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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 _ _ _

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 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 _ _ _

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 _ _ _

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 _ _ _

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 _ _ _

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 _ _ _

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 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 _ _ _

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 _ _ _

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 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 _ _ _

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 _ _ _

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 _ _ _

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 _ _ _

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 _ _ _

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 _ _ _

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 _ _ _

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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