AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoNew Releases: Hot Chip will return in January with A Long Way From Kansas, their first album in nearly five years. Lead single “Random Violence” honours late Glasgow DJ Keith McIvor. Pop Spotlight: Taylor Swift performed her Toy Story 5 song and debuted “The Fate of Ophelia” at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles. Industry Equity: UK charity Youth Music has opened applications for a £2.4 million fund supporting arts groups led by communities facing racial injustice. Ghanaian Ambition: Sarkodie says a joint concert with Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy is a personal dream, raising hopes of a major night for Ghanaian music. African Stages: Zimbabwean gospel star Everton Mlalazi joins South African acts at Johannesburg’s Replenishment Concert on Oct. 31; Windhoek’s Nov. 7 jazz festival will feature Jimmy Dludlu and tributes to Hugh Masekela and Oliver Mtukudzi. Mahler Moment: A surge of performances and nine new recordings of the Resurrection Symphony this year has sparked debate over whether the market is saturated—or audiences simply can’t get enough.
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