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Garth Brooks will give a keynote speech during SXSW 2017.

South by Southwest, the annual music, film and media festival in Austin, Texas, is adding another star to its roster of impressive talent set to appear at the 2017 event. Garth Brooks will present one of the music keynote addresses during a conference on Friday, March 17.

If you're as old as I am, you definitely remember the Smokey & The Bandit 'movies starring Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason and Jerry Reed. Who didn't love the cars, the humor, even the infectious song 'Eastbound and Down' by Jerry Reed? The Pontiac Trans Am he drove was totally awesome, and one of them was on display at this year's SXSW in Austin, TX along with Burt Reynolds himself. Even though

The annual South By Southwest Music Festival is taking place in Austin, Texas, this week, where hundreds of music fans and industry professionals will descend on the city for live music, industry related panels and parties.

George Strait surprised the crowd at SXSW 2016, showing up to give an unannounced performance at a birthday bash for Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson.

Willie Nelson calls Austin, Texas home, but his appearance at the popup Spotify House venue at SXSW 2016 on Sunday night (March 13) was unplanned — and a huge surprise for the crowd.

The lineup for Willie Nelson's 2016 Luck Reunion has been announced.

Country music will be well represented at this year's South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas.

A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper is in hot water and has been reprimanded by the DPS after posing for a photo with rapper Snoop Dogg at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin last month.

This week Jimmy Kimmel and Matthew McConaughey single-handedly saved VCRs and Asian horror flicks for the whole world.

The dust has barely settled from the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, and already we’ve got a look at the lineup for the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival. After an initial announcement that included opening night film ‘Brand,’ about comedian Russell Brand,’ things have filled out really nicely with a ton of promising-sounding selections.

SXSW is just around the corner, set to invade Austin, Texas later this month. As part of the music conference, top artists that get played on Viacom properties like MTV, VH1 and CMT will perform at the 'Live in Austin' event -- among them country's Ashley Monroe.