SXSW announced Aza Raskin, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology and The Earth Species Project, will be a keynote speaker in 2026.

Festival spokespeople say the music part of South by Southwest will now be concurrent with the film/TV component, across seven days. The first distinction from this and other past years is that the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — South by Southwest (SXSW) is one step closer to getting financial help from the state. On Wednesday, the Texas House passed a bill to make the conference and festivals eligible for the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A growing number of musicians are pulling out of South by Southwest (SXSW) due to concerns about the conference's ties to the military. Last week, CultureMap Austin reported that a ...

SXSW is back! And while thousands of badge-holders will be bouncing between official panels, showcases, and networking events, the real magic of Austin in March is that you don’t need a badge to ...

TechCrunch will be on the ground at SXSW 2025 — the annual tech, music, comedy, and film conference that kicked off Friday in Austin — in search of the zeitgeist of this AI-centric era. The tech ...

After sponsorship ties to weapons manufacturers and the U.S. Army caused a stir at this year's edition of South by Southwest, the festival has announced that it has cut ties with those parties months ...

From a Dynamic Partnership with Rolling Stone to Campus Showcases and Thought-Leadership Panels, the Global Leader in Portable Audio Sets the Tone for the Future of Sound STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS ...

More than 100 music acts and individual musicians dropped out of the popular South by Southwest (SXSW) arts festival this year in Austin, Texas to protest the event’s sponsorship by the US Army and ...

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 ...