The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, August 25

This week in music, streamer Spotify renewed their deal with Warner Music, which cleared the way for their IPO. Taylor Swift offered better ticket prices to merch buyers. Lists of music from the 1960s and fall 2017 were posted. The Daily Chord keeps tabs on the music news of the day, and provides links to the top six stories. Sign up for our email blast for a handy reminder in your inbox each weekday morning.

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Monday, August 21

• Why you can't download all the streaming media you want
  Post from Wired
• Hollywood musicians are backing a new bill that seeks to stop runaway film scoring
  Post from LA Times
• Aryana Sayeed: Kabul concert goes ahead despite threats
  Story from BBC News
• Five observations from my time at YouTube
  Post by Lyor Cohen from YouTube Official Blog
• Kesha earns second no. 1 album with 'Rainbow'
  Post from Pitchfork
• Live Nation acquired a majority stake in a US management company in Q2
  Item from Music Business Worldwide

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Tuesday, August 22

• The 200 best albums of the 1960s
  Feature from Pitchfork
• Sonny Burgess, rockabilly pioneer, dies at 88
  Obituary from Billboard
• YoungBoy Never Broke Again brings back rap realism
  Story from NY Times
• A woman who says she had underage sex with R. Kelly is finally telling her story
  Post from Buzzfeed
• 'Be the maddest one in the room': How to make a nightclub last for 30 years
  Post from The Guardian
• Are 'vapor wake' dogs the future of concert security?
  Post from Rolling Stone

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Wednesday, August 23

• Sony Music taps Dubset to monetize samples in remixed songs
  Post from Engadget
• Tay-K was a 17-year-old 'violent fugitive.' Then his song went viral.
  Story from NY Times
• Why indie bands go major label in the streaming era
  Feature from Pitchfork
• The return of the KLF: Pop's greatest provocateurs take on a post-truth world
  Post from The Guardian
• Village Voice ends free weekly print edition
  Post from Variety
• YouTube, Facebook and every musician's moral rights
  Guest post from Hypebot

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Thursday, August 24

• 2017 fall music preview: 25 most-anticipated albums
  Post from Billboard
• Why are so many bands surprising fans with snail mail this year?
  Post from Stereogum
• The Killers aren't dead yet
  Interview from Noisey
• Step inside an electronic composer's studio to see a city of synths
  Post from Wired
• 'Good Booty' - 10 things we learned about sex and music
  Post from Rolling Stone
• How old-timey 'skiffle' music liberated British rock
  Story from PBS NewsHour

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Friday, August 25

• Why Right Said Fred are credited on 'Look What You Made Me Do'
  Post from BBC News
• Taylor Swift is asking fans to buy her merchandise for a better chance of getting tour tickets
  Post from The Independent
• Spotify and Warner Music renew licensing deal
  Post from Variety
• What's next for Latin music after the summer of Despacito?
  Story from Washington Post
• How Kraftwerk pioneered electronic music without computers
  Interview from Deutsche Welle
• Starfest burning out?
  Post from Pollstar