AGP Executive Report
Last update: 43 minutes agoMusic Industry Watch: Rachel Chinouriri lands in Music Week’s September edition with a major-label push and a clear “don’t adapt” message, alongside tributes and interviews spanning Cooking Vinyl’s 40 years and Women In Music leadership. Gospel Spotlight: Motown Gospel scores 11 nominations for the 57th Annual GMA Dove Awards, with the Oct. 6 Nashville ceremony set for TBN coverage. K-pop & Pop Culture: Solo careers keep rising in K-pop as established idols step out with more creative control, while “Baby Shark Boy” readies his K-pop debut single “Wave” (Aug. 20). Publishing Deal: Warner Chappell Music signs NZ/Kurdish duo Fat Papi and prodshushy, backing their viral hit “Freaked Out.” Legal & Accountability: Guy Sebastian’s former manager Titus Day admits to ripping off the singer after years of denials, ending a long civil fight. Local Music Ecosystem: A new Singapore record shop, Lifted Trax, opens with deep electronic, jazz, soul and dance focus. Live Music: Rock the Bowl returns to New Plymouth’s Bowl of Brooklands on Dec. 29 with Fat Freddy’s Drop, Carl Cox and Ocean Alley headlining.
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