AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMusic Industry Loss: Clive Davis, the 94-year-old “starmaker” behind careers from Whitney Houston to Bruce Springsteen, has died, prompting tributes from artists including Mariah Carey, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, and others. K-Pop Global Push: BTS’ “Arirang” is named among the best albums of 2026 so far, while “I Need U” hits 200M YouTube views; Korea also plans $8.6M to retrofit regional arenas for K-pop concerts. Festival Fever: Olivia Rodrigo announces her all-women Daisy Chain Fields festival, and SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer reveals a second lineup featuring Stray Kids and BABYMONSTER. New Releases & Performances: Carly Rae Jepsen readies double album “Day and Night,” Ryeowook (Super Junior) drops 10th-anniversary single “Runaway,” and Lim Yunchan wins Germany’s Opus Klassik Instrumentalist of the Year. Community Music: A Welsh choir’s near-50-year charity run and Melbourne’s Leaps and Bounds festival spotlight music as local glue.
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