AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoNew Releases: U2 have announced Carnaval De Luz, their first album in nine years, and unveiled the single “The Greatest Show On Earth” ahead of a world tour. Fontaines D.C. have also released Dopamine Chamber, while Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan’s “expectations” remix arrived with a retro game-show video featuring David Byrne. On the Road: Rush’s reunion show in San Jose sounded revitalized, with Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee joined by drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Loren Gold. Shed Seven announced their biggest-ever headline show, in York. Music Industry: Universal Music Group has begun a new round of layoffs affecting senior label executives in the US and UK. YouTube says it will label AI-generated music. New Music in the Making: Indigenous Australian rockers the Desert Stars have recorded 12 songs for their third album in a remote outback shed, drawing on their community’s connection to ancestral land. Remembering: Veteran publicist and blues advocate Mark Pucci, whose clients included Johnny Cash, the Allman Brothers Band and Roy Orbison, has died at 79.
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