Third Round of Showcasing Artists Announced for the 2025 SXSW Music Festival

We’re kicking off the year with an exciting update for the 2025 SXSW Music Festival! As the event approaches, we’re thrilled to reveal the third round of Showcasing Artists who’ll be taking over Austin from March 10-15. With over 240 artists from around the world, this year is shaping up to be unforgettable.

This announcement brings an exciting mix of global talent, including SXSW Alumni like Sunflower Bean, Holy Fuck, and Jack’s Mannequin. The lineup spans continents, with Mexico’s alt-reggaeton sensation NSQK and the electrifying J-Pop group PSYCHIC FEVER. Latin stars Sofía Reyes, Amantes Del Futuro, La Cendejas, and st. Pedro share the stages with rising Taiwanese talents Andr, TRASH, Amazing Show, and Enno Cheng.

Other highlights include rising hip-hop star Samara Cyn, ethereal singer-songwriter Quiet Light, award-winning activist-musician Madame Gandhi, and rebellious psych-rockers Frankie and the Witch Fingers.

Newly-announced Showcase Presenters include: Academy Fight Songs, All The Vibes, Art Decade Creatives, Artist For Artist, Athens in Austin, Audiofemme, Baby’s All Right, BBC Introducing, Beyond The Music, Billboard, Blue Moon Presents, BMG, BreakOut West, British Music Embassy, Broadside Hacks Folk Club, C3 Management, CareFreeBlackGirl, Chicken Ranch, Chris Hawkins’ Awesome Friends, Classical Unlocked, Corson Agency, De Los, Dialled-in, Dominator Records, Don Giovanni, End of the Trail, EQ Austin, Everything RnB, Exclaim! Magazine, Fierce Panda, Flak Records, Focus Wales, FRIENDSHIP., Friends From New York, Friends From The East Festival, Future Classic, German Music Export, Give-A-Note Foundation, Green Witch Recordings, Gyro Group, High Road Touring, Iceland Music, Italians Do It Better, [Jazz Re:freshed], KCRW, KEXP Eastern Echoes, KEXP El Sonido, KUTX The Breaks, LatiNxt, Let’s Gig Brazil, Live at Leeds, The Line of Best Fit, The Loyalty Firm, Madison House, M for Montreal, Mint Talent Group, Monster Children, Mothland, Music From Ireland, Need Pastel, New Zealand Music Commission, NIVA (National Independent Venue Association), NPR Music Stations, One Fiinix Live, Penny Loafer PR, [PIAS], Planetary Group, Pop Montreal, Project Nowhere, Range Magazine, Reeperbahn Festival, RnB Forever, Rolling Stone, Rough Trade Publishing, Sleepy Cat Records, Smartpunk, SO Recordings, Sofar Sounds, SoundCzech, Sound of SEA, Sounds Australia, South Asian House, Space Agency, The Spanish Wave, Taiwan Beats, Tokyo Calling, UTOPiAfest, Vinilious Records, Warner Music Latina, We Were Never Being Boring, Wide Days Scotland, Women In Music Canada, WOMEX.

Festival Prep With so many artists, where do you start? Here are some ways to discover the 2025 SXSW Music Festival lineup:

Follow and listen to the Official SXSW 2025 Playlist on Spotify Explore the SXSW 2025 Showcasing Artists Music Videos Playlist on YouTube Register to secure your spot for SXSW 2025 to witness these phenomenal acts live, along with countless other opportunities to hear about cutting edge ideas, attend demo listening sessions, film screenings, and much more.

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