Keychange U.S.

VOTE FOR KCUS⚡️Community Voting for the 2027 SXSW Panel Pickers is officially open and we need your support! 🗳️ Link in comments.

Keychange U.S. currently has two panels up for consideration this year, bringing together industry trailblazers to lead meaningful conversations around building sustainable careers and advancing gender equity, diversity, and inclusion across the music industry.

Visit the comments below and vote by August 23 to help us bring these important conversations to SXSW 2027. 🔗

🎤 Beyond Breaking In: Building Sustainable Music Careers
• Kristine Mbadugha
• Lisa Hresko A2IM
• Jazmine Valencia JV Agency
• Keychange U.S. Cohort Member

🎶 The Path of Most Resistance: Advancing DEI in Music
• Marissa Devito
• Paulina Vo
• Lachi
• Keychange U.S. Cohort Member

We are so proud to partner with SoundCloud. Thank you for all of your support and for championing our mission and the Keychange community. 🎶❤

Keychange U.S. Fundraiser ⚡️A heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated this month and helped support the future of Keychange U.S. 💛

A special thank you to Vickie Nauman, Shelly Hartman, and Cause Concerts for hosting such a beautiful Sound Bath in Los Angeles last weekend. We’re so grateful to everyone who attended, donated, and shared an evening centered around wellness, connection, and community.

Your generosity helps us continue empowering women and gender-expansive artists and music professionals. Thank you for being part of this journey. 🎶

Cohort Wins⚡️Celebrating some of our Keychange U.S. Artists for June. Swipe to see what they’ve been up to and follow along for more. 🎶

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LA music community⚡️Join us this Saturday, June 27 for a special Sound Bath Fundraiser supporting Keychange U.S. — an evening of wellness, connection, and restoration with sound healing, guided meditation, breathwork, and (optional) Reiki.

Huge thank you to our host Vickie Nauman and 2023 KCUS Innovator Shelly Hartman & Cause Concerts for putting this event together. 🎶

Can’t make it? You can still support — all donations will be matched by our founding donor TuneCore through the end of June. Head to the link in bio to grab your tickets or donate 🌟

Happy Pride! 🌈 We are so proud to partner with LA Pride this year on a special performance from our 2025 artist Amber Ryann — live at LA Pride Village today, Sunday 6/14 at 4:45 PM 🎶

Come celebrate with us. We’ll see you there!⚡️

As we head into Pride Month, we are so excited to partner with .la 🌈 — the first music industry conference dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community and allies, bringing together creatives and executives for two days of panels, networking, resources, and community at the iconic . 

This year’s conference takes place Saturday May 30th & Sunday May 31st and features 50+ speakers from across labels, publishing, artists, producers, songwriters, management, sync, marketing, and touring. Including two of our cohort members & ! 🌟 Special thanks to for having us and supporting the community. Tickets are still available — see you this weekend! 🎶

Cohort Wins⚡️Celebrating some of our Keychange U.S. Artists for May. Swipe to see what they’ve been up to and follow along for upcoming shows, releases, and updates. 🎶✨

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Cohort Wins ⚡️April is stacked with major milestones — from performances at Coachella and HITS HOME, to Music Bizzy Award Nominations, grant recipients, to new music releases and film scores, and more. We are so proud of our Keychange U.S. community! 🎤

Swipe to meet more of our incredible artists + innovators and follow along on their journeys:
• Summer Swee-Singh
• Jasmin Benward
• Purser
• Nyeesha Williams
• Dominique Reid
• Connor Cook
• Dolly Ave
• Sage Bava
• Queen Esther

Huge congratulations to our 2025 Innovator and Founder & CEO of The Serenity Haus, Nyeesha D. Williams on being named a finalist for the 2026 Leading Light Award presented by Music Biz! ✨

The Leading Light Award honors a company or executive that has demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting their staff through internal initiatives focused on improving mental health, wellbeing, and work/life balance. We celebrate Nyeesha on this well deserved recognition. ❤️

Winners will be announced at the annual Bizzy Awards Dinner on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, during the Music Biz Conference in Atlanta. Be sure to check out Nyeesha’s session also happening that day at 3pm called — Building Without Burnout: Sustainable Leadership In The Music Industry. See you there 🎶