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10 years of the SONGS songwriting competition

19. December 2024 The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg and the Stiftung Bildung und Soziales der Sparda-Bank Baden-Württemberg eG are celebrating the tenth anniversary _ _ _

Popakademie student heats things up at the Biathlon World Team Challenge

18. December 2024 On December 28, 2024, the 21st Biathlon World Team Challenge will take place in the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen. In addition to top-class _ _ _

YouTube and Popakademie extend collaboration

16. December 2024 YouTube and the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg are extending their successful collaboration: YouTube funding includes the awarding of scholarships _ _ _

Professor publishes results of European research project

16. December 2024 Prof. Dr. David-Emil Wickström, Head of Pop Music Design B.A. & Global Music B.A., is co-editor of the anthology “Music, power relations, and _ _ _

Popakademie alumnus new Vice President A&R at Chapter One

12. December 2024 Michael Stockum will take over the position of Vice President A&R at Universal Music Division Chapter One from February 1, 2025. In this role, he _ _ _

Alex Mayr takes over the Bachelor Singer/Songwriter

09. December 2024 From the winter semester 2024/2025, Alex Mayr will be responsible for artistic/technical advice and project support for the singer/songwriters in the _ _ _

Popakademie alumnus produces arte series “Metrokosmos”

28. November 2024 Jonathan Thiemeier, founder and managing director of Seehund Media. GmbH, produced the series “Metrokosmos”. The series highlights various _ _ _

Popakademie lecturers publish new anthology

26. November 2024 Prof. Dr. Alexander Endreß, Head of the Music Business B.A. department, and Prof. Dr. Ralf Kitzberger, LL.M., are jointly publishing the book _ _ _

Alumni release Original Soundtrack “Murder Mindfully”

25. November 2024 Alumni Ziggy Has Ardeur and Konstantin Gropper composed and produced the soundtrack to the successful Netflix series “Murder Mindfully”. _ _ _

Studieninfotag 2024

21. November 2024 On November 20, 2020, the state-wide Studieninfotag at the universities in Baden-Württemberg took place. Students also had the opportunity to find _ _ _

Nominations 1live Krone 2024

18. November 2024 The 1Live Krone has been awarded every year since 2000. This year, pop academy student Soffie and former band pool act Provinz have been nominated _ _ _

Bağlama symposium showcases Mannheim as a center of education for Turkish m

15. November 2024 The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, the Mannheim Municipal Music School and the Mannheim State University of Music and Performing Arts are jointly _ _ _

Popakademie celebrates its anniversary: 10 years of the World Drum Festival

12. November 2024 On Saturday, November 30th 2024, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is organizing the tenth World Drum Festival in cooperation with the Cultural _ _ _

Popakademie hosts second HipHop Symposium

05. November 2024 On Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is hosting the second HipHop Symposium. The line-up includes Samy _ _ _

Open House with Eva Ries

30. October 2024 In the winter semester 2024/25, an open house will take place on November 5 with music manager Eva Ries: “How to manage a legend - Wu-Tang Clan _ _ _

Popakademie and YouTube publish white paper

30. October 2024 YouTube supports the second edition of the white paper on “Generative AI in the music business” from the “Popakademie Digital” white paper _ _ _

MCI alumnus honored as young leader

22. October 2024 “kress pro” has selected young executives from media companies and founders of media-related start-ups who have a promising future ahead of them _ _ _

Popakademie Talks on the topic of “Czech pop culture”

10. October 2024 In the winter semester 2024/25, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is once again hosting the Popakademie Talks series. Guests from the fields of _ _ _

Bandpool is looking for a new generation

25. September 2024 The Bandpool is the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg's top support program that operates outside of the course offerings. Bands, solo artists and _ _ _

Popakademie alumnus new head of a.s.s. office in Düsseldorf

20. September 2024 From now on, the a.s.s. concerts office in Düsseldorf will be managed by a dual leadership team. Nils Max now manages the team in NRW together with _ _ _

Master's graduate becomes Head of A&R Dance International

19. September 2024 Jost Kaiser has been appointed Head of A&R Dance International at Warner Chappell Music Germany (WCM) with immediate effect. The manager previously _ _ _

Popakademie alumni new management at Electrola

18. September 2024 The Universal Music label Electrola is moving from Munich to Berlin at the end of 2024. At the same time, longtime manager Jörg Hellwig is also _ _ _

Popakademie alumna honored with Female* Producer Prize

17. September 2024 Sony Music and Music Women* Germany have announced their ten winners for this year's Female* Producer Prize. The award, which aims to promote and _ _ _

Mannheim reception at the Reeperbahnfestival 2024 in Hamburg

12. September 2024 On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, NEXT Mannheim and the equipment insurer I'M SOUND will present themselves at a _ _ _

Popakademie Act at Reeperbahnfestival

12. September 2024 ENGIN plays as part of the Reeperbahnfestival on Friday, September 20, 2024 from 22.30 at Moondoo. _ _ _

World Drum Festival 2024

07. August 2024 Save the Date: 10th World Drum Festival at Popakademie _ _ _

Popakademie Acts auf dem Hof Festival

25. July 2024 Das Hof Festival des Weinguts KOPP in Sinzheim startet am Freitag, den 26. Juli 2024 mit einer Opening Party mit SWR3 DJ fabioless. Am Samstag _ _ _

