AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMusic Archives & Heritage: The Vermont Historical Society has acquired the Big Heavy World music collection, preserving decades of Vermont recordings, interviews, radio shows, posters and performances for scholars and fans. Global Pop-Pop Spotlight: Singapore’s Music Matters Live (Oct. 3) will feature P-pop leaders KAIA and PIX!E, with Lola Amour also set for Oct. 4. Auction Buzz: Noel Gallagher’s MTV Unplugged Takamine guitar sold for $299,376, a world record for an Oasis acoustic guitar, as Propstore’s Music Live Auction hit $3.2M on day one. Record-Breaking Jam: Michigan musicians attempted a marathon nonstop jam, aiming to top a 57-hour benchmark with a continuous, improvised multi-day session. Festival Streaming: Austin City Limits 2026 runs Oct. 2–4 and is livestreamed on Disney+ and Hulu. New Country Collab: Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley drop “Snakeskin Boots,” a Western-themed duet already gaining traction. AI & Music Policy: Kelly Clarkson renews her push for separate charts for AI artists, arguing they shouldn’t compete with humans. Safety & Crime: German police seized about 33,000 recordings in neo-Nazi music raids, while a California music teacher was arrested over alleged CSAM found in a home studio.
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