AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMusic Awards Japan 2026: sakanaction’s “Kaiju” took Song of the Year honors (plus Best Music Video), while Yonezu’s “IRIS OUT” swept multiple regional Best Japanese Song awards at the Grand Ceremony. Global Box Office: Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” has overtaken “Bohemian Rhapsody” as the highest-grossing music biopic, now at $911.9M worldwide and closing in on $1B. Chart Watch: BTS’s “Come Over” rockets to #1 on iTunes in dozens of regions and tops global charts within a day of release. Live & Local: Troon’s Fresh Ayr festival moves to Troon Concert Hall (Aug 14–16) with a full lineup; Scarborough’s Calendar Girls the Musical begins rehearsals ahead of its June 27–July 25 run in-the-round. Community Music: Port of Spain hosts Fête de la Musique/World Music Day 2026 (June 18) with free, genre-spanning live sets. Orchestral Leadership: Pennsylvania Sinfonia names Michael Avagliano its new music director. Theatre Buzz: HAIR returns as a counterculture-era stage hit, while Nicki Minaj calls out new artists for sounding too much like established stars. Safety & Music Events: Reports claim goons stoned a school bus returning from a music festival in Kakamega, injuring students.
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