AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPolaris Music Prize: Toronto’s Charlotte Cornfield, Halifax’s Aquakulture, and Quebec’s Angine de Poitrine make the 10-album shortlist, with the $30,000 winner set for Sept. 22 at Massey Hall. AI & Streaming Money: TIDAL says it will label wholly AI-generated tracks starting July 15 and block them from royalty attribution, while allowing AI-assisted work. Big-Name Pop/Tech: The Rolling Stones launch a Roblox game tied to Foreign Tongues, plus a London launch party and new album cameos. Courtroom Music Rights: A federal court will deliver judgment in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra case involving pianist Jayson Lloyd Gillham’s Gaza-related dismissal. Live Music & Community: Detroit Symphony pairs Back to the Future with Alan Silvestri’s score (plus 20 minutes of new music), while local scenes keep rolling—from a banjo duo recital to a Thalea String Quartet chamber stop at Pillsbury Castle. Loss: Bonnie Tyler dies at 75 after illness, remembered for “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Festival Update: Yungblud pulls out of Calgary’s Cowboys Music Festival, citing personal work.
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