AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAI Music Lawsuit: Jason Isbell and fellow artists filed a class action against Cambridge-based Suno, accusing the platform of using their identities to generate commercial songs and asking for damages. Streaming Glitch: Spotify users report new bugs that break follow/unfollow and block/unblock actions, with the issues appearing alongside a new kids’ recommendation-control rollout. Brand Meets Music IP: Hyundai’s Universal Music Group-backed Spotlight is expanding beyond songs into regional/vernacular activations and broader brand storytelling. Latin Grammy Scholarships: Two Miami vocalists, Lea Garza and Melissa Cruz, won full-ride Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation scholarships totaling $525,000. Live & Local: Ventura Music Festival brings Pacific Jazz Orchestra’s Quincy Jones tribute; Walla Walla Symphony hosts a Sept. 26 fundraiser; and community stages keep rolling with events like Hoboken’s River City Fair lineup and local jazz in UVic parkades. Tech for Music Creators: 1010 Music previewed Black Box 2, a $649 sampler/synth with slicing, transient scanning, and scene-based song export.
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