The first 100 showcasing artists and 50 showcase presenters confirmed to perform at this year’s South by Southwest music festival have been unveiled. The lineup will represent genres and countries ...

Beethoven & Dinosaur's narrative adventure Mixtape won Game of the Year at the SXSW Sydney 2025: Games Showcase Awards. Taking place over the weekend alongside the SXSW Screen Awards, six accolades ...

As I attended SXSW Sydney 2025, I consolidated the 8 Game Changes in the Age of AI and Web3. One idea echoed across stages, studios, and conversations. The future will not be built by technology alone ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — South by Southwest turns 40 this year, and there will be a lot of changes compared to previous years… and a midlife crisis isn’t to blame for this 40-year-old’s transformation. The ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — South by Southwest 2025 wrapped up just over three months ago, but planning is already underway for next year’s conferences and festivals. SXSW Music Festival applications for artists ...

A right royal visit occured at SXSW London today. King Charles III spent the morning at the Shoreditch festival, meeting the likes of musician and John Lennon’s son Julian Lennon, Yellowstone star Mo ...

Lanyard-clad attendees with branded tote bags and pink-shirted volunteers flowed through London’s Brick Lane on Monday, marking the launch of the inaugural SXSW London festival. Taking place over ...

Former South by Southwest President Hugh Forrest said he was forced out of his role last week as part of several changes made to the popular festival by its parent company, Penske Media Corp. “Leaving ...

South by Southwest has appointed a new chief after its former director, who had been with the organization for more than three decades and had served as its president since 2024, abruptly ended his ...

South by Southwest, an annual Austin conference and festival known for its music, film and TV events, just had a major staff shakeup. President and chief programming officer Hugh Forrest is no longer ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The top official at South by Southwest (SXSW) has reportedly been let go. According to KVUE's media partners at the Austin American-Statesman, Hugh Forrest – who served as SXSW's top ...

In a dramatic — and until now, unreported — shift, Jay Penske has quietly taken full control of SXSW, ending the festival’s founder-led era and setting the stage for a corporate remake of one of ...