How Online Communities Are Shaping Global Music Trends

Mar 12, 2025

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

It's no surprise: 90% of consumers say user-generated content (UGC) impacts their purchasing decisions—so why wouldn't it shape their playlists, too?

We'll explore how artists and brands use UGC and memes to build their digital communities and spark movements that influence global music. Focusing on genres within Urban and explosive Latin music, we’ll show how these online cultures spread their sound and bring people together around shared identities and causes.

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

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Adrian Hernandez

Need Pastel

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Diego Mondragon

Agushto Papá

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Amy Monzón

Double P Records / Prajin Parlay

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About
Format: Panel
Type: Session
Level: Intermediate