Panikpreis Final now available on YouTube

24. July 2024 The Panikpreis Final 2024 is now available on YouTube. At the final on July 5 and 6, 2024 at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, the Hamburg band _ _ _

New Anthology Published

16. July 2024 Prof. Hubert Wandjo, former Business Director and Managing Director of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, and Prof. Dr. Alexander Endreß, Head of _ _ _

End of semester concert

16. July 2024 On Friday, July 19th 2024 from 7 p.m., the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will celebrate the end of the summer semester at the Alte Feuerwache _ _ _

Concert at the planetarium

14. July 2024 Before the musicians say goodbye for the summer break, there will be one more week of live music from 15.7.2024: Until 18.07.2024, more than 40 bands _ _ _

TYNA from Hamburg wins the Panic Prize final at the Popakademie

12. July 2024 The band TYNA from Hamburg wins the Panikpreis 2024, with GRELL from Neumünster in second place and EALA in third. All were able to convince the _ _ _

Popakademie student receive Goldmedia Award

09. July 2024 Ann-Kartin Kaimer, a student on the Music and Creative Industries master's degree program, was awarded third place for her master's thesis with the _ _ _

Popakademie Acts at DAS FEST

08. July 2024 Popakademie acts will also be performing at the open-air event Das Fest in Karlsruhe from July 18 to 21, 2024: Engin, Mickela, Paula Carolina and Die _ _ _

Panel discussion "The job description of a musician in the age of AI"

05. July 2024 AI is already influencing all areas of social life. The cultural sector, and the music industry in particular, are also affected. According to the _ _ _

Bandpool acts at the Weldefest

03. July 2024 Welde turns on the spotlight for two bands from the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg band pool on Friday, July 19, 2024 at 7 pm at Weldefest _ _ _

Summer concert with Popakademie alumna

01. July 2024 Popakademie alumna Alex Mayr will say goodbye to her album PARK on Friday, July 5 at the Seebühne in the Luisenpark. _ _ _

Popakademie takes part in "Der Busch spielt"

27. June 2024 On Friday, June 28, 2024, "Der Busch spielt" will take place in the Beilstraße pedestrian zone from 4 pm. Together with the Jungbusch community _ _ _

Sophia the robot at the International Songwriting Week

21. June 2024 Every semester, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg organizes an International Songwriters' Week. Under the guidance of top-class international _ _ _

Pop and Paws

19. June 2024 On Friday, June 21, 2024, the concert "Pop an Paws" will take place from 7 pm. The concert is the project of Alessia Cucuzza and Emilia Walz, who are _ _ _

Open House featuring Elmar Giglinger

13. June 2024 Open House on the topic "MTViva liebt dich!" - Eine Zeitreise ins Musikfernsehen der 90er und Nullerjahre Elmar Giglinger will be our guest at the _ _ _

Popakademie students live on stage at the Sunday Beats 2024

07. June 2024 For the sixth year in a row, students from the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will be performing live on stage in Herzogenriedpark Mannheim. As part _ _ _

Popakademie and Bandpool acts at the DASDING Festival

06. June 2024 The DASDING Festival enters its third round. On June 08, 2024 the festival will return. The line-up includes Popakademie and Bandpool acts _ _ _

Bandpool and Jungbuschliebe organise Jungbuschsummer 24

06. June 2024 Following the Future Music Camp, the Jungbuschsummer24 will take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th. The programme starts at 6 pm on _ _ _

Campaign "Kultur wählt Demokratie"

03. June 2024 The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is joining the “ Kultur wählt Demokratie” (“Culture chooses democracy”) campaign organized by the _ _ _

YouTube and Popakademie award scholarships

28. May 2024 Together with YouTube, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg awards the “Futuremakers Career Funding” scholarship. The scholarship supports students _ _ _

Popakademie & Bandpool acts at the Kesselfestival

27. May 2024 The Kessel Festival is a music festival that takes place annually at the Cannstatter Wasen in Stuttgart since 2019. This year from May 31 to June 01 _ _ _

The winners of Songs 2024

22. May 2024 On Friday, May 3rd 2024, the final of SONGS, the songwriting competition of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg for students, took place. Special _ _ _

Seven Popakademie acts and alumni at the Mannheim City Festival

21. May 2024 This year, the largest open-air event in the region invites you to celebrate again from May 24 - 26 with free admission. There will be a varied _ _ _

Popakademie alumna receives platinum and gold awards

17. May 2024 On May 16, 2024, Universal Music's Family Entertainment department presented several awards to the creative team behind the children's music radio _ _ _

Future Music Camp 2024 - Program & schedule published

16. May 2024 On Thursday, June 6 and Friday, June 7, the Future Music Camp will take place at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. This year's focus is "Music _ _ _

Student honored with sustainability award

15. May 2024 Anna Schocke, a student on the Music and Creative Industries Master's degree program at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, was awarded a _ _ _

Popakademie at About Pop in Stuttgart

13. May 2024 About Pop is a festival and platform for a top-class, diverse and curated music program with international, national and local live acts. About Pop _ _ _

Start of applications for the International Summer Camp at the Popakademie

06. May 2024 From Sunday, July 21 to Friday, July 26, 2024, the 15th International Summer Camp will take place at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. More than 50 _ _ _

Popakademie acts at Capitol

26. April 2024 Finally it's time again // Capitol Indie Nights // Casino Indie Nights // The series will take place four times this year at the Casino. If you _ _ _

Popakademie Acts at c/o Pop 24-28.04.

