The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, December 16

The December ritual of list-making and stock-taking continued this week on SXSW's Daily Chord. Lists of albums, breakout artists, memes, music snob shopping tips and song-stealing lawsuits were linked. Madonna's provocative speech from Billboard's Women In Music event made a strong impression. President Obama signed a bill outlawing ticket bots.

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Monday, December 12

• Watch Madonna talk sexism, misogyny in powerful women in music speech
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Bob Dylan sends warm words, but skips the Nobel Prize ceremonies
  Story from NY Times
• The best music memes of 2016
  List from Pitchfork
• Remember MySpace? It taught indie bands the power of engagement
  Guest post from Hypebot
• Top 50 albums of 2016
  List from Consequence Of Sound
• Everyone who was sued for stealing songs in 2016
  Post from Stereogum

Tuesday, December 13

• The 50 best albums of 2016
  List from Pitchfork
• RA poll: Top 40 live acts of 2016
  List from Resident Advisor
• Bob Krasnow, veteran record executive, has died
  Obituary from Billboard
• SoundCloud will stop taking down DJ mixes after licensing deal
  Post from NME
• Congressional panel calls for independent copyright office
  Story from Washington Post
• A conversation on self-care for artists with Shamir and Weaves' Jasmyn Burke
  Interview from Noisey/Vice

Wednesday, December 14

• How streaming is changing music (again)
  Post from Harvard Business Review
• The best music videos of 2016 - and the stories behind them
  List from Fact Mag
• Lupe Fiasco quits music after accusations of antisemitism
  Post from The Guardian
• Music industry asks Trump to crack down on illegal file-sharing and downloading sites
  Post from The Verge
• Which online radio app is right for you?
  Guide from CNET
• Nashville's storied music spaces threatened with silence
  Story from PBS Newshour

Thursday, December 15

• The global music copyright business is worth more than you think
  Analysis from Music Business Worldwide
• How electronic music made by neo-Nazis soundtracks the alt-right
  Post from Buzzfeed
• Joe Ligon, gospel singer with the Mighty Clouds Of Joy, dies at 80
  Obituary from NY Times
• 16 favorite albums of 2016
  List from Drowned In Sound
• The inevitable institutionalization of rock
  Commentary from Watt
• Rihanna, rock star in repose
  Post from MTV News

Friday, December 16

• President Obama signs nationwide ticket-bot ban into law
  Post from Engadget
• The NME 100: essential new music for 2017
  List from NME
• This 28 hour Beatles podcast is a new kind of historical fanzine
  Story from Pitchfork
• To the tune of 91 contenders, the Oscars narrow choices for best original song
  Post from LA Times
• Swizz Beatz: US hip-hop artists should look to the UK for inspiration
  Post from BBC News
• 14 of the best gifts for a music snob who's heard everything
  List from NY Mag Strategist