SXSW
Page: 4
Hip-hop heavyweight Chuck D of Public Enemy and Hall & Oates co-founder John Oates are among the big names added to the lineup for South by Southwest (SXSW) 2024, set to take place March 8-16 in its traditional home of Austin, TX.
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame-inducted artists ride the second wave of featured speakers for the 38th annual gathering, announced today (Oct. 24), with AMD Lisa Su chair and CEO confirmed as the first keynote speaker.
For the 2024 edition of SXSW, Chuck D will participate in the daytime session Def Jam Renewed: The Hip-Hop Legend’s Next 40 years, which includes speakers Tunji Balogun (chairman and CEO of Def Jam Recordings), Bryan Biniak (president of Songtradr and GM of Bandcamp) and rapper Lady London, for an exploration of the iconic hip-hop label’s roots, the decisions that have “propelled it to global recognition for its creativity, quality, and authenticity,” and more.
Also, Oates will discuss Fame, Fortune, and Managing A Hit Music Career, in a Q&A with Alex Heiche, founder and CEO of music finance firm Sound Royalties, which will trace the singer and songwriter’s hitmaking career.
“Every year at SXSW, we’re privileged to host leaders and trailblazers who have risen to the top of their fields through hard work, thought leadership, and passion for their craft,” comments Hugh Forrest, co-president and chief programming officer.
AMD’s Su is “an innovator who continues to pioneer advancements in the chip industry and new ideas that will accommodate the needs of quickly developing AI-related technologies.”
The 2024 SXSW Conference is organized into 24 programming tracks, including advertising & brand experience, artificial intelligence, climate change, creating film & TV, creator economy, culture, design, energy, music & tech, music careers, psychedelics and more.
As previously reported, British indie band Dry Cleaning, New York punk rockers Bodega, and Swedish alternative act Waterbaby lead the first round of showcasing artists tapped for the South by Southwest Music Festival 2024.
SXSW 2024 is sponsored by Porsche, C4 Energy, and The Austin Chronicle. The SXSW Schedule will launch online Oct. 31, providing a complete rundown of 2024 programming.
Established in 1987 in the Lone Star State, SXSW is both a conference and festivals extravaganza that celebrates the convergence of tech, film and television, music, education, and culture.
Today’s announcement closely follows the conclusion of the inaugural SXSW Sydney. Held Oct. 15-22, SXSW Sydney is a collaboration with TEG, the NSW Government and Destination NSW, and is the brand’s official Asia Pacific leg.
SXSW signed a “lifeline” deal with P-MRC, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and MRC, the companies announced in April 2021, making P-MRC a stakeholder and long-term partner with the Austin festival. P-MRC is the parent company of Billboard.
Visit SXSW.com for more.
Earlier this year — on a warm day in May, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month — a septet of young women fought nerves backstage at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. Just over a year after its official debut, the group XG was in town for Head in the Clouds, a music festival celebrating […]
British indie band Dry Cleaning, New York punk rockers Bodega, and Swedish alternative act Waterbaby lead the first round of showcasing artists tapped for the South by Southwest Music Festival 2024.
Organizers today (Oct. 11) announce 149 new and established acts, all invited to perform at the 38th annual edition of SXSW, set for March 11-16 in Austin, Texas.
Other performers confirmed for the six-night showcase program include cumgirl8 (New York), Desire (Los Angeles), Faux Real (Los Angeles), Georgia Gets By (Nelson, New Zealand), Giovannie & The Hired Guns (Stephenville, TX), greek (Martinsville, VA), Hermanos Gutierrez (Zurich, Switzerland), Hinds (Madrid, Spain), Lo Moon (L.A.), Omar S (Detroit, MI), Rawayana (Caracas, Venezuela), Reality Club (Jakarta, Indonesia), Red Axes (Tel Aviv, Israel), and Viji (London).
The performance spots are curated by SXSW programmers in collaboration with record labels, booking agencies, export offices, management and PR firms, publishers, media outlets, lifestyle brands and festivals.
To be considered for inclusion as a showcasing artist, apply here through Friday, Oct. 27.
