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The Daily Chord - Thursday, May 16

Created by Andy on May 16, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Google Play Music All Acess launches
Story from LA Times.
Will Google Play Music All Access attract users?
Commentary from CNN.
Insomniac's Rotella faces prison sentence in upcoming hearing
Post from Get Lifted Tonght.
Warner Music gets approval to buy Parlaphone
Story from NY Times.
Meeting Ginger Baker: An experience to forget
Post from The Guardian.
iTunes revenue over time in chart form shows strength of content sales
Post from Asymco.

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The Daily Chord - Wednesday, May 15

Created by Andy on May 15, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Google readies streaming music service
Story from The Verge.
Iovine and Dre donate $70 mil to USC for degree program
Story from NY Times.
Rushmore.fm, a music ecosystem, is decloaking today
Post from Tech Crunch.
Pandora plans to share more airplay data with artists
Story from Billboard.biz.

Read more about The Daily Chord - Wednesday, May 15

The Daily Chord - Tuesday, May 14

Created by Andy on May 14, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Mosh pit physics lead to strategies for crowd control
Video from Reuters.
FYF Fest announces lineup
Post from LA Weekly.
Johannesburg venue robbed of Bieber show money
Story from BBC.
Kiss plan to open 100 restaurants
Item from NME.
Warner Music revenue up 8.3% in Q2
Post from FMQB.
Superchunk announce new album 'I Hate Music'
Post from Pitchfork.
Aretha cancels shows under doctor's orders
Item from Yahoo.

Read more about The Daily Chord - Tuesday, May 14

The Daily Chord - Monday, May 13

Created by Andy on May 13, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Astronaut Chris Hadfield covers 'Space Oddity' brilliantly
Story from CTV.
Inconsistent metadata critiqued
Panel review from Billboard.
The key to Slacker's rumored profitability that nobody's talking about
Post from Evolver.
Attendance down slightly at a rain-soaked Jazz Fest
Item from Pollstar.
Egyptian genre mahraganat draws attention
Story from NY Times.
What happens when artists are legally unable to release music
Post from Buzzfeed.

Read more about The Daily Chord - Monday, May 13

The Daily Chord - Friday, May 10

Created by Andy on May 10, 2013

Music Daily Chord

RIAA to factor streaming numbers into awards
Post from NY Times Arts Beat.
Counterfeit 'Beats By Dre' headphones are most-seized
Story from BBC News.
No iTunes for Windows 8 devices anytime soon
Post from CNET.
Shazam generates 1 out of 14 paid downloads
Post from Digital Music News.

Read more about The Daily Chord - Friday, May 10

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