This week brought news with Grammy nominees, Rock hall inductees, end-of-year surveys and punk lust, not necessarily in that order. SXSW's Daily Chord selects six interweb music news links each weekday and distributes them via the SXSW site and email newsletter. Shoot us your email coordinates and get on the list.
Monday, December 10
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BBC Sound of 2019: Which rising stars have made the longlist
Post from BBC News -
Imogen Heap on digitally connecting the world's musicians
Interview from CNET -
'Man is a king': Controversial star Buju Banton comes home to Jamaica
Post from The Guardian -
Sony Music takes on Spotify, launches streaming service in Japan 'powered by Napster'
Post from Hypebot -
The 100 best albums of 2018
List from Noisey -
Apple acquires A&R and creative services company Platoon
Item from Music Business Worldwide
Tuesday, December 11
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A 'discrepancy' holds up the Billboard chart, and Meek Mill's victory lap
Post from NY Times -
Three strange nights with Oliver Tree, a music-making meme machine
Post from Vice -
'Punk lust': How sexuality fueled a musical revolution
Post from Rolling Stone -
Ebonie Smith probably engineered your favorite song
Profile from The Fader -
Artists and music bodies say Brexit is a 'significant threat' to UK music industry
Post from Music Ally -
The 50 best albums of 2018
List from Pitchfork
Wednesday, December 12
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Nick Cave: Cultural boycott of Israel is 'cowardly and shameful'
Post from The Guardian -
50 best albums of 2018: Critic's picks
List from Billboard -
Neil Young says Hyde Park show will proceed without Barclaycard as a sponsor
Item from BBC News -
Tribute bands: Are they legal?
Post from Music Think Tank -
Meat Puppets' original lineup announce first new album in 24 years
Item from Pitchfork -
Should Spotify change the way it pays artists?
Story from Rolling Stone
Thursday, December 13
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The Cure, Janet Jackson, Radiohead among Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductees for 2019
Post from NPR -
Judge issues final $5M judgement in 'Blurred Lines' trial against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams
Post from Billboard -
In a world of 'algorithmic culture,' music critics fight for relevance
Post from CJR -
An oral history of the Laughing Hyenas, one of the great unsung Detroit rock bands
Story from Metro Times -
131 totally uncensored minutes with David Lee Roth, from his new tattoo skin-care line to the secret of Van Halen
Interview from Vogue -
The Free Music Archive will live on
Item from The Verge
Friday, December 14
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Music executives keep making excuses for why women don't succeed on country radio
Post from Jezebel -
Route 91 organizers talk about bringing festival back in 2019
Post from Amplify -
Tencent Music shares rise after stock market debut
Post from CNN -
Nancy Wilson, Grammy winning jazz singer and TV personality, dies at 81
Obituary from Variety -
The case of the disappearing 'Despacito' rightsholder
Story from Billboard -
SoundCloud's new integration with Serato is a missed opportunity
Post from The Verge
