The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, November 4

Since last Friday, Bob Dylan acknowledged his Nobel Prize, Prince's publishing has a new home, and Neil Young is back on all major streaming services. Emerging apps Spinlist and Encore drew attention. Fees associated with international touring rose, causing concern in the concert and festival world. The music world is forever being disrupted and challenged, keep track of the uprisings on the Daily Chord every weekday by subscribing to the email here.

Monday, October 31

• Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars sued by funk band Collage over 'Uptown Funk'
  Story from Billboard
• Amazon's moves could start a price war among music streaming services
  Post from Recode
• Encore wants to make it easy to book a musician or band for your event
  Post from TechCrunch
• Listening clubs tantalize audiophiles in London
  Story from NY Times
• Bob Dylan: I'll be at the Nobel Prize ceremony...if I can
  Interview from The Telegraph Magazine
• How Vine changed music
  Post from MTV News

Tuesday, November 1

• Why Brexit is not music to the ears of British bands touring Europe
  Post from The Guardian
• Touring the US just got 42% more expensive for foreign bands
  Item from Pitchfork
• Spinlist, a new playlist app from Hipstamatic founder, challenges music streaming silos
  Post from TechCrunch
• Pirates swamp online stores with counterfeit CDs
  Post from Engadget
• Lady Gaga's 'Joanne' opens at no.1
  Item from NY Times
• Grandaddy announce new LP 'Last Place', drop 'Way We Won't' video
  Post from Rolling Stone

Wednesday, November 2

• YouTube agrees to pay royalties, ending German music dispute
  Story from NY Times
• Do artists who take money for ads really poison and pervert their songs?
  Story from Irish Times
• Belfast singer Bap Kennedy passes away age 54
  Obituary from BBC News
• Ennio Morricone sues to reclaim rights to film scores
  Post from Hollywood Reporter
• NMPA, NSAI and Sony Music Entertainment announce CRB settlement agreement
  Post from American Songwriter
• What's happening to G.O.O.D. Music?
  Post from Complex

Thursday, November 3

• Prince's estate signs with Universal Music Publishing
  Story from Billboard
• Loss haunts A Tribe Called Quest's first album in 18 years
  Story from NY Times
• Lip synch battling: What's it like to spend 24 hours on Musical.ly?
  Post from The Guardian
• Where have all the indie rock bands gone?
  Post from Consequence Of Sound
• CMJ owner Adam Klein's professional past raises questions over music marathon's future
  Story from Pitchfork
• Facebook deletes music piracy groups following complaints
  Post from Torrent Freak

Friday, November 4

• Sting to reopen Paris's Bataclan before attack anniversary
  Item from BBC News
• 'Country music has become apolitical': Why have acts kept quiet on the election?
  Post from The Guardian
• Dick Clark Productions to be sold to Chinese company for $1 billion
  Story from NY Times
• Neil Young's back catalog returns to Spotify, Apple Music
  Post from CNET
• Sadie Dupuis never stops evolving
  Profile from MTV News
• Where music and technology unite
  Post from MIT News