23. April 2024 c/o Pop is a festival that has been held in Cologne since 2004 and consists of a music festival and an industry meeting. The festival brings _ _ _

SONGS final concert

19. April 2024 On Friday, May 3rd 2024, the final of SONGS, the songwriting competition of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg for students, will take place. Special _ _ _

World music alumnus sets his story to music

16. April 2024 After fleeing Syria in 2016, Hesham Hamra studied for a bachelor's degree in world music with a focus on oud at the Popakademie. Inspired by his _ _ _

Panic Prize 2024

15. April 2024 The Udo Lindenberg Foundation is awarding the Panic Prize for the eighth time. Bands and musicians can apply until Thursday, May 30th 2024. On _ _ _

Popakademie alumnus Forbes 30 Under 30

12. April 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 is a series of annual lists published by Forbes magazine that features people under the age of 30. Popakademie alumnus Julian _ _ _

Popakademie acts at the Streetfood Festival in Ladenburg

05. April 2024 The Art & Streetfood Weekend stands for the encounter between art and a vibrant food culture. Stylish and sophisticatedly interpreted. Staged in a _ _ _

Popakademie Talks on the topic of "Music and Power"

05. April 2024 In the 2024 summer semester, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is once again hosting the Popakademie Talks series. Guests from the fields of _ _ _

Future Music Camp 2024 - Registration now open

21. March 2024 On Thursday, June 6 and Friday, June 7, the Future Music Camp will take place at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. Experts from the music and _ _ _

YouTube continues partnership with Popakademie

18. March 2024 The YouTube funding focuses on the provision of study-related support, which benefits Popakademie students from both the "Music and Creative _ _ _

Popakademie presents World Music B.A. program

06. March 2024 At the beginning of the application phase at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, free information events on the World Music course are offered at _ _ _

New Bandpool generation finalized

29. February 2024 The Bandpool, the top support program of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, presents its 26th generation. Seven talented artists from all over _ _ _

Open Call for the "Sonic Experiments" program

23. February 2024 As part of its artist-in-residence program "Sonic Experiments", the ZKM | Hertz-Labor awards scholarships to composers from the main areas of _ _ _

German ESC entry appears on alumni label

19. February 2024 The German preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö took place at the weekend. The artist ISAAK impressed both the _ _ _

CO2 calculator for cultural institutions with the latest emission factors

19. February 2024 Climate protection is also playing an increasingly important role in cultural life. Since last year, the state government has been providing culture _ _ _

LOI enters #1 Airplaycharts

16. February 2024 Her Single "Am I Enough" just reached number one on official german airplaycharts _ _ _

Viral hit lands in the top 20

15. February 2024 Soffie's song "Für immer Frühling" had already gone viral before its release and the single release continues the success with an entry at number _ _ _

MINE's album "Baum" at number 7

13. February 2024 The former Master's student MINE has released her fifth album under the title "Baum". It entered the German album charts at number seven. _ _ _

Full house at info day and application launch

12. February 2024 Last Saturday, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg held its annual information day. Many visitors took the opportunity to find out about the unique _ _ _

Alumnus erhält European Festival Award

09. February 2024 Der Musikbusiness-Alumnus Timo Kumpf, Veranstalter des Maifeld Derbys, wurde mit dem European Festival Award ausgezeichnet. _ _ _

Pop academic goes viral with her anti-fascist song

02. February 2024 Soffie, a student on the Popular Music Master's course, posted part of her song "Forever Spring" on TikTok three weeks ago. The song against _ _ _

Info day at Popakademie

30. January 2024 A day full of music, information and future prospects: on Saturday, February 10, 2024, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg opens its doors to music _ _ _

Popakademie Department Chief Anika Nilles wins Drumeo Award

30. January 2024 Anika Nilles was honored with the "Contemporary Drummer of the Year" award at the Drumeo Awards 2023. _ _ _

Statement on current developments

26. January 2024 The Popakademie sees itself as an institution that stands for diversity, difference, tolerance and freedom. We are very concerned about the _ _ _

Popakademie alumnus nominated for Grimme Preis

18. January 2024 The TRU DOKU format has been nominated for the 60th Grimme Preis in the category "Children and Youth". The format was developed and produced by DRIVE _ _ _

Popakademie Sessions Season 8 - Alumni meet current students

16. January 2024 The Popakademie Sessions are entering their eighth round with a special surprise: As part of the 20th anniversary of the Popakademie _ _ _

Popakademie publishes white paper on generative AI

19. December 2023 The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is publishing a new edition of the PopakademieDigital whitepaper series, which is dedicated to the topic of _ _ _

Giga-Hertz-Festival publishes program

01. December 2023 The ZKM | Karlsruhe awards the annual Giga Hertz Prize for electronic music in cooperation with the SWR Experimentalstudio. This year's winner for _ _ _

Popakademie professor closes European project

30. November 2023 Prof. Dr. David-Emil Wickström, Head of the Pop Music Design and World Music Bachelor's degree courses at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, brings _ _ _

Bandpool act named favorite band at the Pop Culture Award

29. November 2023 On November 23rd 2023, the Prize for Pop Culture was awarded for the seventh time in Berlin. The association "Förderung für Popkultur e.V." awards _ _ _

Workshop "SOUNDS" at Zukunft Pop x Electronic Music

23. November 2023 At the Zukunft Pop conference on Saturday, December 9th 2023, experts from the electronic music scene will discuss electronic music. The program is _ _ _

