Kirk Gavin III / Pharaohs of Funk: Tallahassee funk frontman and music teacher Kirk Gavin III is pushing a “can’t is dead” message ahead of Pharaohs of Funk’s Levitt AMP Tallahassee show July 9. K-pop legal win: Super Junior’s Choi Si Won won US court approval to identify anonymous commenters tied to a defamation/insult case. AI + music business: Spotify and Kalshi/Polymarket are tangled in a chart-manipulation scandal, with Spotify deleting 500K streams after suspected prediction-market meddling. Digital music policy: TIDAL says it will label AI-generated music and remove fraudulent tracks from royalty payments. New releases: Ken Carson drops “xperiment,” while Lady Zamar returns with “First Class.” Cultural diplomacy via music: The US Embassy in Malaysia is using “America the Beautiful” plus “Tanah Pusaka” for people-to-people ties around America’s 250th. Indie culture: New York’s Low Cinema highlights a growing indie-theater comeback with a lo-fi, small-seat model. Global live scene: Harlesden launches a reggae Walk of Music, and Jeezum Crow’s July 11-12 lineup leans roots/jam-heavy. Music industry friction: A UK promoter says it’s boycotting South African artists amid anti-illegal immigration protests. Tech + ticketing security: A Front Gate Tickets SQL injection risk could have enabled free festival ticket issuance.