The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, October 21

What's new in music? This week, nominations for the 2017 class of the Rock Hall came out, with Pearl Jam and Tupac heading the list. Garth Brooks ended his streaming holdout with an Amazon exclusive. Chuck Berry celebrated 90 years with a new album announcement. These three stories and 27 others were linked since Monday.

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Monday, October 17

• Pop trumps: Who is the current king or queen of pop?
  List from BBC News
• US elections: Music industry executives outline their copyright wish list
  Post from Music Week
• The presidential suite: A look back at Obama's musical milestones
  Feature from Pitchfork
• Americana outsold country this week, pointing to a growing influence
  Post from Billboard
• Randy Travis sings during Country Music Hall Of Fame induction
  Story from The Tennessean
• This ping-pong table plays music to the rhythm of your game
  Post from The Verge

Tuesday, October 18

• Pearl Jam and Tupac Shakur lead nominees for Rock Hall of Fame
  Post from NY Times
• Chuck Berry celebrates 90th birthday with first album in 38 years
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Harry Shearer sues Vivendi over Spinal Tap profits
  Item from BBC News
• Where is the Swedish music industry heading?
  Post from The Local
• Here is how Kendrick Lamar's music is being used to raise mental health awareness
  Post from MTV News
• Watching a festival, and its music, take shape
  Post from NPR Music

Wednesday, October 19

• Rob Stringer named chief of Sony Music
  Story from NY Times
• Producer Hal Willner discusses Lou Reed and their work
  Story from LA Times
• Music streaming services 'too expensive for many non-subscribers'
  Post from BBC News
• The 20 best Latin American records of the past 12 months
  List from The Guardian
• Garth Brooks streams for the first time on Amazon
  Post from CNET
• Kickass Torrents lawyer: "Torrent sites do not violate criminal copyright laws"
  Post from Ars Technica

Thursday, October 20

• Drake's 'One Dance' is Spotify's most streamed song ever
  Post from CNET
• Phil Chess, whose record label elevated unknown blues musicians, dies at 95
  Obituary from NY Times
• Steroids? Yes. EDM? No: How Lou and Cisco Adler revived the music from 'Rocky Horror'
  Post from LA Times
• ASCAP sues 10 music venues for not being licensed to play music
  Post from Hypebot
• Radiohead confirmed as first Glastonbury 2017 headliner
  Item from NME
• Bobby Shmurda sentenced to seven years in prison
  Post from Rolling Stone

Friday, October 21

• 40 under 40: Music's top young power players revealed
  Feature from Billboard
• Kesha went to court against Dr. Luke. Now, the tables are turned.
  Story from NY Times
• Two Austin musicians killed in wreck
  Story from Austin Chronicle
• Jay Z becomes first rapper nominated for the Songwriters Hall Of Fame
  Post from The Guardian
• Alejandro Escovedo on new album, surviving rock and roll, 'ugly' Trump
  Interview from Rolling Stone
• Some of us are haunted by Washington Phillips
  Post from The New Yorker