The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, May 24

This week the Daily Chord shared stories about summer songs, Russian teen rappers and the aftermath of Eurovision. Our collection of stories always revolves around music, but never stays in one place. Subscribe to the email blast to check out the headlines first.

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Monday, May 20

• Ryan Tedder slams 'ludicrous' copyright cases
  Post from BBC News
• Blue Note boss Don Was: ' Jazz can't become synonymous with pop again'
  Interview from The Guardian
• Netherland's Duncan Laurence wins 2019 Eurovision Song Contest
  Post from Variety
• Apple, Amazon, Google and others sued for selling thousands of pirated recordings
  Post from The Verge
• Live Nation buys Spaceland Presents, as part of $20M+ Socal spending spree
  Item from Music Business Worldwide
• Whitney Houston's estate plans a hologram tour and a new album
  Post from NY Times

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Tuesday, May 21

• 3 handwritten wills found in Aretha Franklin's home, lawyer says
  Story from Detroit Free Press
• TikTok owner to challenge Spotify and Apple with music service
  Post from Bloomberg
• 40 years ago he built a recording studio in a VW bus. Today he runs a $725 million music empire
  Story from CNN
• The age of Thee Stallion
  Profile from The Fader
• 15 new songs out today
  List from Brooklyn Vegan
• 'A visionary and passionate entrepreneur': MIDEM founder Bernard Chevry dies
  Tribute from Pollstar

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Wednesday, May 22

• Who's going to stop Spotify's viral rap impersonators?
  Feature from Pitchfork
• 15 European pop acts you might not know, but should
  List from NY Times
• Alabama 3 co-founder Jake Black has died
  Obituary from NME
• US music industry delegation convenes in Tel Aviv for Eurovision
  Post from Variety
• 'It's not a role for the faint hearted': PRS For Music's Robert Ashcroft's final speech - in full
  Post from Music Week
• Carly Rae Jepsen's new album has the highest Metacritic user score of all time
  Post from Stereogum

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Thursday, May 23

• Russia's youth found rap. The Kremlin is worried.
  Story from NY Times
• The almighty record deal
  Post from Hypebot
• There's now a Spotify playlist of songs about Wawa
  Post from Philly.com
• Channel surfing the apocalypse: The strange world of Daniel Higgs
  Interview from The Quietus
• Rapper Sueco The Child signs to Atlantic Records following TikTok-fuelled hit 'Fast'
  Post from Billboard
• Rammstein's heavy and cathartic camp
  Review from New Yorker

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Friday, May 24

• The Bitter Sweet Symphony dispute is over
  Post from BBC News
• Podcasts face the music: Major labels' plans to go deeper into audio content
  Post from Billboard
• Executive profile: Paradigm Talent Agency's Marty Diamond
  Interview from Pollstar
• Rocketmen, raves and rhapsodies: How the music movie became a Hollywood hit
  Essay from The Guardian
• The Who's 'Tommy' is 50, so here are nine more essential rock operas
  List from Vice
• Ranked! The 21st century's best (and worst) songs of the summer
  List from LA Times