The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, March 29

This week in music news, the EU approved new copyright laws, algorave is gaining traction, labels sued a cable company and much more. The Daily Chord picks the top stories each day, assembles the links, and shares the list with our informed readers. Join the group and subscribe to our email blast for a handy reminder.

Tuesday, March 26

• MEPs approve European Copyright Directive (including Article 13) - 348 votes to 274
  Story from Music Ally
• Judgement day: A timeline of the Article 13 debate
  Post from Music Week
• Every music company is morphing into the same thing
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Music labels sue Charter, complain that high internet speeds fuel piracy
  Post from Ars Technica
• Billboard's 2019 top music business schools: Taking classes from the Grammys to SXSW
  List from Billboard
• Pop's great adventurer: How Scott Walker reached the heart of darkness
  Appreciation from The Guardian

Wednesday, March 27

• DJs of the future don't spin records - they write code
  Story from Wired
• Stop blaming streaming for the music you don't like
  Post from Uproxx
• Wanda Jackson retires from performing
  Post from Pitchfork
• Steve Earle's winsome tribute to Guy Clark
  Story from The New Yorker
• The Beat singer Ranking Roger dies aged 56
  Obituary from The Guardian
• Eat, sleep, write: 5 useful apps for every musician/songwriter
  Post from Music Think Tank

Thursday, March 28

• Billboard removes Lil Nas X's viral song 'Old Town Road' from country chart
  Post from Pitchfork
• YouTube creators are still trying to fight back against European copyright vote
  Post from The Verge
• Warner Music is the latest major record label group to bet on Afrobeats
  Post from Quartz
• Meet the 12-year-old with the six-figure record deal
  Story from Rolling Stone
• Top scores: Can video game music change the way you play?
  Story from BBC News
• Karyn Temple appointed United States Register Of Copyrights
  Post from Billboard

Friday, March 29

• Janet Jackson gets some overdue shine
  Opinion from NY Times
• Her's: Liverpool band killed in US crash
  Story from BBC News
• Behind the scenes with Perfume, Japan's most futuristic pop group
  Post from The Verge
• Q&A: Blushh talks SXSW, touring and wet paint
  Interview from Mixed Mantra
• Downtown buys CD Baby owner for $200M
  Post from Music Business Worldwide
• How data metrics work for independent artists
  Post from Hypebot