The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, September 8

The Daily Chord collects the most relevant music industry news each weekday and delivers it into your inbox. This week featured stories on the passing of iconic musicians Holger Czukay and Walter Becker, discussions over how streaming services will distribute royalties, the announcement of the cancellation of the Apple Music Festival, and much more. Subscribe to the SXSW Daily Chord, and stay in the know!

Tuesday, September 5

• Walter Becker, Steely Dan guitarist, dies at 67
  Obituary from Variety
• Major YouTube audio ripping site agrees to shut down after getting sued by labels
  Post from The Verge
• Now on stage: The countdown to a new Taylor Swift album
  Story from NY Times
• 'When you're black, you have to fight': Tinashe, Kehlani and other female R&B artists struggle for attention
  Post from LA Times
• Apple Music Festival cancelled after ten years
  Post from BBC News
• The Pitchfork guide to upcoming releases: Fall 2017
  List from Pitchfork

Wednesday, September 6

• Women are making the best rock music today
  Feature from NY Times
• Holger Czukay, bassist with Can, dies aged 79
  Obituary from The Guardian
• Facebook is offering the music industry millions to let its users upload songs in videos
  Post from The Verge
• X look back on 40 years of punk iconoclasm
  Feature from Rolling Stone
• The hippie-capitalist CEO who wants to win a Nobel Prize with sober raves
  Post from Noisey
• The 2017 streaming cash bonanza: How the major labels stack up
  Post from Music Business Worldwide

Thursday, September 7

• How St. Vincent Battled Anxiety and Made Her Best Album Yet
  Feature from Rolling Stone
• Splintered minds and broken worlds: Gary Numan talks Asperger’s, depression, climate change
  Profile from Yahoo Music
• The Guide to Getting into Jawbreaker
  Post from Noisey
• BMI Distributes More Than $1 Billion in Music Royalties
  Post from NY Times
• KCSN-KSBR FM merger aims to create new Southland public radio powerhouse
  Post from LA Times
• How Hip-Hop Found a Home on Daytime TV
  Feature from Variety

Friday, September 8

• Spotify Hosting Playlist-Minded Concert Featuring Dizzee Rascal, Bugzy Malone
  Post from Billboard
• MC Hammer is headlining Staples Center — in 2017. How did this happen?
  Post from LA Times
• Give My Regards to E Street: Imagining a Springsteen Musical
  Post from NY Times
• Lost Edge: LCD Soundsystem’s Road To Sincerity
  Profile from Stereogum
• U2 Blast Donald Trump in Fiery Appearance on ‘Jimmy Fallon’
  Post from Variety
• An Appreciation for Can's 'Future Days'
  Feature from Noisey