Among this week's Daily Chord headlines, music industry players joined the A Day Without A Woman protests and actions, music education and music technology face threats from the executive branch, and Ed Sheeran has a blockbuster on his hands.
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Monday, March 6
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Russia out of tune with Ukraine's Eurovision show
Story from BBC News -
How Trump's FCC is quickly working to undo network neutrality
Post from Recode -
Jeff Tweedy, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills, Big Star's Jody Stephens feature in new concert film
Post from Pitchfork -
Best sites to buy MP3 music
Review slideshow from CNET -
Stephin Merritt finds 50 ways to sing his life story
Story from NY Times -
Tommy Page, singer and former Billboard publisher, dies at 46
Obituary from Billboard
Tuesday, March 7
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Chance The Rapper donates $1 million to Chicago Public Schools
Story from CNN -
Smirnoff aims to double female festival headliners with Equalizing Music Initiative
Post from Billboard -
George Michael died of natural causes
Item from BBC News -
Why Prefab Sprout's return with America is a whim and a wonder
Post from The Guardian -
The Chainsmokers' latest chart feat means they can now be mentioned in the same breath as the Beatles and BeeGees
Post from Vulture -
How the governor and music heavy hitters plan to make sure every Colorado kid has access to an instrument and instruction
Story from Denver Post
Wednesday, March 8
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Valerie June: The first time I lost a parent
Essay from NY Times -
Fred Weintraub, who financed 'Woodstock' and helped discover Bruce Lee, dies at 88
Obituary from LA Times -
Kpop girl group Mamamoo apologize after performing 'Uptown Funk' in blackface
Post from NME -
Net neutrality worth saving, say 170 groups in open letter
Post from CNET -
Breaking metal bands in 2017
Post from Music Ally -
Max Weinberg talks 43 years with Bruce Springsteen, health scares
Interview from Rolling Stone
Thursday, March 9
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25 songs that tell us where music is going
Feature from NY Times Magazine -
The show can't go on without her
Post from MTV News -
Australian Music Prize: AB Original become first Indigenous act to win $30,000 award
Post from The Guardian -
The gatekeepers that control the placement of music in commercials
Post from Forbes -
New York claims to be the center of the music industry universe
Post from NY Post -
10 must-see Latin acts at SXSW
Post from Billboard
Friday, March 10
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Ed Sheeran 'nearly breaks Spotify' with streaming record
Post from BBC News -
Music tech is the new music industry
Post from The Drum -
Find your music tech friends at SXSW
Post from Music Tectonics -
Remastering the one Beatles live album finally made it great
Post from Wired -
7digital to acquire top competitor 24-7 Ent, raise $3.6 million
Post from Hypebot -
Cam says let music do its job
Post from CMT -
Culture kings: Migos's miraculous year
Feature from MTV News -
Rare and unreleased David Bowie albums announced
Item from Pitchfork
