times -
The industry closet: queer pop from Little Richard to Frank Ocean
Post from The Guardian -
McCartney, Stones and co give Oldchella a hint of rebellion
Review from The Guardian -
Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge Has Been Emailing Hillary Clinton’s Adviser About UFOs
Post from Hollywood Reporter -
Music business in danger of a ‘brain drain’ as streaming services raid top executive talent
Post from Music Business Worldwide -
The Chainsmokers’ ‘Closer’ Leads Hot 100 for Eighth Week
Story from Billboard
Wednesday, October 12
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A Basic Explanation of Streaming Money
Infographic from Billboard -
Leonard Cohen: ‘I am ready to die’
Post from The Guardian -
The Man Musicians Call When Two Tunes Sound Alike
Profile from NY Times -
Gorillaz Cartoon Drummer Russel on Forthcoming LP: ‘What Is Coming Will Come’
Post from Billboard -
The Art of Accepting Criticism as a Musician
Post from Sonicbids -
Father John Misty Is A Lot: The Night Josh Tillman Came To The New Yorker Festival
Review from Stereogum
Thursday, October 13
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Pandora Rebrands For The First Time In 11 Years
Story from Fast Company -
Berghain ze Game Allows You to Be a Bouncer at the Infamous Club
Post from EDM Tunes -
Why Bob Dylan deserves his Nobel literature win
Opinion from The Guardian -
Prince’s vault of unreleased music on sale for $35m
Story from BBC -
Roger Waters Announces Us + Them Tour Dates for 2017
Story from Billboard -
Amazon’s full on-demand streaming music service launches
Story from The Verge
Friday, October 14
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Is Amazon Music Unlimited a good deal?
Post from CNET -
Madonna Is Billboard’s 2016 Woman of the Year
Story from Billboard -
The best of this week’s music: Michael Kiwanuka makes a monster mobster tune
Review from The Guardian -
New Shazam feature lets users play music videos for identified songs
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Bob Dylan, the Musician: America’s Great One-Man Songbook
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Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan Lead Music Royalty, Friends & Family For Concert Tribute to Prince
Story from Billboard
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