YouTube is the hot-button music industry topic of the week, as parent company Google defends their practices amid a growing chorus of label criticism. Streaming veteran eMusic announced a reboot, Spotify's origins are reported in a new book, and the iTunes application is coming to the Windows Store at long last. The Daily Chord provides a handful of stories each weekday to save you time and bring you important and interesting stories. Subscribe to our email updates and get the headlines in your inbox.
Monday, May 8
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Lyor Cohen, YouTube's music ambassador, makes his case to the major labels
Interview from Recode -
Kobalt Music scores $75 million funding round led by Hearst Entertainment
Post from Variety -
Voice control may be the biggest music leap since hi-fi - and more Collision 2017
Post from Ars Technica -
FCC chairman's net neutrality fix: 'Clinton-era light touch'
Post from CNET -
The concert ticket industry is still broken
Post from Vulture -
The Cosimo sound: New Orleans' role in the birth of rock
Story from NO Times-Picayune
Tuesday, May 9
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Grammy Awards returning to New York after 15 years away
Story from NY Times -
Pandora seeks buyer and new board members
Post from Billboard -
LA punk band X to get 40th anniversary exhibit at the Grammy Museum
Post from LA Times -
Eurovision Song Contest: Bluff your way through this year's show
Feature from BBC News -
Here comes the science bit: Why music festivals are going geek
Post from The Guardian -
Amazon debuts its own concert series in the UK as a perk for Prime members
Post from TechCrunch
Wednesday, May 10
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Fans to the front: How internet fandoms are gaming the music industry
Column from Rolling Stone -
eMusic relaunches indie-centric music service
Post from Billboard -
Sturgill Simpson leads 2017 Americana Music Awards nominations
Item from The Tennessean -
Norton Records, still rocking, is releasing a lost Dion album
Story from NY Times -
X Japan's Yoshiki needs urgent surgery after decades of intense drumming
Post from BBC News -
Robert Miles, trance producer and DJ, has died at 47
Obituary from The Guardian
Thursday, May 11
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Steven Van Zandt: 'We literally brought down the South African government'
Interview from The Guardian -
Universal demands cancellation of $30 million deal with Prince estate
Post from Billboard -
YouTube: friend or foe of the music industry?
Story from Canadian Musician -
Visual design student reimagines Apple Music with unified artwork, better discovery and more
Post from MacRumors -
Early Spotify was built on pirated MP3 filles, new book claims
Post from Gizmodo -
Ticketmaster criticizes Irish secondary ticketing 'media frenzy'
Post from Pollstar
Friday, May 12
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Jay Z and Live Nation renew touring deal for 10 years
Story from NY Times -
Epic Records chief L.A. Reid to exit Sony Music
Post from Variety -
Spotify and - no joke - iTunes are coming to the Windows Store
Post from Ars Technica -
Google releases study defending YouTube's value to music biz, trade bodies hit back
Post from Billboard -
Desert Trip will not return in 2017
Post from Rolling Stone -
Metallica want to be the first band to play in space
Item from NME
