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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
