The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, August 5

This week, SXSW's Daily Chord linked to stories about the consent decree ruling by the DOJ, a crucial issue for musicians. The developing sector of music-themed virtual reality businesses was noted. A number of advances occurred in the streaming music world.

Click below for the stories, and check back every weekday with the Daily Chord, the original music news aggregator.

Monday, August 1

• QQ Music, China's answer to Spotify, shows the path to actually making money in streaming music
  Post from Quartz
• Countdown to extinction: An update from the front lines of the festival wars
  Commentary from Stereogum
• Doc McKinney: 'There's enough bad music out there'
  Interview from NPR
• The stereo gear that amplifies my friendships
  Essay from CNET
• Sharon Jones, a burst of light, even in dark times
  Story from NY Times
• Jack White plays first vinyl in space
  Item from BBC

Tuesday, August 2

• What Amazon Music can do that rival streaming services can't
  Post from CNET
• Warner Music brings its videos to Vevo, which hopes the deal will help it launch a subscription service
  Post from Recode
• Three people die at Hard Summer music festival in Fontana
  Story from Fontana Herald News
• There have been at least 24 drug-related deaths of rave goers since 2006
  Profiles from LA Times
• Frank Ocean's long-awaited 'Boys Don't Cry' is due on Friday
  Post from NY Times
• Terry Allen - country music outlaw and renaissance man
  Profile from The Guardian

Wednesday, August 3

• The essentials of Brazilian music for Olympic listening
  Post from NY Times
• In 'Ridin' Dirty,' UGK created their perfect album
  Post from Houston Press
• Q&A: Jane Wiedlin talks Go-Go's farewell with Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino
  Interview from Stereogum
• Fantastic Negrito: the drug-dealing hustler who became Bernie Sanders' favorite bluesman
  Profile from The Guardian
• Impact of Department Of Justice consent decree on music (Infographic)
  Post from Hypebot
• The fight to salvage New Orleans music identity
  Post from The Atlantic

Thursday, August 4

• Atlantic Records subpoenas Reddit to identify music leaker
  Post from Torrent Freak
• Hardcore festies: The driving force behind today's growth in music festivals
  Post from Eventbrite blog
• The collapse of Music Dealers and music licensing's 'race to the bottom'
  Story from Consequence Of Sound
• WOMAD: Bridging the gap between science and music
  Post from BBC News
• The 2016 Mercury Prize shortlist - hear all the albums
  Post from The Guardian
• Create your own VR rave with Tilt Brush's new 'Audio Reactor' mode
  Item from Ars Technica

Friday, August 5

• How a Justice Department ruling could affect your favorite musician
  Story from NY Times
• Where have country music's women gone?
  Post from The Guardian
• Apple Music's Android app officially ready to rock
  Post from CNET
• Spotify's algorithmic playlist is full of your favorite new music
  Post from Wired
• TheWaveVR raises $2.5 million to mix music and virtual reality
  Post from Venture Beat
• Jamila Woods: The soul of a protester
  Interview from Pitchfork