The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, September 21

The Daily Chord started aggregating music news stories when streaming revenue accounted for zero percent of the business, today it accounts for three of every four dollars. Also, the ever-evolving story of performance rights reached a milestone this week when the Music Modernization Act passed the Senate. Follow important music stories and play the long game with the Daily Chord. Subscribe to our email newsletter to get the headlines in your inbox.

Monday, September 17

• Music Modernization Act faces verbal vote in Senate, but one 'no' could be fatal
  Post from Billboard
• The NSW premier thinks the best solution to overdoses at music festivals is to shut them down
  Post from Buzzfeed
• Warner Music Group buys merch company EMP in $180M deal
  Post from Music Business Worldwide
• On the charts: Paul McCartney returns to no. 1 after 36 years with 'Egypt Station'
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Donald Glover sues former label in Childish Gambino royalties dispute
  Post from Pitchfork
• The best wireless headphones for everyone
  List from Wired

Tuesday, September 18

• 'I'm getting ripped off': A look inside Ticketmaster's price-hiking bag of tricks
  Story from CBC
• AEG ends block-booking policy connecting LA's Staples Center and London's O2 Arena
  Post from Variety
• Pandora's newest playlist The Drop sounds a lot like Spotify's Release Radar
  Post from The Verge
• Big Jay McNeely, 91, dies; R&B's 'king of the honkers'
  Obituary from NY Times
• Jeremy Dutcher wins Polaris Prize, Canada's top music award
  Post from The Guardian
• Musical instrument goes flat in presence of adulterated medicine
  Post from Ars Technica

Wednesday, September 19

• 'A momentous day' as US Senate passes Music Modernization Act
  Post from Music Business Worldwide
• Spotify sued over sales team's 'boy's trips' to strip clubs
  Post from Variety
• Singled out: The top 40 formats that fell by the wayside
  Post from The Guardian
• They're Bikini Kill, and all their kickass music is on streaming now
  Post from AV Club
• Touring in China remains unpredictable as gov't keeps a watchful eye on music industry
  Post from Billboard
• Robyn announces new album 'Honey,' her first in eight years
  Item from Stereogum

Thursday, September 20

• 'A public relations nightmare': Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program
  Story from CBC
• How music festivals are giving legacy hip-hop acts renewed relevance and greater longevity
  Post from Uproxx
• 'Record labels are like Donald Trump...scared artists are making dumb albums, singing stupid songs' - Linda Perry
  Interview from Music Business Worldwide
• Tencent Music IPO to be halved - Report
  Post from Variety
• Noname is one of the best rappers alive
  Profile from Rolling Stone
• Alone in the studio in 1983, Prince is revealed
  Review from NY Times

Friday, September 21

• Streaming now accounts for 75% of music industry revenue
  Post from The Verge
• Mercury Prize 2018: Wolf Alice win for Visions Of A Life
  Post from The Guardian
• Suge Knight pleads no contest to manslaughter, faces 28 years in prison for 2015 hit and run
  Post from CNN
• Meg White is the 21st century's loudest introvert
  Post from NPR Music
• Next Bob Dylan 'Bootleg Series' set will take a deep dive into 'Blood On The Tracks'
  Item from LA Times
• Guitar Hero TV's planned shutdown spurs false advertising lawsuit
  Post from Ars Technica