SXSW has announce a new round of keynotes and featured speakers. Joining previously announced keynote speakers Beck and Lizzo are Japanese Breakfast and Brian Eno. Michelle Zauner is a keynote speaker, while Eno will take part in a featured session called “Art & Climate: A Conversation With Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe.”
Beto O’Rourke, Ron Howard, Beggars Group’s Nabil Ayers, Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein, and Sevdaliza have also just been announced as SXSW speakers. Check out the full list here.
Read Pitchfork’s feature “Japanese Breakfast Is Working the Pain Away.”

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