At SXSW 2026, one of the more forward looking conversations around music and technology came through a panel titled The Future of Music Is Participatory. The session brought together 310Babii, BandLab Technologies head of communications and creator insights Dani Deahl, Billboard co chief content officer Jason Lipshutz and Hook Music founder and CEO Gaurav Sharma for a discussion about how fans, artists and platforms are reshaping the way music is created and consumed. Rather