The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, April 14

The Daily Chord often links to profiles of notable artists and executives among stories about the business and creative sides of the music business. This week, the profiles include Lorde, Paul Tollett, Run The Jewels, Maggie Rogers and Seymour Stein. Get to know these interesting folks and keep up to date on the ins and outs of the music business by subscribing to our email newsletter.

Monday, April 10

• Why YouTube Music should be the future of Google's music ambitions
  Article from Greenbot
• Jay Z's catalog has been pulled from Apple Music and Spotify
  Post from The Verge
• Heart: Can Ann and Nancy Wilson go on after family assault?
  Story from Rolling Stone
• Mastodon (the band) rocks hard while Mastodon (the platform) generates buzz
  Post from Mashable
• 8 memorable moments from the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction
  Post from NY Times
• Rock hall 2017: Watch Pharrell's speech honoring Nile Rodgers
  Item from Pitchfork

Tuesday, April 11

• Kendrick Lamar announces new album DAMN. featuring U2 and Rihanna
  Post from Pitchfork
• The mastermind behind Coachella
  Profile from New Yorker
• Mary J. Blige is going to make it after all
  Story from MTV News
• Spotify's Troy Carter appointed entertainment adviser to Prince's estate
  Post from The Hollywood Reporter
• Peter Guralnick on algorithm-defeating art and expression of emotion
  Interview from Forbes
• 'Music is not about gender, but we cannot ignore gender': Regurgitator on ANU Bar show
  Post from Junkee

Wednesday, April 12

• The return of Lorde
  Feature from NY Times Magazine
• Did SiriusXM pull a fast one on major record labels in a deal with suing indie musicians?
  Post from Hollywood Reporter
• Guitarist J. Geils found dead in Groton home
  Obituary from Boston Globe
• 'I'm the only trip-hop artist in Palestine!': The musicians shaking up the occupied territories
  Story from The Guardian
• Streaming didn't kill the music industry. Major labels did.
  Post from Indy Week
• How to buy the best home recording studio equipment: A beginner's guide
  Feature from Pitchfork

Thursday, April 13

• Record company revenues hit new high
  Post from BBC News
• Legendary promoter Peter Shapiro's bold bid to fix concerts - for good
  Profile from Wired
• It's time for the music business to start embracing the blockchain
  Guest post from Billboard
• Run The Jewels: Rap's radical BFFs
  Profile from MTV News
• South L.A. band gives voice to Trump-era fury
  Post from LA Times
• Load Records shutters after 24 years
  Item from Pitchfork

Friday, April 14

• Maggie Rogers: The making of a 21st-century pop heroine
  Profile from Village Voice
• Last of the record men: Seymour Stein looks back on 50 years of Sire Records
  Profile from LA Times
• God complex: How religion became the bedrock of modern rap
  Post from The Guardian
• The hot new hip-hop producer who does everything on his iPhone
  Story from Wired
• Barry 'Frosty' Smith, renowned Austin drummer, dies after long illness
  Obituary from Austin 360
• Will the mainstream accept more than one rap queen at a time? A charts investigation
  Feature from Pitchfork