AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMusic Archives & Preservation: The Vermont Historical Society acquired the Vermont music collection built by Big Heavy World, founded in 1996 to preserve local recordings, interviews, and radio-era history—keeping the archive alive for scholars and fans. Industry Market Watch: A new report projects the music training education market to grow from $6.49B (2025) to $7B (2026), with forecasts reaching $9.33B by 2030 as digital learning expands. Social Media & Culture: “2026 is the new 2016” is driving a mid-2010s nostalgia wave on TikTok and Instagram, boosting searches and resurfacing songs like Zara Larsson’s “Lush Life.” Legal Spotlight: Bill Withers’ publishers sued Universal and Olivia Dean’s team in California, alleging Dean’s “I’ve Seen It” copies the melody of “Just the Two of Us.” Live Music & Events: BIG completed Macondo Park, a temporary, multi-pavilion venue built for Shakira’s Madrid residency—designed to be dismantled and repurposed after the shows.
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