AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoLive Music & Festivals: Wooster’s Levitt AMP series closes Aug. 19 with Celtic rock band Tartan Terrors, while Hay-on-Wye’s Hay Music Festival returns Sept. 11–14 with “The healing power of music,” plus Bulgaria’s Open Buzludzha Festival kicks off at the Buzludzha monument with music, DJ sets and digital experiences. Community & Culture: Madhapur’s Akan Aahvaanam 2026 on Aug. 15 pairs a Telugu “Pay As You Please” feast with live music and inclusion-focused fundraising, and Portsmouth’s Send It 100 lands Sept. 19–20 with Scouting for Girls, Toploader and Europe’s biggest vert ramp. Music Industry & Tech: India’s streaming boom is turning into a price war as free listening dominates, while Beatport expands its stance against AI-generated music with AI detection and tagging. Human Stories: Amnesty urges “no further action” after Uyghur musician Yashar is released from a three-year China prison term tied to his music, and a 72-year-old NJ music teacher faces charges over alleged inappropriate conduct with a teenage student. New Releases: KATSEYE drops EP “WILD” and the buzz track “Hootie Frutti,” and Medium Build debuts “In My Gut” with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1.
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