The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, January 20

The Daily Chord keeps tabs on news from the music world, sharing a handful of links each weekday to the most notable stories. This week, musicians saluted the outgoing and incoming presidents. Courtroom dramas featured Paul McCartney, Alanis Morissette, and The Slants. Executives from Pandora and Apple Music discussed new initiatives.

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Monday, January 16

• Mass shooting reported during BPM Festival in Mexico
  Post from Billboard
• Jimmy Iovine addresses Apple Music expansion reports
  Post from The Hollywood Reporter
• A day at The Village: How LA's legendary record studio cleaned up its act and survived the YouTube age
  Story from LA Times
• Save the last dance: The fight for London club culture
  Feature from Pitchfork
• The 25 most anticipated tours of 2017
  List from Consequence Of Sound
• Musicians use music to unify during MLK weekend
  Story from The Journal News

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Tuesday, January 17

• In an ever-changing music industry, cash for hits remains a constant
  Story from NPR
• The Weeknd's 'Starboy' and the 'LaLa Land' soundtrack top the chart
  Item from NY Times
• 'No, take me seriously': Meet The Regrettes and Cherry Glazerr, LA's new faces of rock
  Post from LA Times
• The 20 speakers in this jacket turn you into music
  Post from CNET
• Spoon detail new album 'Hot Thoughts'
  Item from Pitchfork
• Emo is alive and thriving in Nashville's living rooms and dives
  Post from Noisey/Vice

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Wednesday, January 18

• Young Thug accidentally made the most unique music video for 'Wyclef Jean'
  Post from MTV News
• BJ The Chicago Kid on performing for Obama: 'They asked me to take people's minds to another place'
  Post from Spin
• The Peppermint Club: The h.wood Group, Interscope Records open new live music concept venue
  Story from Variety
• New festival from Glastonbury will be Variety Bazaar
  Post from BBC News
• Where is music headed in 2017? Here's a peek
  Story/video from Billboard
• William Onyeabor, cult Nigerian musician, has died aged 70
  Obituary from The Guardian

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Thursday, January 19

• Paul McCartney sues Sony over Beatles music
  Story from Rolling Stone
• Business manager admits to embezzling $4.8 million from singer Alanis Morissette, documents show
  Story from LA Times
• Print the legend: Capitol Records at 75
  Feature from BBC News
• Bruce Springsteen plays farewell gig for Barack Obama at the White House
  Post from The Guardian
• Rock band The Slants appears before Supreme Court to protect 'offensive' trademark
  Post from Billboard
• Forgotten audio formats: 8-track tapes
  Feature from Ars Technica

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Friday, January 20

• What's at stake if Trump kills the National Endowment for the Arts
  Story from Pitchfork
• Concert for Trump misses an opportunity
  Review from NY Times
• Inside Pandora's quest to take on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon
  Feature from Billboard
• Solange, Questlove, TV On The Radio and more to participate in Prince and Bowie conference
  Post from NME
• ILoveMakonnen comes out as gay
  Post from MTV News
• Germany's recorded music market up 2.4% in 2016
  Post from Music Business Worldwide

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