The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, September 6

On the music news beat this week, the RIAA released a rosy sales report, the mastermind behind BTS spoke out, and TikTok kept making music stars. The Daily Chord from SXSW posted links to these and other noteworthy stories of the day to inform our readers with the best, latest, most interesting information. Bookmark our page, and subscribe to our email newsletter for the full experience.

Tuesday, September 3

• Linda Ronstadt has found another voice
  Interview from The New Yorker
• Taylor Swift's 'Lover' is no.1, but falls short of a million sales
  Column from NY Times
• How YACHT fed their old music to the machine and got a killer new album
  Post from Ars Technica
• How the producers of 'Despacito' use samples to create global hits
  Feature from The Verge
• Build your own cheap drum machine from cardboard and arcade buttons
  Post from Engadget
• How TikTok's niche viral space is redefining the music industry
  Post from Hot New Hip Hop

Wednesday, September 4

• Ariana Grande says Forever 21 'stole' name in lawsuit
  Post from BBC News
• How a South-Sudanese superstar found home in Australia with the help of an indie-punk label
  Story from The Guardian
• TikTok has created another viral music star in Stunna Girl
  Post from Buzzfeed
• Chelsea Wolfe, JPEGMAFIA, and 28 more albums we can't wait to hear in September
  List from AV Club
• Pandora now lets you share music and podcasts to your Instagram stories
  Item from TechCrunch
• Björk announces new 'Vulnicura' VR experience
  Post from Pitchfork

Thursday, September 5

• 'They legitimized buying views': YouTube ads divide Latin music industry
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Big Hit chief Bang Si-Hyuk, mastermind behind BTS, talks music, fans, and new ventures
  Interview from Variety
• In 2019, country music has a raging identity crisis. For Ken Burns, that's a 100-year-old story
  Story from LA Times
• Forget endless playlists, CD binders were real curation
  Post from Mashable
• Every Missy Elliot song, ranked
  List from Vulture
• LaShawn Daniels, Grammy-winning songwriter, dead at 41
  Obituary from CNN

Friday, September 6

• Billboard's parent company is buying Nielsen's music business
  Story from Bloomberg
• US recorded music business grew 18% in first half of 2019: RIAA mid-year report
  Post from Billboard
• FCC asks RIAA to investigate payola allegations
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Man acquitted of 36 deaths in Ghost Ship fire; hung jury on other defendant
  Post from CNN
• Viagogo sidesteps legal action with website fixes
  Post from BBC News
• Why we are in danger of losing Aaliyah's voice
  Post from Vox