The Daily Chord noted the deaths of singular artists Roky Erickson and Dr. John this week. In other stories, Apple raised a hubbub by reorganizing their media apps, Goldman Sachs foresees streaming profitability and we enjoyed a pride playlist from Big Freedia. The Chord is updated each weekday with six interesting music news links. Send us your email address and we'll transmit the headlines to you.
Monday, June 3
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Roky Erickson, Texas psychedelic music legend, has died
Obituary from Austin 360 -
50 great tracks for June from Jarvis Cocker, Lady Lykez, Employed To Serve and more
List from The Guardian -
Miss Turntable.fm? Spotify might bring back its best feature with 'Social Listening'
Post from The Verge -
Madonna's new Today at Apple Music Lab teaches the art of the remix
Post from 9to5 Mac -
Are the major record companies ready for these five threats?
Column from Rolling Stone -
Billie Eilish returns to no. 1
Chart watch from Billboard
Tuesday, June 4
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Here's why Apple just killed off iTunes
Post from Music Industry Blog -
Answers to some of your iTunes questions: Old libraries, Windows and more
Post from Ars Technica -
Are Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube the new music labels?
Post from Music Ally -
Primavera Sound announces LA edition 2020
Post from Pollstar -
Oscar Jerome: On the rise
Profile from The Line Of Best Fit -
Man, it's a hot one: The oral history of Santana and Rob Thomas' 'Smooth'
Feature from Rolling Stone
Wednesday, June 5
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Goldman Sachs says 1.1BN people will pay for music streaming by 2030, as it ups industry forecast
Post from Music Business Worldwide -
Can Taylor Swift and Katy Perry survive in a Billie Eilish world?
Post from The Ringer -
UTA's Maxim Karlik brings A-list music moments to 'Aladdin,' 'Aquaman' and beyond
Interview from Variety -
Kanye West and Kid Cudi argue fair use over 'Kids See Ghosts' sample copyright claim
Item from Billboard -
Baltimore singer indicted for allegedly spending $4.1 million on company card to fund his music
Post from Pitchfork -
Learning to listen, in a Los Angeles cafe built for vinyl
Story from NY Times
Thursday, June 6
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Bootleggers hold 18 hours of unreleased Radiohead 'OK Computer' music to ransom for $150,000
Post from NME -
Justice Dept. opens review of ASCAP, BMI consent decrees
Post from Hypebot -
I didn't even know I needed Spotify's new app, but damn
Review from Gizmodo -
Big Freedia breaks down her Pride playlist and tells us how she feels music brings us together
Interview from Uproxx -
Jim Derogatis' 'Soulless' is a damning look at why it took so long for R. Kelly to fall
Review from Pitchfork -
The strange world of...Stereolab
Story from The Quietus
Friday, June 7
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Pianist, singer Mac 'Dr. John' Rebennack, an icon of New Orleans music, has died at 77
Obituary from New Orleans Advocate -
How Celine Dion changed Las Vegas, and then the music industry as we know it
Post from The Daily Beast -
The Ticket Fairy is tech's best hope against Ticketmaster
Post from TechCrunch -
8 things YouTube Music still needs one year in
List from Android Central -
How can sexual assaults at festivals be stopped?
Story from BBC News -
MIDEM 2019: Attendance up, new awards show planned
Post from Music Week
