{"id":1062,"date":"2017-04-07T16:15:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T16:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/04\/07\/the-daily-chord-weekly-recap-friday-april-7\/"},"modified":"2017-04-07T16:15:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T16:15:34","slug":"the-daily-chord-weekly-recap-friday-april-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/04\/07\/the-daily-chord-weekly-recap-friday-april-7\/","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Chord Weekly Recap \u2013 Friday, April 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sxsw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DailyChord-keyart-1440x810-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"SXSW Daily Chord | dailychord.com\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6069\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The jump in US music revenues reported last Friday reverberated through the stories shared in SXSW&#8217;s Daily Chord this week. Spotify announced licensing deals and hinted at going public without an IPO. Pundits are certain that artificial intelligence will fuel a music boom. Joan Baez and Sleaford Mods offered perspectives on protest music. The Daily Chord keeps tabs on business and creative developments in the music world by providing a handful of significant links each weekday. Shoot us your email address and we&#8217;ll shoot back our <a href=\"\/newsletters\/#dailychord\">email newsletter.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Monday, April 3<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong><a>It&#8217;s not their pop idol, but a bot. Fans cheer anyway.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Story from NY Times\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>X-Ray Spex&#8217;s Poly Styrene subject of new documentary<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Item from Pitchfork\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Why the sound of Ed Sheeran helps sell fries<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from The Guardian\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Grandmaster Flash to MacBook Pro DJs: What are you doing?<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Interview from CNET\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Roland founder and TR-808 creator Ikutaro Kakehashi dies at age 87<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Obituary from Ars Technica\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>The mystery of trailer music, or why can&#8217;t I buy that Game Of Thrones trailer song?<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from The Verge\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Tuesday, April 4<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Has the holiday-camp indie festival had its day?<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from The Guardian\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>How significant is the music industry&#8217;s rebound?<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Commentary from The Atlantic\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Streaming has now taken over the music industry, and A.I. will push it into the stratosphere<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Commentary from CNBC\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>How the Roland TR-808 revolutionized music<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from The Verge\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Mitch Glazier tapped to succeed Cary Sherman as CEO of RIAA<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Item from Variety\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>U2 producer&#8217;s other job: Selling CDs in Indonesia&#8217;s KFCs<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Story from NY Times\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Wednesday, April 5<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Spotify&#8217;s new licensing deal eases path to going public<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Story from NY Times\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Who wins, who loses in Spotify&#8217;s long-term deal with Universal Music Group<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from Billboard\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Kanye West album is the first to go platinum from streaming alone<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from Engadget\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>ASCAP reports record $1B revenue fueled by 41% increase in streaming income<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from Hypebot\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Internet music has been graced by a new meme: SoundCloud vs. Bandcamp<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from Buzzfeed\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Music has no effect on chimps, study finds<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from Times Live SA<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Thursday, April 6<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Proposal would let labels pull music off radio<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Story from The Tennessean\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>10 women sound engineers changing the game<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from Hypebot\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Joan Baez: The life and times of a secret badass<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Profile from Rolling Stone\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>British punk duo Sleaford Mods discuss simple beats and hardened tirades in advance of their Los Angeles debut<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Interview from LA Times\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Beatles open the vaults for 50th anniversary of Sgt Pepper<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from Billboard\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Lonnie Brooks, bluesman who had a hit with &#8216;Sweet Home Chicago,&#8217; dies at 83<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Obituary from NY Times<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Friday, April 7<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Spotify may bypass IPO and list directly on stock market<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from BBC News\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>From The xx to The Big Moon: The best albums of the year 2017<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Reviews from The Telegraph\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>The secret to free music is internet radio<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Guide from Gizmodo\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Are we witnessing the beginning of the end for free music streaming?<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Post from NPR\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Anti-establishment icon David Peel dies at 73<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Obituary from Billboard\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong><a>Prince&#8217;s death: One year later, unsolved mysteries<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Story from NY Times<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sxsw.com\/music\/2017\/daily-chord-weekly-recap-friday-april-7\/\">The Daily Chord Weekly Recap \u2013 Friday, April 7<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sxsw.com\">SXSW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: SxSW Music<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The jump in US music revenues reported last Friday reverberated through the stories shared in SXSW&#8217;s Daily Chord this week. 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