AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAI & Copyright Tensions: Suno is accused of scraping millions of YouTube tracks to train its AI music, with a new leak pointing to huge pulls from YouTube Music, Genius and Pond5—raising fresh questions for the industry. Streaming & Discovery: Spotify is rolling out more AI features, including a conversational assistant for music discovery and playlist building, plus managed accounts for kids expanding beyond Premium. Major Label Moves: Warner Chappappell Music promoted David Goldsen to EVP, A&R, while Krept signed with YMU for management. Big Releases: Alabama Shakes announce “I Must Be Dreaming” (Aug 28) and Nickelback set “Everything Under The Sun” (Oct 30); Rick Ross shared the tracklist for “Set In Stone” (July 17), and Masego confirms “Fix Your Face” (July 17). Live Music & Culture: BBC will broadcast Calvin Harris’ Glasgow homecoming concert across multiple platforms (Aug 1). Community & Education: The UK government is investing £12.5M to turn public libraries into creative hubs for young musicians, and FILSCAP’s Master Lecture Series drew 346 attendees in Manila. Institutional Drama: Boston Symphony Hall faces a high-stakes internal fight over tradition vs change, with attendance down sharply.
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