Mannheim reads a book

23. November 2023 On February 24, 2022, the whole world turned its attention to one country: Ukraine. Since then, the country has been under massive rocket fire from _ _ _

Popakademie at Future of Festivals

20. November 2023 This year, the Popakademie will be presenting its range of courses at the Future of Festivals in Berlin. In addition to many service providers _ _ _

1Live Krone nominations

10. November 2023 The 1Live Krone has been awarded every year since 2000. This year, pop academy student LOI and band pool act ClockClock are nominated in the Best _ _ _

Zukunft Pop x Electronic Music: register now

10. November 2023 At the Zukunft Pop conference on Saturday, December 9th 2023, experts from the electronic music scene will discuss electronic music. The program is _ _ _

"SONGS" songwriting competition enters its ninth round

10. November 2023 Until March 1st 2024, students between the ages of eleven and 21 can submit their music titles for the SONGS songwriting competition of the _ _ _

Bandpool looking for the new generation

10. November 2023 The Bandpool is the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg's top support program that operates outside of the course offerings. Bands, solo artists and _ _ _

Student Information Day 2023 at the Popakademie

27. October 2023 On Wednesday, November 22nd 2023, Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will participate for the first time in the state-wide Baden-Württemberg Student _ _ _

Popakademie hosts World Drum Festival

20. October 2023 On Saturday, November 25, 2023, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in cooperation with the Cultural Office of the City of Mannheim and the European _ _ _

Award ceremony at the Giga-Hertz-Festival »Radical Polytronics«

09. October 2023 The Giga-Hertz Prize for Electronic Music and Sound Art has been awarded since 2007. With submissions from over 40 countries per call, the prize is _ _ _

Popakademie alumnus new General Manager at Embassy of Music

06. October 2023 Following Konrad von Löhneysen's move to Zebralution, Marian Sittart is promoted to General Manager. Previously, he held the position of Senior _ _ _

Popakademie Talks on Music and Sustainability

04. October 2023 In the winter semester 2023/2024, the Popakademie will once again host the Popakademie Talks series. In the fall, guests from the fields of music and _ _ _

Popacademie Panel at Nøk 2023

29. September 2023 Night culture is urban society in a high-pressure cauldron, night culture drives innovation, increases economic growth and significantly determines _ _ _

Popakademie Acts live on stage at Heidelberger Herbst

27. September 2023 This year, the Heidelberger Herbst once again offers a multifaceted program on September 30 and October 1. Numerous stages in the city will transform _ _ _

Start of semester at the Popakademie

26. September 2023 Yesterday, the winter semester started for the students of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. We welcome about 100 new students this semester _ _ _

Derek von Krogh takes over from Prof. Udo Dahmen as Artistic Director

07. September 2023 Since September 1st Derek von Krogh has been Artistic Director and Managing Director of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. He takes over the _ _ _

Mannheim reception at the Reeperbahn Festival 2023 in Hamburg

07. September 2023 On September 20th 2023, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg and NEXT Mannheim will present themselves at a joint reception at the Reeperbahn Festival _ _ _

20 years of Popakademie

04. August 2023 On May 10th 2023, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg celebrated its 20th anniversary and the official farewell of Prof. Udo Dahmen and Prof. Hubert _ _ _

Save the Date: Future Pop x Electronic Music on December 9th

02. August 2023 At the Zukunft Pop conference on Saturday, December 9th, 2023, experts from the music scene will devote themselves to electronic music. _ _ _

Popakademie awards the scholarship Deutschlandstipendium

31. July 2023 The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is once again awarding the Deutschlandstipendium to 23 students this year. _ _ _

Popakademie students win Female Producer Prize

29. July 2023 2023 wird der Female* Producer Prize zum zweiten Mal verliehen. Der Preis wurde 2022 erfolgreich in Deutschland ins Leben gerufen, mit dem Ziel _ _ _

For the record(ed) with Michael Herberger

28. July 2023 In the fifth and final episode before the summer break, "For the record(ed.)" host Florian Drücke talks to Michael Herberger. _ _ _

Popakademie End-of-Semester Concert

18. July 2023 On Friday, 21 July 2023 from 7pm, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will celebrate the end of the summer semester at the Alte Feuerwache Mannheim. _ _ _

Popakademie celebrates end of semester with more than 40 bands

11. July 2023 Before the musicians take their summer break, there will be one more week of live music starting July 17th 2023: Until July 20th more than 40 bands _ _ _

Pop academics changing the Preis für Popkultur (price for pop culture)

05. July 2023 The project of the students Ann-Katrin Kaimer, Hannah Schmidbauer, Florian Rößler and Florian Abanto (students of the master program Music and _ _ _

Popakademie Sessions Season 7 - With loud surprises

04. July 2023 The Popakademie Sessions are going into the seventh round. The successful format presents a selection of talented artists from the Popakademie _ _ _

FMC: Popakademie draws positive conclusion and publishes keynotes

03. July 2023 With over 500 registrations, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg draws a positive balance for the Future Music Camp on May 25th and 26th 2023, where _ _ _

Apache 207 and the Popakademie

03. July 2023 At the weekend, the artist Apache 207 gave two sold-out concerts at the Mannheim Castle. With 13500 fans each, the native of Mannheim celebrated his _ _ _

Next Generation Labels: The true creators of a music region?