SXSW 2024 is sponsored by Porsche, C4 Energy, and The Austin Chronicle. The SXSW Schedule will launch online Oct. 31, providing a complete rundown of 2024 programming.
Today’s first-wave announcement comes just days out from the start of the inaugural SXSW Sydney, marking the event’s first foray outside of the United States. Set to roll out from Oct. 15-22, 2023, SXSW Sydney is a collaboration with TEG, The NSW Government and Destination NSW, and will be the brand’s official Asia Pacific leg.
SXSW signed a “lifeline” deal with P-MRC, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and MRC, the companies announced in April 2021, making P-MRC a stakeholder and long-term partner with the Austin festival. P-MRC is the parent company of Billboard.
The first round of SXSW 2024 artists invited to perform include:
Aleighcia Scott (Cardiff UK-WALES)alyona alyona (Kyiv UKRAINE)Ariel & The Culture (Dallas TX)Arielle Soucy (Montreal CANADA)ASHY (Christchurch NEW ZEALAND)ÄTNA (Berlin GERMANY)Azahriah (Budapest HUNGARY)BALTHVS (Bogotá COLOMBIA)Bathe Alone (Atlanta GA)Bay Ledges (Portland ME)Beharie (Sandnes NORWAY)Benét (Brooklyn NY)Birthday Girl (Brooklyn NY)Bisa Kdei (Accra GHANA)Blood (Philadelphia PA)BODEGA (New York NY)Boogey The Beat (Winnipeg CANADA)Candeleros (Madrid SPAIN)C.Diab (Vancouver CANADA)Cecilia Castleman (Franklin TN)CHAII (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)Chiedu Oraka (Hull UK-ENGLAND)Coach Party (Newport UK-ENGLAND)Cool Sounds (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)Cosmo Pyke (London UK-ENGLAND)cumgirl8 (New York NY)DENDÊ & BAND (Salvador BRAZIL)Desire (Los Angeles CA)Dry Cleaning (London UK-ENGLAND)Dylan Gossett (Austin TX)Ebi Soda (London UK-ENGLAND)Edan Archer (Gainesville FL)El Combo Oscuro (Austin TX)Elijah Johnston (Atlanta GA)Faux Real (Los Angeles CA)Fieh (Toten NORWAY)Fire EX. (Kaohsiung TAIWAN)fuvk (Austin TX)Georgia Gets By (Nelson NEW ZEALAND)Gia Ford (Sheffield UK-ENGLAND)Giovannie & The Hired Guns (Stephenville TX)Girl and Girl (Brisbane AUSTRALIA)Glare (Mcallen TX)Glue Trip (São Paulo BRAZIL)Godcaster (Brooklyn NY)greek (Martinsville VA)Half Dream (Austin TX)Heffner (Athens GA)Hello Mary (Brooklyn NY)Hermanos Gutierrez (Zurich SWITZERLAND)Hinds (Madrid SPAIN)Holiday Ghosts (Brighton UK-ENGLAND)HONESTY (Leeds UK-ENGLAND)Horse Jumper of Love (Boston MA)Hot Garbage (Toronto CANADA)HotWax (Hastings UK-ENGLAND)Housekeys (Fort Worth TX)Housewife (Toronto CANADA)iogi (Tel Aviv ISRAEL)Islet (Cardiff UK-WALES)Jazzbois (Budapest HUNGARY)Joe King Carrasco (Austin TX)Kam Franklin (Houston TX)Karl Vento (Gothenburg SWEDEN)Kassa Overall (Seattle WA)Kelz (Westminster CA)Kibi James (Atlanta GA)Kiwi Jr. (Toronto CANADA)Kyra (London UK-ENGLAND)La Sécurité (Montreal CANADA)Le Couleur (Montreal CANADA)The Life (New York NY)Lika Nova (Bogotá COLOMBIA)Lip Critic (New York NY)Little Mazarn (Austin TX)Living Hour (Winnipeg CANADA)Lo Moon (Los Angeles CA)Lord Friday The 13th (Austin TX)Los Premios (Valencia SPAIN)Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys (Berlin GERMANY)Luge (Toronto CANADA)Malice K (New York NY)Mama Duke (Austin TX)Mamalarky (Atlanta GA)Marem Ladson (Galicia SPAIN)Maria Chiara Argirò (Rome ITALY)Maura Weaver (Cincinnati OH)Mei Semones (Brooklyn NY)Middle Sattre (Austin TX)Miller Campbell (Bigfork MT)Mim Jensen (Christchurch NEW ZEALAND)Minimal Schlager (Berlin GERMANY)Miss Kaninna (Bruny Island AUSTRALIA)Modern Woman (London UK-ENGLAND)Mong Tong (Taipei TAIWAN)Moritz Simon Geist (Dresden GERMANY)mui zyu (London UK-ENGLAND)Nabihah Iqbal (London UK-ENGLAND)Neptune’s Core (Chicago IL)NEWDAD (Galway IRELAND)OH HE DEAD (Washington DC)Omar S (Detroit MI)orbit (Achim GERMANY)ORION (Providence RI)Otto Aday (Ferndale UK-WALES)Paisley Fields (Brooklyn NY)Pauli The PSM (London UK-ENGLAND)Peach Luffe (Toronto CANADA)Pehuenche (Xalapa MEXICO)PHILMON LEE (Atlanta GA)Phony (Los Angeles CA)The Pink Stones (Athens GA)Pons (Brooklyn NY)porij (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)Psymon Spine (Brooklyn NY)Rawayana (Caracas VENEZUELA)Reality Club (Jakarta INDONESIA)Red Axes (Tel Aviv ISRAEL)Reilly Downes (Bandera TX)Richard Spaven (London UK-ENGLAND)Sam Tudor (Gavin Lake CANADA)Sarah Klang (Gothenburg SWEDEN)Sarah Morrison (Tallahassee FL)semiwestern (Rockwall TX)Sen Morimoto (Chicago IL)Shelf Lives (London UK-ENGLAND)The Silver Lines (Birmingham UK-ENGLAND)Smut (Chicago IL)Sorry Girls (Montreal CANADA)Spencer Thomas (Athens GA)Spyres (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)Subsonic Eye (Singapore SINGAPORE)Tagua Tagua (São Paulo BRAZIL)TAUK (Oyster Bay NY)Teethe (Dallas TX)Telula (New York NY)They Are Gutting A Body Of Water (Philadelphia PA)Tomato Flower (Baltimore MD)Tough On Fridays (Georgetown TX)Tramhaus (Rotterdam NETHERLANDS)Uma (Barcelona SPAIN)Usted Señalemelo (Mendoza ARGENTINA)Viji (London UK-ENGLAND)waterbaby (Stockholm SWEDEN)West Texas Exiles (Austin TX)Winona Fighter (Nashville TN)Winona Forever (Vancouver CANADA)Wolves of Glendale (Glendale CA)zzzahara (Los Angeles CA)
SYDNEY, Australia — Spotify will be in the House for next month’s inaugural edition of South by Southwest (SXSW) in Sydney.
Guests at SXSW Sydney 2023 can check into Spotify House, which, for four days from Oct. 18-21, will transform iconic local venue The Lansdowne Hotel into a seat of knowledge and showcases.
According to reps, Spotify’s own space will feature a night program showcasing the region’s “best up-and-coming artists,” plus “future-focused music minds” speaking on a range of daytime panels, workshops and fireside chats.
Guest speakers for the daytime program include Spotify’s global head of editorial and former Billboard executive of the week Sulinna Ong; Xavier Jernigan (aka “X,” the voice of Spotify DJ); Jungjoo Park, head of music at Spotify Korea; Live Nation Australasia promoter Wenona Lok; and Virgin Music label manager Claire Tate.
Sulinna Ong
Courtesy Spotify*
Those sessions will cover “everything from music discovery to what’s next for K-Pop and how we continue to strive for gender equity,” reads a statement, with some spots open to SXSW Sydney badge holders, and others listed as exclusive invite-only events.
When the sun goes down, the Spotify House will host hot acts from across the Asian Pacific region, with a focus on Australian and South Korean artists.
