AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPop Culture & AI: Taylor Swift used her Songwriters Hall of Fame moment to hype rising writer Sombr, insisting real songwriting “does it all on his own” and pushing back on AI fears. Rock Legacy: Rush kept surprising fans on its Fifty Something tour, debuting “A Farewell to Kings” for the first time in 38 years and adding other deep cuts at the Kia Forum. Book-to-Stage Energy: Soundgarden co-founder Kim Thayil drew a big crowd at Easy Street Records for a memoir signing, spotlighting the enduring pull of rock stories beyond the stage. Global Music Events: Fête de la Musique/World Music Day returns in Port of Spain with a free, genre-hopping lineup from soca and pan to pop, rock, and DJ sets. Box Office Music Film: Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” has overtaken “Bohemian Rhapsody” as the highest-grossing music biopic, now at $911.9M worldwide and closing in on $1B. Live Music Calendar: The Tullamarines debuted a Like A Version cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain,” while local community choirs and theatre groups across the week kept music front and center.
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