29. June 2023 Moritz Schunk (Good Kid), Moritz Knabe (WEFOR) and Johannes Götz (Feder Musik) were guests at the Open House discussion with Michael Herberger on _ _ _

Derek von Krogh new Artistic Director and Managing Director

23. June 2023 Derek von Krogh will be the new Artistic Director and Managing Director of the Pop Academy Baden-Württemberg. He will succeed Prof. Udo Dahmen as of _ _ _

Pop academics at the 22nd International Schiller Days

21. June 2023 Under the motto "Beautiful world, where are you?" the Schiller Days from June 22nd to July 2nd 2023 ask for utopias and alternative designs for our _ _ _

Popakademie at Fête de la Musique in Berlin

20. June 2023 On Wednesday, June 21st 2023, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in cooperation with the Fanny Hensel Music School and Dussmann will host the _ _ _

Popakademie at the Digital Summit 2023

15. June 2023 Prof. Dr. Alex Endreß and David Stammer, both employees of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, will design the panel "Digital Innovations in the _ _ _

Popakademie Acts at the Baden-Baden lebt Festival

14. June 2023 Open-Air with Thomas D, Nils Wülker and Max Mutzke There is another new addition to the Baden-Baden Events program this year: a new location is _ _ _

Popakademie and YouTube award scholarships

12. June 2023 Together with YouTube, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg awards the scholarship "Futuremakers Career Funding". The scholarship supports students _ _ _

Open Call for the Giga-Hertz Prize

12. June 2023 The Giga-Hertz Prize for Electronic Music and Sound Art has been awarded since 2007. With submissions from over 40 countries per call for entries _ _ _

Popakademie Concert for World Refugee Day

09. June 2023 On Wednesday, June 14th 2023, the Work in Progress Club will take place at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg starting at 8 pm. The event takes place _ _ _

Popakademie at the Ettlingen Castle Festival

31. May 2023 The cooperation between the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg and the Schlossfestspiele Ettlingen has existed for four years. This year, the cooperation _ _ _

Pop academic music video receives the Short Tiger Award 2023

30. May 2023 Momen Shaweesh, a student in the Bachelor of World Music program at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, is a Palestinian performer, composer and _ _ _

Music and Creative Industries goes AI

26. May 2023 The Master's programme Music & Creative Industries at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is not afraid of ChatGPT and Co. "We don't see AI tools as a _ _ _

Five Popakademie acts at the Mannheim City Festival

25. May 2023 This year, the largest open-air event in the region invites you to celebrate from 26 - 28 May with free admission. There will be a varied musical _ _ _

Future Music Camp 2023 is fully booked

23. May 2023 The Future Music Camp of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will take place in Mannheim on 25 and 26 May 2023. Experts from the digital music and _ _ _

Future Music Camp 2023: Schedule published

19. May 2023 On May 25th and 26th 2023, the Future Music Camp of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will take place in Mannheim. Experts from the digital music _ _ _

Udo Dahmen receives honorary pin of the German Jazz Union

16. May 2023 At the General Assembly on April 29, 2023, during jazzahead! 2023 in Bremen, Prof. Udo Dahmen, Managing Director and Artistic Director of the _ _ _

Popakademie at The look of sound

05. May 2023 From 8 - 10 May, anyone interested has the opportunity to attend the 20th International Forum for Films about Music "The look of sound" in Mannheim _ _ _

Young bands present themselves at the SONGS final concert

03. May 2023 On Friday, May 12th 2023, the final of SONGS, the songwriting competition of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg for students, will take place _ _ _

Pop macht Schule final concert

28. April 2023 In spring 2023, the Pop Academy Baden-Württemberg visited several schools in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region with the project "Pop macht _ _ _

20 years of Popakademie

26. April 2023 On 10 May 2023, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will celebrate its 20th anniversary. The anniversary will be celebrated at the Alte Feuerwache _ _ _

Udo Dahmen and Hubert Wandjo awarded the Order of Merit

24. April 2023 Minister President Winfried Kretschmann presented the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg to Prof. Hubert Wandjo and Prof. Udo Dahmen _ _ _

Student honored with sustainability award

20. April 2023 Julian Losigkeit, student of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, was awarded the Sustainability Prize of the City of Mannheim's Business Development _ _ _

Future Music Camp 2023: Program published

20. April 2023 On May 25th and 26th 2023, the Future Music Camp of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will take place in Mannheim. Experts from the digital music _ _ _

Popakademie Talks in the summer semester 2023

19. April 2023 This summer semester, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is once again offering exciting insights into current topics with its "Popakademie Talks" _ _ _

25 Years Bandpool: Anniversary Special

14. April 2023 On Saturday, April 15, 2023, the Bandpool Special with Piya and Jiska will take place at the Zwinger in Heidelberg. The Bandpool is the top support _ _ _

Popakademie students live on stage at the Sunday Beats 2023

13. April 2023 For the fifth year in a row, students of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg are playing live on stage in Herzogenriedpark Mannheim. As part of the _ _ _

Start of semester at the Popakademie

27. March 2023 Here we go again. _ _ _

Future Music Camp 2023 - Creative A.I. in the Music Business

08. March 2023 On May 25th and 26th 2023, the Future Music Camp of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will take place in Mannheim. Experts from the digital music _ _ _

International Band and Business Camp 2023 in Hammelburg, Germany

03. March 2023 International Band & Business Camp 2023 in Hammelburg unites students and coaches from all over the world. More than 80 students and coaches from _ _ _

