The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, April 5

The music news this week included the murder of Nipsey Hussle, the release of the 2018 IFPI report, and how hackers are leaking music in 2019. The Daily Chord keeps track of important developments in the culture and business of music and shares six good links each weekday. Join our email list to check out the Chord first.

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Monday, April 1

• Nipsey Hussle gunned down in a South L.A. he helped build up. 'It's a sad day in L.A.'
  Story from LA Times
• Rolling Stones postpone North American tour over Mick Jagger illness
  Item from BBC News
• Colonel Sanders played Ultra Fest, then nobody was able to leave
  Post from Stereogum
• The resurrection of an obscure, niche vinyl format: The 3-inch record
  Post from Ars Technica
• Ripped-off riffs? Rise in plagiarism claims unnerves pop songwriters
  Story from NY Times
• Shelley Lazar, founder of SLO ticketing, dies at 69
  Obituary from Variety

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Tuesday, April 2

• IFPI global music report 2019: Music sales rise for the fourth straight year to $19 billion
  Post from Billboard
• Remembering Nipsey Hussle
  Appreciation from The Fader
• How Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' became a lightning rod for race, the charts and country music
  Essay from Pitchfork
• Billie Eilish proves that young people will stream blockbuster albums...when they're encouraged to do so
  Post from Music Business Worldwide
• Dylan, The Fugs and rock'n'roll riots: The wild life of Larry 'Ratso' Sloman
  Interview from The Guardian
• RAR power: Rock Against Racism 40 years on
  Story from The Quietus

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Wednesday, April 3

• Hackers are leaking Lil Uzi Vert songs on Discord
  Post from The Fader
• Troy Carter, J. Erving launch Q&A music tech company
  Item from Hypebot
• Skip the stadium tour and visit America's coolest small music venues
  List from Uproxx
• Q1 ticket sales: MSG, Auditorio Nacional, HOB Boston shine at the box office
  Post from Pollstar
• Thom Zimny, Johnny Cash and the new music documentary
  Post from Paste
• Is it worth paying to meet your heroes?
  Post from BBC News

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Thursday, April 4

• I refuse to stop buying CDs
  Post from CNET
• Red Bull Music Academy, Red Bull Radio to shut down
  Post from Billboard
• Google is shutting down its Artist Hub as it transitions to YouTube Music
  Item from The Verge
• iHeartMedia tunes into IPO as it nears bankruptcy exit
  Post from Reuters
• Gerry Stickels, who helped make rock shows big, dies at 76
  Obituary from NY Times
• Have songwriters turned the tide against big tech?
  Guest column from Variety

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Friday, April 5

• Electronic music has a performance problem, and this artist is trying to solve it
  Post from The Verge
• Wyclef Jean: It's time for a real conversation about race
  Interview from Austin360
• TikTok's next ambitious goal is to discover future music stars
  Post from TechCrunch
• When will China or India have a global streaming hit?
  Essay from Pitchfork
• Law firm launches $6.5 million action against Ticketmaster over data breach
  Post from Billboard
• Irish punks Fontaines DC: 'You can feel the growing Anglophobia'
  Interview from The Guardian