AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoHIV-on-stage push in Cebu: “Hook Up The Musical” is set to return June 13 at Sky Hall Seaside Cebu, with playwright-director Jude Gitamondoc saying the restaging is driven by a rise in HIV cases among young people in Central Visayas. The story follows Tim on a gay dating app who matches #IAmAnonymous—who’s living with HIV—using an all-Cebuano cast to tackle taboo topics through music and theater. Plagiarism sparks in Bollywood: Composer Pritam is firing back after online claims that “Mashooqa” from “Cocktail 2” copies a 1993 Italian song, calling critics “self-appointed music detectives” and “my unpaid PR team.” Big-screen-to-music momentum: Virgin Music Group partners with Chess Club Records for global distribution ahead of Chess Club’s 20th anniversary, while Transgressive signs guitar trio HotWax for a second-album push. Pop-culture flashpoint: Alessandra Mussolini wins Celebrity Big Brother, reigniting debate over Italy’s fascist legacy in mainstream entertainment.
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