Jane Fonda & W. Kamau Bell Set For SXSW 2026 Keynote Session; Other Speakers To Include Andy Cohen, Bob Odenkirk, Demi Moore, Gavin Newsom, More

Demi Moore, Keke Palmer, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Cohen, Jane Fonda, More Among SXSW Innovation, Music and Film/TV Speakers

Demi Moore, Keke Palmer, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Cohen, Jane Fond and more have been set as speakers at SXSW 2026.

Jane Fonda & W. Kamau Bell Set For SXSW 2026 Keynote Session; Other Speakers To Include Andy Cohen, Bob Odenkirk, Demi Moore, Gavin Newsom, More

Jane Fonda and W. Kamau Bell will be featured in a SXSW keynote session focusing on the First Amendment and freedom of speech, the festival announced today, with other sessions and speakers to include Bob Odenkirk, Keke Palmer, Demi Moore, Riz Ahmed, Matt Strauss and Andy Cohen, Gavin Newsom, Alanis Morissete and Bill Burr. See […]

Spotify Brings 20 Years of Emotional Reckoning to SXSW 2026

There’s something quietly poetic about Spotify choosing Stubb’s Amphitheater in Austin, Texas to kick off its 20th anniversary at SXSW 2026. This is a city that has always believed music can save you. And in 2006, that’s essentially what Spotify set out to prove: that music didn’t have to be ‘stolen’ to be loved, that technology could be something that served the song instead of threatening it. Two decades later, the platform that began as an an…

SXSW Vice President of Film & TV Claudette Godfrey Talks 2026 Festival Line-Up

With South by Southwest set to begin on March 12, it’s time to start planning out what film and TV premieres, concerts, panels, and comedy shows to attend. As much as one might want to experience everything the festival has to offer, there’s simply too much to see it all. In the spirit of innovation, the festival is adapting this year, featuring TV, music, film, and comedy programming running concurrently for the first time in SXSW history.  Wha…