Pop music in class: Popakademie visits schools in the area

21. February 2023 For two days each, pop music will be on the timetable of several schools in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region in spring 2023. Lecturers and _ _ _

Full house at info day and application launch

17. February 2023 On Saturday, February 4th, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg held its first information day in presence since the beginning of the pandemic. Many _ _ _

The new season of the "Popakademie Sessions" - now on YouTube

27. January 2023 The Popakademie Sessions celebrate the start of their sixth season. The successful format presents a selection of talented artists from the _ _ _

Documentary film premiere at the Popacademie on the Namibia Music Camp

24. January 2023 The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg presents the results of the Music Camps that took place in Windhoek in cooperation with the College of the Arts _ _ _

A day full of music, information and future opportunities - the Info Day

17. January 2023 On Saturday, February 4, 2023, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will open its doors to all music enthusiasts interested in studying and pursuing a _ _ _

flüsterPOP. LIVE at SWR Podcast-Festival

12. January 2023 On Friday, January 13th 2023, as part of the SWR Podcast-Festival, the live event of the flüsterPOP. podcast will take place at the Popakademie. The _ _ _

Popakademie support program "Pop macht Schule" application starts now

16. December 2022 School classes from the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region can apply for "Pop macht Schule" until January 15th 2023. For two days, lecturers and _ _ _

Start of applications: Songwriting competition "SONGS" enters the eighth ro

14. December 2022 Until March 17th 2023, students between the ages of eleven and 21 can submit their music for the SONGS songwriting competition of the Popakademie _ _ _

YouTube and Popakademie renew long-standing collaboration

12. December 2022 Since the beginning of 2018, the Google subsidiary YouTube has been supporting bachelor and master students of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg _ _ _

Hubert Wandjo gives last lecture at Popakademie - An era ends

09. December 2022 Professor Hubert Wandjo has given his last lecture in Mannheim after almost 20 years at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. He had already handed _ _ _

JORIS as guest at the Popakademie

25. November 2022 On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 7 p.m., musician Joris will be a guest at the Open House at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. In conversation _ _ _

Bağlama Symposium in Mannheim with Erdal Erzincan

16. November 2022 On Sunday, December 18, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will host a Bağlama Symposium in cooperation with the Landesmusikrat Baden-Württemberg _ _ _

Head of Music Youtube/Google as guest at the Popakademie

11. November 2022 On Tuesday, November 15th 2022, at 6 p.m., Gudrun Schweppe, Head of Music DACH at YouTube/Google Germany will be a guest at the Open House at the _ _ _

Popakademie Talks: Music and environment

06. October 2022 This winter semester, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is once again offering exciting insights into current topics with its "Popakademie Talks" _ _ _

Mannheim reception at the Reeperbahn Festival 2022 in Hamburg

06. September 2022 On September 21th 2022, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg and NEXT MANNHEIM will present themselves together with their own reception at the _ _ _

Popakademie hosts World Drum Festival

25. July 2022 On Saturday, November 19, 2022, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in cooperation with the Cultural Office of the City of Mannheim and the European _ _ _

Popakademie celebrates end-of-semester concert

15. July 2022 On Friday July 22, 2022 starting at 7 pm, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will celebrate the end of the summer semester at the Alte Feuerwache. _ _ _

Popakademie celebrates end of semester with more than 50 bands

04. July 2022 After a break due to the pandemic, the Summer Break Sessions are now open to the public again. Before the musicians take their summer break, there _ _ _

Popakademie SMIX.LAB project brings live music to the Metaverse

22. June 2022 The new SpaceLab project as part of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg's project factory brings live music to the Metaverse. The Popakademie is _ _ _

Hybrid live concert of the Popakademie for World Refugee Day

20. June 2022 On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, the Work in Progress Club will take place at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg starting at 8 pm. The event takes place _ _ _

International Summer Camp at Popakademie

20. June 2022 From Saturday 23 to Friday 29 July 2022, the International Summer Camp will take place at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg for the 14th time. More _ _ _

Popakademie draws positive conclusion to hybrid Future Music Camp

27. May 2022 With more than 800 registrations, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg draws a positive balance for the first hybrid edition of the Future Music Camp _ _ _

Future Music Camp Hybrid - Future Music Camp 2022: Schedule and Keynotes

12. May 2022 The schedule of the Future Music Camp on May 19th and 20th, 2022 of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is fixed. The Future Music Camp will take _ _ _

Pop macht Schule Final Concert

09. May 2022 In autumn 2021 and spring 2022, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg visited several schools in the metropolitan region with the project "Pop macht _ _ _

SONGS songwriting competition

05. May 2022 Young bands present themselves at the SONGS final concert On Friday, May 6th 2022, the final of SONGS, the songwriting competition of the _ _ _

CULTURE FOR PEACE

03. May 2022 Broad solidarity alliance organizes musical peace rally on May 8th 2022, starting at 5:00 p.m. in Mannheim, Schlosshof The alliance SOUND OF PEACE _ _ _

Future Music Camp 2022 Hybrid publishes program

12. April 2022 The program of the Future Music Camp on May 19th and 20th 2022 of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is fixed. The Future Music Camp will take place _ _ _

Popakademie Talks Mental Health in Music

11. April 2022 The Popakademie Talks in the summer semester 2022 revolve around the topic of Mental Health. On Tuesday 26 April 2022 (from 7pm), the Mental Health _ _ _

