The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, April 26

What is the latest in AI and music? Where are the best new and established festivals? How are tech giants consuming the entertainment business whole? What's worth listening to today? The Daily Chord tracks music news and provides a digest of links that save time and keeps readers current. Join the email list for an inbox headline update.

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Monday, April 22

• AI generates non-stop stream of death metal
  Post from Engadget
• Prince memoir 'The Beautiful Ones' coming out in the fall
  Item from AP News
• Woodstock 50 ticket sales delayed as organizers lack required permit
  Post from Pitchfork
• At Coachella, the gospel according to Kanye West
  Review from NY Times
• The special flavour of rock'n'roll Beijing
  Story from BBC News
• The 60 greatest Motown songs of all time
  List from Variety

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Tuesday, April 23

• Amazon and Google are making music free - And that could be a big headache for Spotify
  Column from Rolling Stone
• How many rappers have hurt their careers using Instagram Live?
  Post from Uproxx
• Live Nation not responsible for drunk festivalgoers injuring themselves, rules appeals court
  Post from Billboard
• The 8 best mobile music-making apps you'll actually use
  List from Pitchfork
• Sasquatch founder starts new fest, THING
  Post from Brooklyn Vegan
• Dennis Coffey: 'Berry Gordy built Motown as a corporation - just like any other'
  Interview from The Guardian

Wednesday, April 24

• Sylvia Rhone promoted to Chairman and CEO of Epic Records
  Post from Variety
• The 1975, Jorja Smith and Ghetts up for Ivor Novello Awards
  Post from BBC News
• Spotify drops Dahvie Vanity after Huffpost investigation into alleged rapes
  Post from Huffpost
• Tip your band, say honky tonk musicians, during NFL Draft
  Post from AP News
• Mixtape Monday: Bun B x Statik Selektah, Pivot Gang, ShunGu and more
  List from okayplayer
• How Professor Longhair went from record-store janitor to patron saint of Jazz Fest
  Story from New Orleans Advocate

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Thursday, April 25

• Indian court moves to lift ban on Chinese video app TikTok
  Post from Reuters
• Peleton owners are pissed about bad music after copyright lawsuit
  Post from The Verge
• Live mixing tool for fans PEEX announces pricing for Europe
  Item from Pollstar
• Bruce Springsteen details new solo album 'Western Stars'
  Post from Rolling Stone
• SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe talks Latin music's big payout and supporting creators
  Recap from Billboard
• 3 reasons why AI will never match human creativity
  Post from Fast Company

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Friday, April 26

• Tiny fonts and big egos: The nasty politics of festival lineup orders
  Post from The Guardian
• When did music festival surprise guests stop feeling so special?
  Column from Uproxx
• Drill music 'adapting and evolving'
  Story from BBC News
• This electronic group made an album entirely with plastic and it's not total garbage
  Post from Gizmodo
• Sony recorded music revenues dip in 2018 earnings report
  Post from Variety
• OpenAI launches MuseNet, the latest music-generating AI
  Post from Music Ally