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the future of music
Popakademie Baden-Württemberg - University for Music Business, Creative Industries and Popular Music
We arepeople who design
the future of music
Popakademie Baden-Württemberg - University for Music Business, Creative Industries and Popular Music

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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.


Prof. Udo Dahmen
09. July 2026

Happy 75th Birthday, Prof. Udo Dahmen!

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg extends its warmest congratulations to Prof. Udo Dahmen on his 75th birthday. _ _ _
13. July 2026

Mannheim Reception at the 2026 Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg

On Wednesday, September 16th 2026, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, the City of Mannheim’s Creative Economy Cluster, and equipment insurer I’M SOUND will host a joint reception at the _ _ _
07. July 2026

Popakademie supports “Der Busch spielt!”

On Friday, July 10th 2026, starting at 4 p.m., the event “Der Busch spielt!” will take place to celebrate the reopening of the kiosk at Sackträger in Jungbusch. This popular intercultural _ _ _


13. July 2026

Mannheim Reception at the 2026 Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg

On Wednesday, September 16th 2026, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, the City of Mannheim’s Creative Economy Cluster, and equipment insurer I’M SOUND will host a joint reception at the _ _ _
09. July 2026

Happy 75th Birthday, Prof. Udo Dahmen!

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg extends its warmest congratulations to Prof. Udo Dahmen on his 75th birthday. _ _ _
07. July 2026

Popakademie supports “Der Busch spielt!”

On Friday, July 10th 2026, starting at 4 p.m., the event “Der Busch spielt!” will take place to celebrate the reopening of the kiosk at Sackträger in Jungbusch. This popular intercultural _ _ _
20 Jul

23 Jul
Summer Break Sessions
© Sebastian Weindel
Before the summer break begins after an eventful semester, there will be a week of live music at the Popakademie from July 20 to 23, 2026.
From Monday morning to Thursday evening, the students of the Popakademie will take their live exams. Everything is open to the public and admission is free!

Click here for the program.

Subject to change; see on-site notices.
21
Jul
Summer Break Sessions: Planetarium
An exciting semester at the Popakademie is coming to an end. Before the musicians head off for summer break, there’s still a week of thrilling live gigs to enjoy with the SUMMER BREAK SESSIONS.

Once again this year, two acts will be performing at the Planetarium:

Kat Kit’s current sound blends hyperpop, electronic soundscapes, and catchy melodies. Last year, she was named Newcomer of the Year by local heroes and featured on SWR, Deutschlandfunk, and Titel, Thesen, Temperamente, among others. Using synths, vocoders, and autotune, she creates a unique, playful sound to which her delicate voice lends a special touch.

The 26-year-old producer and singer-songwriter Eva Betzinger from southern Munich is the artist behind the HAIVE project. With bass-heavy, atypical industrial pop, she moves between dark pop and midtempo—genres that demand an attentive ear and are aimed at an audience that expects more from music than mere background entertainment.

Admission: €18, Students: €7.50
Start
20:00
Planetarium Mannheim
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