Popakademie signs Keychange Pledge

04. April 2022 The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is the first German higher education institution to sign the Keychange Pledge. By signing the pledge, the _ _ _

Popakademie initiates "Tandem" project

31. March 2022 The Popakademie-Baden Württemberg has initiated the project "Tandem" last year, the videos of the project are now published. The Popakademie acts _ _ _

Popakademie Talks on the war in Ukraine

28. March 2022 On Tuesday 5 April 2022 at 7 pm, the first Popakademie Talk of the summer semester will focus on the war in Ukraine. Dr. Arve Hansen will be the _ _ _

The Popakademie informs about the Bağlama study program

16. March 2022 This year, in addition to the regular study information day, there will also be an information talk on the Bağlama focus at the Popakademie _ _ _

Popakademie hosts Music Camp in Namibia

15. March 2022 The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, together with its cooperation partners College of the Arts (COTA), University of Namibia (UNAM), Goethe-Institut _ _ _

Future Music Camp: Call for Sessions

08. March 2022 The Future Music Camp of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will take place on May 19 and 20, 2022. Experts from the digital music and media industry _ _ _

Popakademie visits schools in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region

03. March 2022 For two days each, several schools in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region will get pop music on the curriculum in spring 2022. Students and _ _ _

Infoday - Popakademie informs about its study programs

03. February 2022 On Saturday, February 5, 2022, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will virtually open its doors to the public from 3 pm. Course directors and _ _ _

Start of applications for the Popakademie "Pop macht Schule" program

17. January 2022 School classes from the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region can apply for "Pop macht Schule" until January 30, 2022. For two days, lecturers and _ _ _

Pop Academy professor completes European working group on diversity

15. December 2021 Prof. Dr. David-Emil Wickström, head of the bachelor programs Pop Music Design and World Music at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, brings _ _ _

SONGS" songwriting competition enters seventh round

08. December 2021 Until March 18, 2022, students between the ages of eleven and 21 can submit their music titles for the SONGS songwriting competition of the _ _ _

Pop cultural utopias is the topic of the Zukunft Pop conference on December

30. November 2021 At the Zukunft Pop conference, speakers from the music scene will address the topic of pop cultural utopias on Saturday, December 04, 2021, starting _ _ _

Pop macht Schule

19. November 2021 Popakademie visits schools in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region For two days each, several schools in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region will _ _ _

Popakademie hosts World Drum Festival

29. October 2021 On Saturday, November 20, 2021, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in cooperation with the Cultural Office of the City of Mannheim and the European _ _ _

Anika Nilles takes over Department Drums at Popakademie

19. October 2021 From winter semester 2021/2022, Anika Nilles will be Department Chief Drums at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. She takes over from Prof. Udo _ _ _

Popakademie Talks in winter semester 2021/2022

01. October 2021 The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is offering the online talk series "Popakademie Talks" again in the winter semester 2021/2022. The topic is _ _ _

Up-and-coming bands present themselves at SONGS final concert

15. September 2021 On Friday, September 17, 2021, the final of SONGS, the songwriting competition of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg for students, will take place _ _ _

Mannheim reception at the Reeperbahn Festival 2021 in Hamburg

10. September 2021 On September 24, 2021, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg and NEXT MANNHEIM will present themselves together with their own reception at the _ _ _

„Musikwirtschaft im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung“

30. July 2021 Prof. Hubert Wandjo, Business Director and Managing Director Popakademie Baden-Württemberg and Prof. Dr. Alexander Endreß, Program Director Music _ _ _

Live Audition Panic Award

28. July 2021 The six Panic Award 2021 finalists are fixed: MOLA, Ronja Maltzahn, Tyna, Zwo Eins Risiko, Von Welt and Rami Hattab* will play off the winners on _ _ _

Popakademie celebrates end of semester

22. July 2021 The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will celebrate the end of the 2021 semester with the final concert on Friday, July 23, 2021 at 7 pm. The _ _ _

SONGS final concert: prizes awarded to up-and-coming bands

16. July 2021 On Friday, July 02, 2021, the finals of SONGS, the songwriting competition of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg for high school students, took place. _ _ _

Fête de la musique

16. July 2021 With the support of the City of Mannheim and the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg, the Institut Français Mannheim _ _ _

Young bands present themselves at the SONGS final concert

25. June 2021 On Friday, July 02, 2021, the finals of SONGS, the state's only songwriting competition for students of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, will take _ _ _

Pop Academy Digital Live Concert for World Refugee Day 2021

15. June 2021 On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will stream a live concert on the Popakademie Instagram account starting at 8 pm. The _ _ _

World Music students are part of the "Ensemble Colourage

17. May 2021 In cooperation with the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz and the Oriental Music Academy Mannheim, the Ensemble Colourage has been founded. The ten _ _ _

Popakademie initiates new online talk series

23. April 2021 The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg initiates the new online talk series "Popakademie Talks". In this series, programme manager Prof. Dr. David-Emil _ _ _

Start of applications for the Popakademie support programme "Pop macht Schu

22. April 2021 School classes from the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region can apply for "Pop macht Schule" until 21 May 2021. For two days, lecturers and students _ _ _

Popakademie draws a positive conclusion to the digital Future Music Camp

20. April 2021 With over 1,300 registrations, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg draws a positive balance for the first digital edition of the Future Music Camp on _ _ _

