The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, December 15

What happened in music this week? Lots of activity on the mergers and acquisitions front. The FCC repealed net neutrality rules over significant protest. The rock hall announced the 2018 class, and year-end lists dropped. The Daily Chord provided the timely links for these developments and more. Subscribe to our email blast for a timely weekday list of top stories.

Monday, December 11

• Apple is buying Shazam at a big discount
  Post from Recode
• Josh Homme kicks female photographer in the head during show
  Post from Pitchfork
• Songs, music publisher of Lorde and Diplo, bought by Kobalt
  Story from NY Times
• Spotify and Tencent Music buy a stake in each other
  Post from BBC News
• Indies feel pushed out of vinyl boom as 'dad rock' sells in record numbers
  Post from The Guardian
• Floating festivals: Yesteryear's music stars enjoy a life on the ocean rave
  Story from The Independent

Tuesday, December 12

• The 50 best albums of 2017
  List from NPR
• The 50 best albums of 2017
  List from Pitchfork
• Apple Shazam: Why is the US company buying the music app?
  Post from BBC News
• What you need to know about the FCC's net neutrality repeal
  Post from CNET
• The sound of modern pop peaked this year - and now it needs to change
  Post from Vulture
• The pop stars who cry 'fake news'
  Post from The Outline

Wednesday, December 13

• Bon Jovi leads 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees: 'It's about time'
  Post from NY Times
• To fix SoundCloud, it must become the anti-Spotify
  Post from TechCrunch
• Pat Dinizio of The Smithereens dies at 62
  Obituary from Billboard
• Poppy is a disturbing internet meme seen by millions. Can she become a pop sensation?
  Post from The Guardian
• A singer spoke up about sexual harassment in country music. Now she's being sued.
  Story from Washington Post
• How to think about artificial intelligence in the music industry
  Post from Forbes

Thursday, December 14

• Disney is buying most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion
  Story from CNN
• Music mogul Russell Simmons is accused of rape by three women
  Story from NY Times
• Global internet speeds got 30% faster in 2017
  Post from Recode
• Spotify and Deezer ask EU regulators to stop Apple from abusing its dominance
  Post from The Verge
• Patreon hurt its small creators. Now how will it fix the damage?
  Post from The Outline
• Rule Brittania: U.K. executives find success running major U.S. music labels
  Story from Variety

Friday, December 15

• FCC repeals net neutrality rules amid protests, lawsuit threats
  Story from Variety
• Baauer is 'taking action' against FCC chairman for using 'Harlem Shake' in net neutrality repeal video
  Post from The Verge
• McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul is closing abruptly
  Post from Star Tribune
• Investors betting big on music
  Story from The Tennessean
• Why the #MeToo movement could have chilling effect for women in music industry
  Post from Billboard
• Why hip-hop, once ostracized in the clubs, is ruling the festival circuit
  Post from LA Times