“We’re excited to bring Spotify House to SXSW Sydney in October, along with some of Asia Pacific’s best and brightest talent and the sharpest minds in music,” comments Gautam Talwar, general manager, Asia Pacific at Spotify. “It’ll be an action-packed four days and a celebration of some of the region’s most vibrant music cultures that bring the world together.”
The full lineup of speakers and performers will be revealed in the weeks ahead.
SXSW Sydney is a collaboration with Australia-based ticketing, technology and live entertainment giant TEG, the New South Wales (NSW) government and its events agency Destination NSW.
Spread across seven days and nights from Oct. 15-22, 2023, the new edition will bring together the industries of music, gaming, film, television, technology and innovation much like the Austin, Texas version that launched back in 1987.
Penske Media Corporation, Billboard‘s parent company, is an investor in SXSW.
Visit SXSWsydney.com for more.
Grimes is among the first wave of featured speakers for the 2024 South by Southwest (SXSW) conference, an event which promises to lean into AI-focused programming.
Announced today (Aug. 29), the multidisciplinary artist will join a session dubbed “AI and the Independent Artist,” which will explore how artificial intelligence is changing the way artists create and market their music, engage with their fans, and, of course, the challenges and responsibilities for the music industry that come with it.
The Canadian artist is known for pushing boundaries in the creative space. She enhanced that reputation by unveiling her Elf.Tech project earlier in the year, an open-source software program which encourages fans to make music (and money) with replications of her voice.
TuneCore CEO Andreea Gleeson and CreateSafe CEO Daouda Leonard are also confirmed for the panel, on which they will “present principles for companies to consider” and share results and lessons learned from early AI pilot programs, according to a SXSW statement.
The conversation on AI is only getting started. Just last week, streaming giant YouTube and Universal Music Group, the world’s biggest music company, announced a new initiative with artists and producers for an “AI Music Incubator,” and YT unveiled its own set of principals as it promised to “embrace” AI “responsibly together” with its music partners.
Other SXSW daytime discussions will drill into “AI and Humanity’s Co-evolution,”” with speakers venture partner at SignalFire Josh Constine and OpenAI’s VP of consumer product and head of ChatGPT Peter Deng; “Building the Next Era of the Internet” with author, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and founder/managing partner at a16z crypto Chris Dixon; and a conversation with creator, host, and executive producer of the podcast Call Her Daddy Alex Cooper and founder and CEO of ACE Entertainment Matt Kaplan.
Also slated for the conference schedule, CEO of the Future Today Institute and professor at NYU Stern School of Business Amy Webb will launch the 2024 Emerging Tech Trend Report.
SXSW 2024 will take place March 8–16 in Austin, TX.
Established in 1987, SXSW celebrates the convergence of tech, film and television, music, education, and culture and is recognized as an important destination for professionals who play in those spaces.
SXSW 2024 is sponsored by Porsche, C4 Energy, and The Austin Chronicle.
Visit sxsw.com for more.
SYDNEY, Australia — Coachella CEO Paul Tollett, futurist Amy Webb and Slack co-founder Cal Henderson are among the guest speakers joining the inaugural SXSW Sydney, a week-long industry powwow, party, and seat of learning, set for this October.
Joining the 700-strong speakers lineup is fashion icon Tan France, alongside previously announced guests including Chris Lee, a.k.a. Sung-su Lee, chief A&R officer and former CEO of SM Entertainment, the giant K-pop agency; Per Sundin, the Swedish CEO of Pophouse Entertainment; multiple world surfing champion Layne Beachley and many more.
Tollett will participate in a “fireside chat,” says Claire Collins, head of music for SXSW. “We’re going to learn about his history, the history of the event and how it became the most influential event in the world, the challenges and the future,” Collins tells Billboard. “It’ll be an unmissable session.”
Organizers received more than 2,500 applications for those coveted performer spots, explains Collins, who pays tribute to the “enormous job” by the programming team, and singles out music festival programming director of Reginald Harris.
Meanwhile, the SXSW music team today announces 100 new artists to its lineup, a list that includes raging-hot U.S. viral hip-hop act Flyana Boss, which has accumulated more than 1 million followers on TikTok; rising homegrown acts South Summit, Chanel Loren and Gut Health; South Korea’s ADOY and Lil Cherry; Indonesia’s Isyana Sarasvati and Malaysia’s Lunadira.
