AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoTouring Spotlight: Australian queer icon Montaigne announces a 10-year “Glorious Heights” anniversary tour, performing the debut album in full across Australia from 7–29 August. Indie Release: Welsh indie rock band The Fiends drop “Sonder,” their first single in over a year, blending atmospheric guitars with introspective lyrics. Pop & Performance: K-pop group i-dle returns with ninth EP “We made,” led by Latin-inflected summer track “Gimme Dat Love.” Tech & Vocals Debate: 1st-gen K-pop star Ock Joo-hyun blasts heavy Auto-Tune/pitch correction in live singing, arguing it lets “anyone” claim to be a singer. Classical Outdoors: Philharmonic Hall launches an open-air summer concert season, while Roundhay Festival’s All Things Orchestral leans into big-screen movie themes with Hallé Orchestra. Music in Motion: Royal Caribbean’s new Icon Class ship, Legend of the Seas, brings Broadway-style “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” to sea. New Track Buzz: Beyoncé surprise-releases “MORNING DEW (DONK)” ahead of “B’Day” 20th anniversary plans. Live Music Business: Secret Cinema’s boss teases “Grease” returning and record-breaking “Pirates of the Caribbean” pre-sales for its experiential theatre model.
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