Billboard’s Trending Up Spotlights Indie Pop’s Rising Acts, Including The Aces and Beach Bunny

Billboard News’ Trending Up, presented by Sonesta International Hotels, is turning its attention to indie pop and indie rock, with two familiar names on the move: The Aces and Beach Bunny.

The new installment of the series arrives on 5/11/2026 and frames its focus around the acts making noise in the genre right now, a reminder that indie pop’s current momentum is still being built one touring date at a time. For listeners drawn to the more anthemic end of indie pop/rock, The Aces and Beach Bunny are the names singled out here.

The Aces are set to bring their show to Austin, Texas, on June 22. Billboard’s tie-in points fans toward Sonesta Bee Cave Austin Hill Country as a place to stay while taking in the city’s live music circuit. The modern hotel is described as having more than 195 spacious rooms and suites, along with a resort-style swimming pool, a rooftop restaurant and bar, and access to Austin’s broader music scene.

Beach Bunny’s date lands a little later in the summer, when the band plays St. Louis, Missouri, on July 27. The recommended lodging here is The Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza St. Louis, a historic 398-room hotel in the Central West End. Billboard’s copy highlights the property’s Mediterranean-style swimming pool, on-site dining, and even a movie theater, all of which position it as a convenient stop for fans planning a trip around the show.

Festivalgoers watch a performance. (Photo by Anna KURTH / AFP) (Photo by ANNA KURTH/AFP via Getty Images)

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The series closes by signaling that this is only the start, with more artists slated for future Billboard News’ Trending Up installments. For now, the message is clear enough: indie pop’s newer wave is being tracked not just by release schedules, but by where these acts are headed next.