The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Thursday, December 22

This week, the Daily Chord linked to a number of yearly wrap-up and best-of stories to close out the year. The 2017 rock hall inductees were announced, including upcoming SXSW keynote Nile Rodgers, who detailed his mixed reaction. Stories also covered Al Green, John Lydon, Beyoncé, The Turtles, St. Vincent and Björk.

Thanks for reading The Daily Chord's stories during this momentous year. Music is well worth examining, criticizing and celebrating as a central part of our culture. We'll be back to continue our task in January.

The Daily Chord will return on Monday, January 2. Happy Holidays!

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Monday, December 19

• After Ghost Ship and a crackdown, L.A.'s DIY music scene plans its response
  Story from LA Times
• Anthrax pens open letter to Irving Azoff in ongoing music rights dispute
  Post from Variety
• Drake's 'One Dance' is the first song streamed one billion times on Spotify
  Item from NME
• How VR can conquer the music world in 2017
  Post from Upload VR
• John Lydon on the music that made him
  Story from Pitchfork
• Snapchat plays hard to get with celebrities and influencers
  Story from NY Times

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Tuesday, December 20

• Rock Hall 2017: Pearl Jam, Tupac, Journey, ELO inducted
  Post from Pitchfork
• Nile Rodgers on rock hall award, Chic snub: “I’m happy, but perplexed”
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Billboard, Nielsen finally add streaming to 19 genre album charts
  Post from Hypebot
• Al Green: 40 years at Full Gospel Tabernacle
  Story from Memphis Commercial-Appeal
• Inside music mogul Russell Simmons' plan to create a hip-hop video empire
  Story from LA Times
• The best albums and tracks of 2016: How our writers voted
  Lists from The Guardian

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Wednesday, December 21

• New York appeals court rules no public performance rights in pre-1972 sound recordings
  Story from Billboard
• Jailing of Everton DJ was 'milestone' in fight against piracy says music industry
  Post from Liverpool Echo
• How streaming censorship is affecting queer musicians
  Post from The Guardian
• St. Vincent 'takes the piss' out of 'sexist past' of Guitar World magazine while on the cover
  Post from NME
• Facebook introduces live audio streams in partnership with the BBC
  Post from The Verge
• 15 best new(ish) rock bands of 2016
  List from BrooklynVegan

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Thursday, December 22

• With streaming, musicians and fans find room to experiment and explore
  Story from NY Times
• Beyoncé's Lemonade is critics' top album of 2016
  Post from BBC News
• Björk on sexism: 'Women in music are allowed to sing about their boyfriends'
  Post from The Guardian
• Turn the volume down, now
  Article from New Music Box
• Six reasons why 2016 was a great year for big music
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Chance The Rapper: 2016 artist of the year
  Post from MTV News

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