As anyone who's ever been there knows, it's never too early to start planning for the next South By Southwest.
Today, the conference and festival announced new speakers for SXSW 2018, including keynote speaker Darren Aronofsky, director of films such as Mother!, Black Swan and Requiem For A Dream. Additional speakers include GRAMMY-winning country star Keith Urban and Spotify content chief Stefan Blom.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Announcing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SXSW?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SXSW</a> Keynote <a href="https://twitter.com/DarrenAronofsky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DarrenAronofsky</a> and More Featured Speakers Including <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithUrban?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KeithUrban</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/iLuvvit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iLuvvit</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/wkamaubell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wkamaubell</a> <a href="https://t.co/Mf4kwNskLI">https://t.co/Mf4kwNskLI</a></p>— SXSW (@sxsw) <a href="https://twitter.com/sxsw/status/917768242734731265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Aronofsky joins previously announced keynote speakers author Ta-Nehisi Coates and fellow director Barry Jenkins of Moonlight fame.
Urban's appearance, while not billed as a keynote address, comes in a long line of memorable musicians to speak at SX in recent years, including Dave Grohl, Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, and Snoop Dogg. This year's music keynotes include Zane Lowe and GRAMMY-winning artist/producer Nile Rodgers.
For more information on SXSW 2018, visit their website.
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