Popakademie initiates lifebuoy for students

15. April 2021 The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, together with the friends of pop e.V., Mannheim, initiates a lifebuoy for students. _ _ _

Popakademie professor is co-editor of book publication

09. April 2021 Prof. Dr. David-Emil Wickström, programme manager of the Bachelor's programmes Pop Music Design and World Music at the Popakademie _ _ _

Future Music Camp 2021 publishes programme and schedule

06. April 2021 The programme of the digital Future Music Camp on 15 and 16 April 2021 at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg has been set. The schedule for the ten _ _ _

Songwriting competition "SONGS" enters the sixth round

09. March 2021 Until 16 July 2021, students aged eleven to 21 can submit their music titles for the SONGS songwriting competition of the Popakademie _ _ _

Popakademie offers further free online seminars

24. February 2021 On 27 and 28 March 2021, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is offering seminars in music business and pop music design. Due to the Corona pandemic _ _ _

Future Music Camp digital: Call for Speakers

10. February 2021 On 15 and 16 April 2021, the Future Music Camp of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will take place online. Experts from the digital music and media _ _ _

Popakademie informs about its study programmes

20. January 2021 On Saturday, 6 February 2021, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will virtually open its doors to the public from 3 pm. Lecturers and programme _ _ _

Music in the hybrid age is the topic of Zukunft Pop

03. December 2020 At the Zukunft Pop conference on Saturday, 12 December 2020, starting at 12 noon, experts from the music scene will address the topic of music in the _ _ _

Popakademie streams World Drum Festival

05. November 2020 On Saturday, 14 November 2020, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will stream the sixth World Drum Festival in cooperation with the Cultural Office _ _ _

Popakademie to stream live concert on World Refugee Day

16. June 2020 On Saturday, 20 June 2020, starting at 8 pm, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will stream a live concert on the occasion of World Refugee Day. The _ _ _

Songwriting competition "SONGS" enters the fifth round

22. March 2020 Until 23rd October 2020, pupils aged eleven to 21 can submit their music titles for the "SONGS" songwriting competition of the Popakademie _ _ _

Popakademie visits six schools in the metropolitan region

24. February 2020 For two days at a time, six schools in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region will have pop music on their curriculum in March 2020. Students and _ _ _

Information day and semester-end concerts at the Popakademie

11. February 2020 On Saturday, 15 February, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will open its doors to the public from 3 pm. Lecturers and course managers from the _ _ _

Diversity and equality are topics at Konferenz Zukunft Pop

19. November 2019 At the Zukunft Pop conference on Saturday, 30 November 2019, starting at 12 noon, experts from the music scene will address the themes of diversity _ _ _

Application start for "Pop macht Schule"

06. November 2019 Until the 20th of December 2019, school classes from the Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan Region can apply for "Pop macht Schule". For two days, lecturers _ _ _

Popakademie hosts fifth World Drum Festival

16. October 2019 On Saturday, 16 November 2019, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in cooperation with the Cultural Office of the City of Mannheim and the European _ _ _

Mannheim Reception at the Reeperbahn Festival

13. September 2019 On September 20th the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, I'M SOUND and STARTUP MANNHEIM will present themselves together with their own reception at the _ _ _

Popakademie celebrates end of semester with more than 40 bands

10. July 2019 An exciting semester at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is drawing to a close. Before the musicians say goodbye to the summer break, the SUMMER _ _ _

Musical boat tour with friends of pop e.V.

04. June 2019 On June 30, the friends of pop e.V., the friends' associaton of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, invites all interested citizens to a _ _ _

Application start for the International Summer Camp

24. April 2019 From 20 to 26 July 2019, the International Summer Camp will take place for the eleventh time at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. More than 50 _ _ _

Music film forum "The Look of Sound" to take place in Mannheim

21. March 2019 From 8 to 10 April 2019 the 15th international music film forum "The Look of Sound" will take place in Mannheim. New television, cinema and internet _ _ _

Popakademie and Cosmopop organize Electronic Music Day

19. March 2019 The third Electronic Music Day will take place at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg on Saturday, 6 April 2019. The public event is dedicated to the _ _ _

Popakademie comes to six schools in the metropolitan area

05. February 2019 Six schools in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region will receive pop music on their curriculum for two days from the end of February to mid-March _ _ _

Open House at the Popakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

28. January 2019 On Saturday, 2 February, starting at 3 p.m., the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg will open its doors to interested visitors. Lecturers, staff and _ _ _

Popakademie hosts first German HipHop Symposium

19. November 2018 HipHop is the most influential youth culture in the world. In order to advance the scientific discourse on the development of HipHop in Germany, the _ _ _

Application start for Pop macht Schule

15. November 2018 School classes from the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region can apply for Pop macht Schule until 11 January 2019. For two days, lecturers and students _ _ _

Drummers and world musicians as guests at the Popakademie

06. November 2018 On Friday, 23 November and Saturday, 24 November 2018, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in cooperation with the Cultural Office of the City of _ _ _

YouTube and Popakademie look back on first successes

26. September 2018 Since the beginning of the year, the Google subsidiary YouTube has been supporting young bachelor and master students of the Popakademie _ _ _

Mannheim presents itself at the Reeperbahn Festival

18. September 2018 The largest club festival in Europe will take place on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg from 19 to 22 September. The Reeperbahn Festival has long since _ _ _

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