The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, June 28

The Daily Chord picks six music news links each weekday.. This week, royalties and compensation for performers and songwriters is a hot topic, as is the evolution of music streaming. Inform yourself quickly with our links, and ignore the repetitive clutter online. For a handy reminder, subscribe to our email list, and we'll be in your inbox.

Monday, June 24

• Soundgarden, Tupac and Tom Petty estates sue Universal Music over fire damage
  Post from Variety
• Here are your 2019 BET Awards winners
  List from BET
• New Orleans music legend Dave Bartholomew, producer and co-writer of Fats Domino's hits, dies at 100
  Obituary from New Orleans Advocate
• Elliot Roberts, manager of rock stars, is dead at 76
  Obituary from NY Times
• We're one step closer to atomic radio
  Post from Ars Technica
• Best music streaming service of 2019: Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, Amazon and Google Play compared
  Review from CNET

Tuesday, June 25

• The Chemical Brothers: 'Dance music has always been the sound of Glastonbury'
  Feature from NME
• 'Crack open them Twiglets so we can munch them like piglets': The 21st century's worst raps
  List from The Guardian
• Smells like yee-haw spirit: The unstoppable rise of Lil Nas X
  Post from The Ringer
• Should Spotify pay songwriters and publishers the same amount as it pays artists and record labels?
  Opinion from Music Business Worldwide
• Madonna hits no. 1 for a ninth time with 'Madame X'
  Post from NY Times
• New weird Russia #4: Outside the capitals
  Post from The Quietus

Wednesday, June 26

• Here are hundreds more artists whose tapes were destroyed in the UMG fire
  Story from NY Times Magazine
• 50/50 gender balance pledge extended to more of the music industry
  Post from BBC News
• How Woodstock 50 imploded right before our eyes: A timeline
  Post from Vulture
• Music still the top request for US smart-speaker owners, but...
  Item from Music Ally
• Why Brittany Howard put Alabama Shakes on hold and made a wild solo album
  Story from Rolling Stone
• We've got a file on you: Britt Daniel
  Interview from Stereogum

Thursday, June 27

• Here's what you need to know about sharing lyrics online
  Post from The Fader
• Has Vic Mensa made the most political music video of the year?
  Post from The Guardian
• Memes are the new pop stars: How TikTok became the future of the music industry
  Story from The Ringer
• Just how much money is there in unclaimed black box royalties?
  Post from Billboard
• Legendary Cleveland concert promoter Mike Belkin Sr. has died
  Obituary from Cleveland Plain Dealer
• Brian Eno now has his own asteroid
  Item from Exclaim

Friday, June 28

• Can hit songs be worth more than gold?
  Post from BBC News
• When you listen, they watch: Pre-saving albums can allow labels to track users on Spotify
  Post from Billboard
• Apple Music surpasses 60 million subscribers
  Item from TechCrunch
• How iTunes went from simple to perplexing in 18 years
  Post from Apple Insider
• Spotify settles copyright lawsuits brought by songwriters
  Post from Hollywood Reporter
• Rap that asks the right questions
  Feature from Chicago Reader