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The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is an higher education institution and competence centre for the music and creative industries and their pop cultural scenes. By focusing its study programmes on popular music - in economic as well as artistic terms - it offers an academic education that is unique in Germany's public university landscape. Numerous successful careers of musicians and creatives have been founded here.Parallel to its function as a teaching institution, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, as a competence centre, realises numerous projects in a regional, national and international context.
News
08. October 2026
Bandpool Application Period Begins
The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is looking for the 29th Bandpool cohort. Bandpool is the Popakademie’s premier support program, which operates outside the scope of its academic offerings _ _ _
30. September 2026
Winners of the 2026 POPLÄND Award Have Been Announced
The state honors outstanding figures in pop culture. The 2026 POPLÄND Awards go to ENGIN, KULA Konstanz, NMD-Beats, and LIVEKultur Baden-Württemberg. _ _ _
29. September 2026
Popakademie alumni Hannes Braun and Jim Müller at No. 1 on the album charts
Popakademie alumni Hannes Braun and Jim Müller are once again at the top of the Official German Album Charts with their band Kissin' Dynamite: With their ninth studio album, “Kissin' _ _ _
