The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, September 28

The Daily Chord is up early each weekday combing through music news stories to select the top six to share with our readers. This week, SiriusXM's acquisition of Pandora made the biggest impact, and fallout continued in the Ticketmaster mass-scalping report. We round out the news with interesting profiles and lists to keep you current. Subscribe to the Daily Chord email update for a handy reminder.

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Monday, September 24

• SiriusXM is buying Pandora in $3.5 billion deal
  Post from CNN Money
• Muslim rapper cancels Bataclan concerts. French far right celebrates.
  Story from NY Times
• Deezer researchers developed an AI system that detects a song's musical mood
  Post from The Verge
• Ozzy Osbourne drops AEG lawsuit after company ends block-booking policy
  Item from Pitchfork
• Spotify's direct distribution deals: What do artists get paid?
  Post from Music Business Worldwide
• The unheard White Album: An exclusive first listen
  Review from Rolling Stone

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Tuesday, September 25

• Ticketmaster president talks TradeDesk scandal: 'We absolutely do not turn a blind eye to misuse of our products'
  Interview from Billboard
• Spotify and Pandora will know precisely how you listen
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Spotify and Ancestry can use your real DNA to tell your 'musical DNA'
  Post from Quartz
• Carrie Underwood scores a no. 1 album, and the best sales of the year for a woman
  Post from NY Times
• SoundCloud's web series shines a spotlight on its creators
  Post from Engadget
• How SiriusXM's purchase of Pandora could change the balance of power in the music industry
  Analysis from Slate

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Wednesday, September 26

• When OutKast ruled the world: The 15th anniversary of 'Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'
  Story from The Daily Beast
• Senators pen letter to Live Nation CEO over Ticketmaster mass-scalping report
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Music Modernization Act on brink of becoming law, awaiting only President's signature
  Post from Billboard
• Led Zeppelin might launch a streaming service, trademark application suggests
  Item from The Verge
• Amazon Music's Alex Luke on how Alexa can break artists
  Post from Music Week
• 16 new songs out today
  List from Brooklyn Vegan

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Thursday, September 27

• How Las Vegas got its groove back
  Post from Variety
• How BTS's embrace of Korean tradition helped them blow up
  Post from Vulture
• How the SiriusXM-Pandora deal would impact the music business
  Post from Billboard
• Kurt Vile, indie rock's charming riddle
  Profile from NY Times
• Facebook test lets users add songs to photos and videos
  Post from Engadget
• My day at Coalchella, the music festival inside Minecraft
  Post from PC Gamer

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Friday, September 28

• No studio needed: How anyone can make a hit record with a laptop
  Story from The Verge
• BMI files rate court action against concert promoter trade group
  Post from Billboard
• Next Big Sound opens up its Pandora data on artists
  Post from Music Ally
• How Diamante Eléctrico are taking Rock en Español to new frontiers
  Profile from Rolling Stone
• Willie Nelson: 'I don't believe in closing the border. We have a statue that says 'Y'all come in'
  Interview from The Guardian
• BBC's Woman's Hour reveal 'Women In Music power list' for 2018
  Post from NME