AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAI & Music Business: Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs are teaming up on an AI-powered music creation platform, with claims of licensed training and new model deals reshaping how songs get made. Live Music & Culture: Snoop Dogg will host the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards from Los Angeles, adding another big TV moment to the year’s music calendar. Community Music: Cambridge Public Library is running Japanese taiko and Revolutionary-history programs, while Cincinnati shelters are using live guitar sets to calm animals through Wild Tunes. Theatre & 9/11 Remembrance: Billings Studio Theatre opens “Come From Away,” and multiple productions and events keep the 9/11 anniversary in the spotlight through music and stage storytelling. Local Festivals: Hopscotch Music Festival returns to downtown Raleigh, and Evansville’s Fuchsia Fest brings alternative-heavy lineups for two days. Chart/Streaming Buzz: Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis’ Spotify surge follows his death, with “Ores Mikres” hitting No. 1. Deaths: Country singer Brian “Nashville” Duckworth of Taylor Made dies at 56.
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