The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, January 13

Among the thirty links to music news stories shared by The Daily Chord this week, musicians defended the Affordable Care Act, controversial London nightclub Fabric reopened, and separate disputes over The Carpenters and Prince hit the courtroom.

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Monday, January 9

• Norway: The first country to kill its FM radio network
  Post from CNN
• Nat Hentoff, journalist and social commentator, dies at 91
  Obituary from NY Times
• 'Save The Smell!': Best Coast and No Age try to keep the L.A. punk club alive
  Story from LA Times
• The Edge breaks down U2's upcoming 'Joshua Tree' tour
  Interview from Rolling Stone
• CES 2017 - Nice surprises
  Post from Computer Audiophile
• What are the greatest chords in music history?
  Post from The Telegraph

Tuesday, January 10

• Soundtracks dominate the top 10 and The Weeknd returns to no. 1
  Post from NY Times
• Upper reaches of music industry 'a man's world', diversity study finds
  Story from The Guardian
• Artist vs. songs: Building an identity in the streaming era
  Guest post from Hypebot
• A guide to music festival VIP experiences
  Feature from Consequence Of Sound
• Roc Nation, Tidal challenge the authority of the administrator of Prince's estate
  Post from Hollywood Reporter
• Ghost Ship fire benefit album to include YACHT, Owen Pallett, Daphni and more
  Item from Billboard

Wednesday, January 11

• Fabric reopens: Crowds in high spirits as legendary club returns
  Post from The Guardian
• How Snapchat will change the music industry in 2017
  Post from Mashable
• First census of UK's live music scene planned
  Story from BBC News
• Musicians are rallying to save Obamacare
  Post from Pitchfork
• Bruce Springsteen's archive is headed to Monmouth University
  Item from NY Times
• Solange
  Interview (by Beyoncé) from Interview

Thursday, January 12

• After 'The Ghosts Of Highway 20,' Lucinda Williams looks ahead to her next step
  Post from LA Times
• The Carpenters sue Universal Music over digital royalties
  Item from Variety
• The reality of VR/AR growth
  Post from TechCrunch
• Why music celebrities in Swaziland have day jobs
  Post from CNN
• House-show festival in Denton aims to prove the music scene is alive and rocking
  Post from Dallas News/Guide Live
• Lil Yachty: Is Atlanta's 'king of the teens' destroying hip hop or just creating a new playground for his friends and followers?
  Profile from MTV News

Friday, January 13

• Pop pileup: Music's crowded chorus of producers, rappers and bit-part players
  Post from The Guardian
• Coachella owner's ties to anti-LGBTQ causes more recent than previously reported
  Story from Pitchfork
• Pandora is laying off 7% of its US workforce
  Post from TechCrunch
• Cash Money Records accused of hoarding Drake's music profits
  Item from Page Six
• 40 years on: David Bowie's 'Low' revisited
  Post from The Quietus
• Liz Phair making double album with Ryan Adams
  Post from Stereogum