The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, September 22

The Daily Chord linked to lots of lists this week, including the best new headphones, the best music schools and 30 young music biz movers and shakers. Stay current with the music headlines each weekday with The Daily Chord. Subscribe to the email blast and upgrade your inbox.

Monday, September 18

• Rolling Stone, once a counterculture bible, will be put up for sale
  Post from NY Times
• 'Cash Me Outside' girl signs to major label
  Item from Stereogum
• U2 and Ed Sheeran cancel St. Louis shows due to security concerns
  Post from The Guardian
• Weaponizing sound: Could sonic devices have injured diplomats in Cuba?
  Story from The Verge
• 5 takeaways from Music Matters 2017
  Post from Billboard
• Spotify's latest mechanicals motion denied, though it could persist with its bold new argument
  Item from Complete Music Update

Tuesday, September 19

• The 15 best music business schools in 2017
  List from Billboard
• Thomas Rhett's 'Life Changes' is country's first no. 1 album in 2017
  Item from NY Times
• These 10 artists are most likely to give you a computer virus
  Post from NME
• Music video AR app Blin.gy shuts down
  Post from TechCrunch
• IFPI reveals 45% of music fans use streaming platforms
  Post from Music Week
• How Protomartyr became one of Detroit's biggest indie bands in years
  Profile from Metro Times

Wednesday, September 20

• Patreon, one of the most interesting media startups of the last few years, has raised $60 million
  Post from Recode
• Van Hunt's 'Popular' - one of R&B's great 'lost' albums - finally surfaces
  Story from LA Times
• New Order announce full and final settlement with Peter Hook
  Post from NME
• Chicano Batman: 'We're four Latinos breaking into rock music and succeeding'
  Profile from The Guardian
• Inside 'Tales From The Tour Bus,' Mike Judge's animated country-music history romp
  Post from Rolling Stone
• We are never getting back together: How avoiding a reunion can secure a band's legacy
  Post from Consequence Of Sound

Thursday, September 21

• RIAA mid-year report: Streaming revenues up 17%, paid subscriptions soar to 31.4 million
  Post from Variety
• Trashed and abused: What's left after a music festival ends
  Story from Chicago Tribune
• With its 'No Dancing' law verging on repeal, New York legitimizes its nightlife
  Story from NPR
• How Jim Jarmusch used music to put a spell on Hollywood
  Story from The Guardian
• Can music heal trauma? Exploring the therapeutic powers of sound
  Feature from Pitchfork
• Best wireless headphones of 2017, from Bose to Beats
  Buying guide from Wired

Friday, September 22

• Inside the new wave of rock musicals
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Forbes 30 Under 30: Music
  List from Forbes
• How streaming music platforms can last and grow
  Guest post from Music Business Worldwide
• 'People are vibing off each other's cultures': Hare Squead and the rise of Irish rap
  Post from The Guardian
• How Master P gamed the music industry and laid a path to generational wealth
  Story from NPR
• In country music, nice guys finish first (for now)
  Post from NY Times