AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI Regulation & Artist Impact: A Queen’s University Belfast study warns UK rules are lagging as AI bots and “artificial musicians” squeeze real artists, inflate metrics, and enable ticket scams. Chart Policy: The Official MENA Chart (with IFPI) adopted new GenAI eligibility principles to separate human-led creativity from purely synthetic or unauthorized AI work and block fraudulently boosted streams. Major Label Deal: Universal Music Group struck a partnership to manage Beatles merchandise ahead of biopics, extending the Fab Four’s brand footprint. Pop Culture Buzz: Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with 11 nods, while Ariana Grande is asking a judge to subpoena platforms to unmask alleged music leakers. Local Music & Community: Huntsville’s free “Jazz in the Park” returns Sundays in September, and Sheridan College’s “Music on the Mall” brings live sets and vendors back to campus Aug. 27. New Releases: Queens of the Stone Age teased its next album, “Perfecth,” with a release date that’s now uncertain.
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