AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMusic Industry & Policy: Canada announced a $600M yearly investment to stabilize and support its audio and audiovisual sectors amid Online Streaming Act fallout, as foreign streaming firms face higher Canadian-content base contributions. Global Streaming & K-Pop: BIGC teamed with Apple Music to boost SBS’s “THE SHOW” and “FANPOPTY,” with Apple Music curating joint playlists to help K-pop debuts break into the mainstream. Major Catalog Deals: Reports say Garth Brooks is considering a roughly $2B sale of his music catalog, a potential blockbuster in recent music-business history. Live Music & Festivals: Tribeca Festival’s 25th edition leans hard into music with premieres and talks featuring icons like Earth, Wind & Fire and Madonna, while the Music Festival of the Lowcountry returns as a free, all-day Beaufort waterfront event. Classical Crossover: St. Vincent goes orchestral with the Pittsburgh Symphony, and Lime Cordiale headlines an Adelaide Cabaret Festival performance with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Community & Heritage: Northern Soul Weekender hits Bridlington Spa for its 20th year, and Marlboro Music marks 75 years of chamber-music collaboration in Vermont.
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