AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoUK Social Media Crackdown: Keir Starmer has announced a ban on under-16s using major user-to-user social apps, including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and X, with Ofcom tasked to figure out the best age checks and enforcement via action against platforms (not fines for kids). Touring & Live Music: Belle and Sebastian add more UK/Europe dates for their 30th anniversary Tigermilk/If You’re Feeling Sinister run, while Anna Lapwood confirms an autumn arena tour (Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester) with her bespoke organ show. New Headline Momentum: RØRY announces her biggest headline UK shows yet for 2027, plus support from Delilah Bon and Mothica. Charity & Community Music: Nordoff and Robbins names James, Franz Ferdinand and David Gray as final O2 Silver Clef Awards recipients, with the ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall on July 9. Venue Investment: Live Nation and Academy Music Group back a £9.5m push to reopen Brighton Hippodrome as a performance venue. Pop Culture Shock: Oliver Tree is among six killed in a Rio helicopter crash, prompting fresh resurfaced claims about his label fallout.
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