The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, May 31

This week Daily Chord followers read stories musing on the song of the summer, profiling Rosalía, interviewing Flying Lotus, and predicting the future of the streaming market. SXSW's Daily Chord sifts through heaps of hype and noise and selects a handful of worthy links to share each weekday. Shoot us your email address and we will enhance your inbox with the headlines.

Tuesday, May 28

• Tyler The Creator beats DJ Khaled to hit no. 1 with 'Igor'
  Post from NY Times
• What will be the 2019 song of the summer?
  List from The Ringer
• Record labels are spending more on signing (and paying) artists
  Column from Music Business Worldwide
• Nils Lofgren gets 'Blue With Lou' (Reed)
  Interview from Austin Chronicle
• After 15 years, The Pirate Bay still can't be killed
  Post from Mel Magazine
• Backstreet Boys' 'Millenium' at 20 and the decline and fall of the music industry
  Story from The Independent

Wednesday, May 29

• How streaming affects the lengths of songs
  Post from The Verge
• Warner Records rebranding elicits visceral reaction among music biz insiders
  Post from Variety
• After a scandal, the New Orleans Jazz Market rises again
  Story from NY Times
• Sublime's legacy is more complicated than the bros (and the haters) would have you think
  Story from AV Club
• How to use Next Big Sound to grow your fanbase
  Post from Soundfly Flypaper
• Pitchfork guide to new albums, summer 2019: Chance, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and more
  List from Pitchfork

Thursday, May 30

• Even Apple's ex-head of app reviews says App Store is unfair to Spotify, Netflix
  Post from CNET
• Rosalía's real magic
  Profile from The Fader
• What's behind the Spice Girls' sound problems
  Story from BBC News
• Music industry tests mini-grants to help artists recover: 'I want to see rappers name-checking their therapists'
  Post from Billboard
• Ralph Murphy, longtime ASCAP executive, dead at 75
  Obituary from The Tennessean
• Minnesota blues hero Tony Glover, an influence on Dylan and the Stones, dies at 79
  Obituary from Star-Tribune

Friday, May 31

• There's nothing Flying Lotus can't do
  Interview from Vulture
• Oversharing: How Napster nearly killed the music industry
  Story from The Guardian
• The music industry expects a windfall. Where will the money go?
  Essay from Pitchfork
• Midem 10: European executives making an impact
  List from Pollstar
• Beastie Boys' 'Ill Communication' turns 25
  Post from Brooklyn Vegan
• Leon Redbone, idiosyncratic throwback singer, is dead at 69
  Obituary from NY Times