AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoLive Looping: Ed Sheeran turned Petco Park into an intimate loop-powered show, building a full stadium sound in real time with looping pedals and no backing track. Festival Focus: Lollapalooza 2026 leans hard on female headliners (Lorde, Charli XCX, Tate McRae, Olivia Dean) plus rising acts like Little Simz and Leon Thomas. New Releases (R&B/Rap): Fridayy drops album Tension (Aug 14) with “Haiku,” while EZ Mil unleashes “2200,” a Filipino-roots track with a globe-trotting video. Pop/Global Spotlight: Shakira explains why she chose Burna Boy for the World Cup song “Dai Dai,” citing the need for a masculine, high-energy voice. Music + Society: Cameroon’s New Bell prison runs Jail Time Records, turning inmates into artists with a prison-filmed hit video. Legal/Politics in Music: Katy Perry blasts the White House for using “Firework” on Iran-strike footage without approval. Classical & Community: Lakes Area Music Festival’s “Passion” pairs Brahms with the Schumanns, with a Brahms-and-Schumann concert Aug 2.
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