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Saying 'goodbye' to SXSW Music
37 minutes Posted Mar 25, 2025 at 7:00 am.
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We look at how and why SXSW, once the world's largest music festival, is being scaled back to a shell of itself, what was so special about it, and what the shift means for artists and the industry.

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