AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI Music: YouTube is labeling tracks made primarily with generative AI, while Deezer will let listeners hide AI music from search results — two different responses to growing demands for transparency and control. UMG Restructuring: Universal Music Group is cutting staff and reshuffling leadership as it pursues $270 million in savings, with senior executives at Republic and Def Jam among those exiting. Live Music Equity: A new report says racial bias in London event licensing costs the music scene up to $185 million a year, with Black-led events more likely to face cancellation or restrictions. Music Tourism: President Trump has signed a bill aimed at promoting music tourism in the U.S. Royalties: Ghana’s GHAMRO says just 16 radio and TV stations are paying music royalties, urging broadcasters to comply with copyright law.
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