The final list of performances, which continues to take shape, will number more than 400.
Just three months out from showtime, SXSW Sydney 2023 will spotlight a range of fresh music talent coming out of the Asia-Pacific region, organizers say, and offer myriad opportunities to connect with bright sparks across the region from within the music industry, and across the tech, games and screen industries.
“Never before have this many entrepreneurs, artists, futurists, innovators and titans of every industry all been in Sydney at one time,” comments Colin Daniels, managing director of SXSW Sydney, in a statement. “As we pull together over 1,000 events and experiences, our team are still searching for a poster big enough to reveal it all.”
Also, more than 300 panels and sessions will explore hot-button topics from AI fluency, “Big Tech” transparency, the future of lab-grown meat, ethical living with robots, First Nations knowledge in design, and more.
Born and bred in Austin, Texas, the South by Southwest conference and festival makes the leap from the United States for the first time with its Australia leg, set for seven days and nights from Oct. 15-22, 2023.
SXSW Sydney is a collaboration with Australian promoter TEG and the New South Wales (NSW) government along with its tourism agency, Destination NSW.
In April 2021, it was announced that SXSW had signed a “lifeline” deal with P-MRC, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and MRC, making P-MRC a stakeholder and long-term partner with the Austin festival. P-MRC is the parent company of Billboard.
Visit sxswsydney.com for more.
South by Southwest has increased the rates paid to domestic artists performing at the annual festival in Austin by 40-50%, following a petition and rally demanding higher pay.
The 2024 event artist application, which opened Tuesday, outlines that solo artists performing at SXSW will receive $150 — a $50 rate increase from previous years. Bands will now be paid $350 rather than the previous rate of $250. As in years prior, international artists will not receive financial compensation.
Also consistent with previous years, domestic artists playing SXSW must choose to take a monetary payment, or receive an artist credential that includes primary access to all music-related events, artist-only amenities including special rates on hotels, meals and drinks and artist networking space, and secondary access to film and television related programming.
SXSW charges an all acts an application fee, which is $35 until Aug. 25 and then $55 until applications close on Oct. 27.
“Our purpose at SXSW is to help creative people achieve their goals,” said SXSW’s vp of music festival James Minor in a statement. “As an industry event, showcasing at SXSW provides indispensable networking, mentoring, and career development opportunities that are not a part of standard consumer-focused festivals.
“Artists continue to make connections at SXSW that further their careers, and it is essential for us to provide opportunities that make the most impact in supporting the thousands of artists who come to Austin every March.”
In April 2021, Penske Media Corporation, which owns Billboard, became an investor in SXSW by taking a 50% stake in the conference and festival.
The rate increase comes follows an artist-led petition from earlier this year that urged SXSW to increase compensation for musicians playing the festival. Published by the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW), the petition was signed by more than 400 artists including Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors, DIIV, Eve 6, Mountain Goats, Jeremy Messersmith, Speedy Ortiz, Zola Jesus, Pedro the Lion, YACHT and Emperor X, along with the Songwriters of North America (SoNA). On May 31, the organization led a rally outside Penske Media Corporation’s New York offices.
As reported by Texas Public Radio, during a Parks and Recreation Board meeting in Austin on Monday, Pat Buchta, the head of nonprofit Austin Texas Musicians, remarked on the rate increase, saying “Respectfully, is that enough? Our musicians do not think so, and musician input is the one thing that everybody seems to be missing in this conversation.”
LØREN finally brought his alternative rock energy to the United States this month, when he took the stage at SXSW. To celebrate, he joined Billboard‘s Tetris Kelly to chat about his music, production and more.
Explore
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
“It was wild,” he said of his first U.S. performances. “If I’m being honest, I haven’t done that many shows in Korea. I honestly didn’t know what to expect from the crowd, if they were going to like it, so it was kind of nerve-racking at first. It was great to get this reassurance that whatever I’m trying to do, does move people to a certain point.”
