This week, reverberations from the musicians' attack on YouTube and the DOJ's consent decree decision rippled through the music business. Featured stories examined feminist punk, revolutionary rock from 1966, and the classic era of hip-hop. Tributes to Boston's first album and Massive Attack's 'Blue Lines' also made the Chord.
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Monday, August 8
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Railing collapse at Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa show injures 42
Post from Rolling Stone -
24 hospitalized in drug overdose at Ohio music festival
Post from CNN -
Lyor Cohen: 'Steve Jobs was a seductive and profound bully'
Interview from The Guardian -
So long, Marianne: Leonard Cohen's final letter to dying muse
Story from The Telegraph -
A cri de couer from jazz musicians in a Black Lives Matter age
Review from NY Times -
William Shakespeare as a pop songwriter
Column from Paste
Tuesday, August 9
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Frank Ocean's imaginary album
Post from MTV News -
Epic Records whips up hit record out of thin air (and online streams)
Story from NY Times -
Windish, AGI Partners launch fund to invest in emerging artists
Post from Billboard -
Led Zeppelin lose fight to recoup legal fees from Stairway trial
Item from BBC News -
A station is born: Inside the high-risk, low-watt, quirky world of community radio
Story from Washington Post -
How Nigerian artists made their mark on British music
Post from The Guardian
Wednesday, August 10
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Sirius owner savages Spotify business mode, warns of Amazon 'commoditization'
Post from Music Business Worldwide -
De La Soul's legacy is trapped in digital limbo
Post from NY Times -
Townes Van Zandt, 3 others named to Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame
Post from The Tennessean -
Why old school hip-hop is the hot new thing in pop culture
Feature from Dallas Morning News -
Ed Sheeran sued for allegedly copying Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' in 'Thinking Out Loud'
Post from NME -
Who picks the music for Olympic gymnastics?
Post from MEL
Thursday, August 11
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DOJ slams BMI's protest of licensing changes
Post from Billboard -
Brainstorming the business of music
Post from Boston Globe -
The story of feminist punk in 33 songs
Feature from Pitchfork -
Musicians in a refugee camp in France record 'The Calais Sessions'
Story from NY Times -
Boston's debut album isn't a guilty pleasure - it's one of the best records ever
Post from The Observer -
Paul McCartney looks back
Interview from Rolling Stone
Friday, August 12
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The music industry's new war is about so much more than copyright
Post from Fast Company -
Spotify launches new portal dedicated to video game music
Post from The Verge -
Green Day say new album reflects fear and anger of US presidential election
Post from NME -
1966 could be rock 'n roll's most revolutionary year, thanks to the Beatles, Dylan and the Beach Boys
Post from LA Times -
Massive Attack's 'Blue Lines' just turned 25, but it still feels ahead of its time
Post from Vulture -
Four times you shouldn't take the gig
Post from Sonicbids
