2009 South By Southwest Music Conference March 13, 2009
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Full coverage, news and analysis from the 2009 South By Southwest Music Conference, being held March 18 - 22 in Austin, Texas.
Editorial: SXSW 2009 Reflections March 22, 2009 - BillboardBiz Billboard editorial director Bill Werde reflects on this year's South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas.
SXSW 2009: Winners And Losers March 22, 2009 - BillboardBiz As this year's South By Southwest Conference winds down in Austin, Billboard takes a look at the winners and losers of the event.
Kanye West Hits SXSW March 22, 2009 - BillboardBiz Kanye West performed twice Saturday at the annual South By Southwest music conference and festival, dominating the final night of the live music event mostly populated by lesser known acts.
Execs Outline Best Fan Marketing Tactics At SXSW March 21, 2009 - BillboardBiz What's the best way to market to fans? And how can you get fans to spread the gospel of bands they love? Such were the focal areas of a "Fan Based Marketing" panel, one of the final sessions during South By Southwest 2009.
SXSW Panel Debates Monetizing P2Ps March 21, 2009 - BillboardBiz A rousing panel debated the merits of methods for monetizing P2P networks at SXSW on Saturday
Devo Suit Up For Action At SXSW March 20, 2009 - BillboardBiz Devo is "back in a serious way" and is spreading the word to that effect this week at the South By Southwest Music Conference.
Strong International Presence At SXSW March 20, 2009 - BillboardBiz Artists, record labels and other music companies from across Europe and from Australasia are attending this year's SXSW in Austin Texas.
Jane's Addiction At SXSW, Drop Two Free New Tracks March 20, 2009 - BillboardBiz Jane's Addiction is releasing two new studio tracks online today (March 20) via Ninja2009.com, the tour site for the forthcoming co-headlining tour with Nine Inch Nails.
Big Boi, Readying A Solo Album, Drops Into SXSW March 20, 2009 - BillboardBiz Big Boi, half of the duo OutKast, has for the first time come to South by Southwest, the annual music conference and festival. In an interview on a downtown Austin street, he discussed an upcoming solo album, new music from OutKast and more.
SXSW Day 2: Buzz Bands, Quincy Jones, Kanye West March 19, 2009 - BillboardBiz Day two notes from the 2009 South By Southwest Music Conference, including the buzzed about bands, Quincy Jones' key note, the biggest rumor at the event and more.
Neil Young Brings His Lincvolt To SXSW Mar 18, 2009 - BillboardBiz Though his participation at South By Southwest has not been announced, Neil Young was spotted strolling around the Four Seasons hotel and tooling around downtown Austin in his environmentally clean Lincvolt car.
Decemberists, Gomez Give SXSW An Early Start Mar 18, 2009 - BillboardBiz An intimate club doubleheader by the Decemberists and Gomez gave the South By Southwest Music & Media Conference a soaring launch on Tuesday night in Austin, Texas. The annual affair formally starts today (March 18).
Dozens Of U.K. Acts Set For SXSW Mar 18, 2009 - BillboardBiz More than 200 members of U.K. songwriters' collecting society PRS for Music will be performing at SXSW this year, with some British acts benefiting directly from the support of the society.
SXSW: Weathering The Storm March 14, 2009 - Billboard Magazine Despite some slowdowns, South By Southwest is still going strong—and attracting more global acts.
Showcase Showdown: Billboard At SXSW March 14, 2009 - Billboard Magazine From supergroups to solo stars, Billboard's SXSW show has something for everyone.
10 Acts To Watch At SXSW March 14, 2009 - Billboard Magazine Some of the artists who descend on Texas for this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) festival will soon step up to greater success. Here are 10 who will get some attention.
South By Soul March 14, 2009 - Billboard Magazine Atlantic Records' Janelle Monáe and Jive Label Group's Bun B of UGK are among the major-label R&B/hip-hop artists who will perform during the 23rd annual South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin.
It's A Small World, After All March 14, 2009 - Billboard Magazine The Electric Diorama is on to something. A pop-punk wave is sweeping the band's native Italy, and who better to blow up than a quintet of guys with cute haircuts, infectious melodies and energetic guitar playing as tight as their pants?
Spanish Fly March 14, 2009 - Billboard Magazine On March 18, Billboard en EspaÑol celebrates its one-year anniversary with a showcase of some of the freshest Latin music around.
The Long Way Round March 14, 2009 - Billboard Magazine After L.A. and the U.K., Hockey scores a deal with EMI.
U.K. Arts Scheme Sends 18 Acts To SXSW Mar 11, 2009 - BillboardBiz The British Music Abroad scheme will send 18 U.K. acts to annual music festival and conference South by South West (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, March 18 to 22.
Cilmi Among Biggest Australian SXSW Contingent Feb 13, 2009 - BillboardBiz Breakthrough pop artist Gabriella Cilmi and hotly tipped indie band the Temper Trap will lead Australia's biggest ever contingent to the South by Southwest festival (SXSW) this March.