He also shared the inspiration behind his intense “Folks” music video, in which the singer is shot in the chest. “It comes down to how people are so quick to judge you based on things that are just out there,” he explained. “I wanted the video to portray that even if you’re just trying to be yourself, you’re still going to get attacked and there are all these things that are going to get in your way.”
While LØREN is an incredible solo artist, he’s an equally talented producer and songwriter who has worked with other popular Korean acts like BLACKPINK. “When I was a producer, I didn’t know what to expect. You just write beats or tracks hoping that they’re going to go somewhere,” he shared of the experience working with the girl group. “With BLACKPINK, they needed a certain set of lyrics that are both in tune with how the song was written originally and how it’s going to sound in Korean. I don’t want to flatter myself, but I think what I did fit that role.”
He added, “I’ve been a fan even pre-debut, so it’s been a dream to work with them and interact with them musically, whether it be the Instagram Live with Rosie or being in the studio with them, hearing their stories and whatnot.”
Watch Billboard‘s full interview with LØREN above.
HipHopWired Featured Video
Ben Affleck worked hard to earn his way into becoming a major Hollywood filmmaker, actor, and producer. Even with the type of pull Affleck surely has, a request from Michael Jordan was heeded ahead of him getting the blessing to put out the film, Air.
Ben Affleck shared behind-the-scenes details of Air during the film’s debut at SXSW in Austin, Texas this past weekend. Per Variety, Affleck shared at the event that Jordan had a number of suggestions that Affleck heeded but the most notable one was asking that Viola Davis play Deloris Jordan, Air Jordan’s mother.
From Variety:
Related Stories
“I got the script and then had the chance again to talk to Michael. Michael Jordan, for those of you who don’t know, is one of the most intimidating, impressive men you’ll ever see in your life,” Affleck said. “He told me about [his] father. And then he talked about his mother. It was the first time I saw this look cross his face. It was a look of reverence, of awe, of love, and gratitude, and innocence. He said, ‘None of this would have ever happened without my mother.’ I said, ‘Who would you like to play your mom?’ He said, ‘Well, it has to be Viola Davis.”
The outlet adds that Ben Affleck brought out the award-winning Davis for a brief moment ahead of the airing of the film in full.
Air comes to the theaters on April 5, 2023.
—
Photo: Getty
HipHopWired Featured Video
Source: Robby Klein / Getty
A new movie set in the Bronx, featuring rising young star Asante Blackk, turned heads at the SXSW festival this past week.
This year’s edition of the South By Southwest Festival (SXSW) held in Austin, Texas was a stage for a slew of new films to make their debut. One film, Story Ave, became a favorite of those who got to see the drama set in The Bronx. The film stars Asante Blackk, who recently captivated audiences with his role in Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us dramatic series for Netflix on the exonerated Central Park Five.
Story Ave is the debut film from writer-director Aristotle Torres based on an award-winning short film of his and counts Jamie Foxx as one of its producers. The movie shows Kadir (Blackk), a young high-school student with a striking talent for art who’s part of a crew of taggers known as Outside The Lines along with his friend Moe (Alex Hibbert from Showtime’s The CHI). The crew is run by Skemes (Melvin Gregg from FX’s Snowfall) who puts Kadir in a position to rob an MTA conductor named Luis (Luís Guzmán). But Luis and Kadir wind up befriending each other, setting off a chain of events that pushes Kadir to fight to see if there is a life for him outside of the streets.
Blackk spoke about his experience in filming Story Ave in a recent interview. “I didn’t realize at the time that my life was changed after reading [the script for ‘Story Ave’],” Blackk said. “But once the [filming] process started and we really became a family, I understood exactly what those words on that page were making me feel. And it was connection, it was love, it was fear, guilt — it was all of these emotions that I wrestled with my whole life wrapped so beautifully into this portrayal of a young man.”
The film was co-written by Bonsu Thompson, a veteran journalist who has produced digital series for BET and the feature-length documentary Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story in addition to serving as the Editor-In-Chief of The Source magazine and as Music Editor for XXL magazine [Ed. Note: he penned a Cassius cover story on Bel Air star Jabar Banks, too]. Chuck Inglish, one-half of The Cool Kids, serves as a composer on the film along with Pierre Charles.