In the news this week, bands play shows for voters, blockchain remains mysterious, and secondary ticketing and capitalism are questioned. The Daily Chord is a time-management tool masquerading as a music news aggregator. Check out our updates each weekday, and subscribe to the email blast for each day’s headlines.
Monday, October 22
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El-P accuses Spotify of not protecting artists against fraud
Post from Pitchfork -
As Oneohtrix Point Never debuts at Disney Hall, composer Daniel Lopatin discusses ‘Age Of’
Post from LA Times -
How U2’s technology is changing concerts for the better
Post from BBC News -
The sound of Atlanta
List from The Guardian -
Mixing John Lennon’s Imagine: We meet engineer Rob Stevens
Post from CNET -
Five musicians building a new world in the face of Estonia’s isolated past
Post from Noisey
Tuesday, October 23
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Do androids dream of electric beats? How AI is changing music for the better
Post from The Guardian -
YouTube CEO asks creators to ‘take action’ against EU copyright law
Post from CNET -
‘Surviving R. Kelly’: Accusers share stories in harrowing trailer for docuseries
Item from Rolling Stone -
Sparring candidates duet in music while they duel for votes
Post from NPR -
Untangling Tekashi 6ix9ine’s legal cases which could soon land him in prison
Post from Pitchfork -
Poptimism: As pop music dominates boxoffice charts, is it time for a critical re-evaluation?
Post from Pollstar
Wednesday, October 24
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Is blockchain living up to the hype?
Feature from BBC News -
How indie rock’s class of 2008 changed the music industry
Post from Vulture -
‘Slow Burn’: Watch Kacey Musgraves turn country music psychedelic
Video from NY Times -
Tracy Chapman isn’t letting Nicki Minaj get away with this one
Post from Vanity Fair -
Marianne Faithful: The muse who made it on her own terms
Profile from The Guardian -
XXXTentacion confessed to domestic abuse and other violent crimes in newly obtained secret recording
Post from Pitchfork
Thursday, October 25
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Drive-By Truckers, Playboi Carti & indie supergroup Boygenius offering free concert tickets for voters
Story from Billboard -
Spotify has lost $9bn in market cap value in less than three months
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What crisis? Why music journalism is actually healthier than ever
Post from The Guardian -
Kickstarter to end Drip, fund new platform with XOXO Festival creators
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Facebook is building Lasso, a video music app to steal TikTok’s teens
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One of punk’s true originals, ‘Germ-Free Adolescents’ is as fresh today as it was in 1978
Post from AV Club
Friday, October 26
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A&R ‘moneyball’ is hotter than ever. But will it actually improve the music business?
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‘It’s not right, it’s not fair’: CAA’s Emma Banks lashes out against secondary ticketing
Post from Music Week -
The 88 best alternative rock songs of 1998
List from Spin -
Longtime Motown guitaritst Wah Wah Watson dies at 67
Obituary from Billboard -
Tony Joe White, ‘swamp rock’ singer and songwriter, dies at 75
Obituary from NY Times -
Sinéad O’Connor converts to Islam
Post from BBC News
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