The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, April 12

This week, the music world saw further evidence of the forward momentum of K-Pop, summer music festivals geared up for business, and songwriters and streamers squabbled over royalty rates. The Daily Chord shares these stories and others with six worthwhile links from good sources. The list is updated each weekday. For a handy reminder in your inbox, sign up for our email list.

Monday, April 8

• Billie Eilish's 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' debuts at no. 1
  Chart watch from Billboard
• You call that EDM? Moritz Simon Geist's robots make the most technical techno
  Story from Ars Technica
• Universal becomes first major to license Nigeria-based music streaming service uduX
  Post from Music Business Worldwide
• Streamer Boomplay Music raises $20 million
  Item from Hypebot
• King Crimson to begin streaming entire studio catalog
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Brad's Shawn Smith dies at 53
  Obituary from Pitchfork

Tuesday, April 9

• Record labels demand for money for songs on TikTok app
  Post from Bloomberg
• Band together: Why musicians must strike a collective chord to survive
  Post from The Guardian
• More people pay for Apple Music than Spotify in the US now
  Post from Ars Technica
• Blackpink's 'Kill This Love' sets new YouTube records, including the biggest premiere
  Post from TechCrunch
• Digital music may not have saved the environment after all
  Post from Engadget
• Seattle's fight to save the Showbox, its most important venue
  Story from Noisey

Wednesday, April 10

• Jam Session app hopes to spark social co-listening
  Item from Music Ally
• The marvelous Mr. Meiselas: Meet the attorney who closes deals for Lady Gaga, Sean Combs and The Weeknd
  Profile from Variety
• Bob Dylan whiskey distillery, center for the arts to open in Nashville in 2020
  Item from Rolling Stone
• Coachella at 20: Paul Tollett on why the fest evolved from alternative to pop
  Post from LA Times
• Get into the DMV flow with this list of rappers to watch from the region
  List from Uproxx
• Hit songwriters tell Spotify's Daniel Ek they're 'hurt and disappointed' by CRB appeal
  Post from Music Business Worldwide

Thursday, April 11

• The mastermind behind BTS has built a $770 million K-Pop fortune
  Post from Bloomberg
• Radiohead stage death inquest brings 'some closure'
  Story from BBC News
• A brief history of artists not paying their taxes
  Post from Vulture
• The 20 best music festivals of summer 2019
  List from Pitchfork
• Spotify's Daniel Ek talks royalties, data-sharing, the future: 'I was never a disrupter'
  Post from Variety
• Against chill: Apathetic music to make spreadsheets to
  Post from The New Yorker

Friday, April 12

• Stormzy pulls out of Snowbombing festival over weapons search
  Post from BBC News
• iHeartMedia's IPO plans: Music industry skeptics, optimists weigh in
  Post from Billboard
• The first four things to do if you want to make money in music
  Post from The Verge
• How Coachella is taking steps to fix the sexual harassment problem at festivals
  Post from Consequence Of Sound
• The heavy metal grifter
  Story from Rolling Stone
• Lil Nas X's smash makes country wonder if rap is friend or foe. Again.
  Story from NY Times