The 2024 Essence Festival is a 30th-anniversary ‘passing of the torch’ in New Orleans (article from Nola.com)

YouTube now lets you request removal of AI-generated content that simulates your face or voice (article from Tech Crunch)

The nearly forgotten story of the ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ remixes (story from NPR)

US Fix The Tix coalition to hold ‘Day of Action’ on 9 July (story from music:)ally)

Michael Corcoran, longtime Austin music journalist and historian, has died. He was 68. (article from Austin American Statesman)

Public Radio’s Favorite New Artists Of 2024 (So Far) (List from NPR)