AI & Music Rights: BMG and Suno announced a global licensing alliance that lets participating artists and songwriters opt in to have their works used for AI inputs and compensated outputs, while also settling prior use—another sign the industry is trying to set rules for machine-made music. Local Arts & Community: Glasgow’s Social Hub launches a free Summer Social with family dancing, yoga, workshops, food and music, while Maryhill Burgh Halls opens “Every Picture Tells a Story,” spotlighting a long-lost canal painting that vanished for 138 years. Theatre & Storytelling: Jobsite Theatre brings “Penelope,” a one-woman musical retelling of the Odyssey from Penelope’s view, and the Florida Orchestra pairs pop culture with live orchestral shows including Taylor Swift and Disney’s Pirates. Culture, Faith & Education: Texas lawmakers expand religion in classrooms via Bible reading lists and voucher-linked private schooling, and Cardinal Kambanda urges families to be the “open church” where faith is formed. Music Industry Business: India’s labels estimate Rs 350 crore in annual sync revenue loss from unlicensed social media use, as enforcement services move from detection toward settlement. Art & Craft: The Giza Pyramids’ “Forever Is Now” returns for its sixth, female-artist-led edition this November. Music News: BTS withdraws its album from Grammy consideration over a new Asian pop category, framing it as a fight against regional pigeonholing.