The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, September 7

The Daily Chord keeps you current on the business and art of making and playing music, sharing six relevant stories from around the internet each weekday. This week's highlights included musings on the autonomy of the pop star, Apple Music's upcoming top music charts, the trend to cover oldies, and more. Join our email list and we will contribute to your daily briefing.

Tuesday, September 4

• Need a rock hit? Cover an oldie
  Post from Rolling Stone
• The story of 'Mo Bamba.' How a SoundCloud rap track goes viral
  Story from NY Times
• Lana Del Rey drops music festival appearance in Israel after pressure from activists
  Post from LA Times
• Sweden holds world's first major 'women only' music festival
  Post from Independent
• EMusic CEO talks blockchain, transparency and MP3's survival
  Interview from Music Ally
• Catching up with the iconic Neneh Cherry
  Interview from The Fader

Wednesday, September 5

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The best albums of the summer were exercises in reinvention
Post from Wired

South Korea debates whether successful bands like BTS should be exempt from military service
Post from Independent

Not another women in rock article
Post from The Ringer

Kanye apologizes to Drake
Item from Pitchfork

'My ambition? To build an empire...'
Interview from Music Business Worldwide

Dolly Parton to be honored as 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year
Post from Variety

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Thursday, September 6

• A new Spotify initiative makes the big record labels nervous
  Story from NY Times
• Swamp Dogg says nobody bought his last album. So he took a chance with his new one.
  Post from LA Times
• Transfer music between streaming services with Houdini and Tune My Music
  Post from Lifehacker
• Norah Jones, Graham Nash, Chaka Khan lead Joni Mitchell 75th birthday concerts
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Vine and Music.ally transformed the music industry - then they disappeared. Will history repeat itself?
  Post from Music Business Worldwide
• LouFest cancelled days before St. Louis festival to kick off
  Post from Pollstar

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Friday, September 7

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Apple Music to publish its own top music charts
Post from Rolling Stone

Austin's KGSR becomes Austin City Limits Radio through rebranding deal
Post from Billboard

From Adele to Halsey, this hitmaker sees no 'Closing Time'
Interview from Forbes

How much does it cost to tour in 2018?
Guest post from Hypebot

The complicated legacy of Warren Zevon
Post from The Ringer

Pop's biggest stars can control their own narratives like never before. Is that a good thing?
Essay from Pitchfork