The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, May 19

Music makes news every day, in a variety of ways. The Daily Chord notes the major developments, linking to stories, posts, interviews and commentaries that matter the most. Check out this weekly update, and sign up for the Daily Chord email updates to stay current each weekday.

Monday, May 15

• Portugal's Salvador Sobral quietly wins Eurovision Song Contest
  Post from Billboard
• Sony Music executive L.A. Reid accused of sexual harassment
  Story from Variety
• PWR BTTM cancel tour: Report
  Post from Pitchfork
• Spotify said to lean toward direct listing on NYSE
  Post from NY Times
• Upstream Summit looks at the murky future of the music industry
  Post from The Stranger
• Hanson on avoiding the pitfalls of fame
  Profile from ABC News

Tuesday, May 16

• YouTube still has full albums on its platform, and that's a problem
  Post from The Verge
• Make music in VR with Lyravr
  Post from TechCrunch
• 'American Epic' explores how a business crisis ignited a musical revolution
  Review from LA Times
• How many writers does a hit song need?
  Story from BBC News
• Arca, Deadboy and Mr. Mitch: The new wave of beat-makers becoming pop stars
  Post from The Guardian
• The last moment of the last great rock band
  Oral history from Vulture

Wednesday, May 17

• We're not saying you're obsolete, but Google is making music humans can't
  Post from Mashable
• There's a good reason Shazam started forgetting song titles in April
  Post from The Verge
• Amazon Music says it doesn't want to become a record label
  Post from TechCrunch
• Kelly Clarkson talks new LP, top female execs speak out at Music Biz 2017
  Post from Variety
• Universal partners with Tencent to expand digital reach into China
  Post from Billboard
• 'Master Of None' understands how a new generation listens to music
  Post from Pitchfork

Thursday, May 18

• Chris Cornell, Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman, dies at 52
  Obituary from NY Times
• Jimmy Iovine: 'Musicians taught me everything. Without them, I'm working on the docks.'
  Interview from Music Business Worldwide
• Patreon expects to pay creators $150 million in 2017
  Post from Variety
• SiriusXM in discussions to acquire struggling Pandora
  Story from NY Post
• With MIXhalo, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger aims to deliver studio-quality sound at live events
  Post from TechCrunch
• Six albums that prove underground rap is in a great place right now
  Post from Stereogum

Friday, May 19

• Net neutrality going down in flames as FCC votes to kill Title II rules
  Post from Ars Technica
• PWR BTTM release new statement to 'strongly contest' sexual abuse allegations
  Post from The Guardian
• Music industry blasts YouTube's value report
  Post from NY Post
• Spotify just bought an AI startup to help it stay ahead of Apple Music
  Post from CNBC
• Live Nation announces festival passport for GA access to 90+ festivals
  Post from Jam Base
• Sufjan Stevens: Spokesman for sanity
  Interview from Pitchfork