The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, June 7

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.

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Monday, June 3

• 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

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Tuesday, June 4

• 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

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Wednesday, June 5

• 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

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Thursday, June 6

• 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

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Friday, June 7

• 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