Our next IASPM BENELUX POP TALK 18 will take in collaboration with MUSIC MATTERS at the University of Groningen. Together we are excited to welcome Keith Negus on May 22nd, 17:00-18:30.

Every three years IASPM Benelux holds elections for positions on the executive board (renewed candidacies are possible). We do this to introduce more opportunities for all members to become actively involved in the branch’s leadership and to cultivate a dynamic branch culture.

On Friday, the 20th of June 2025, we will hold the tenth annual IASPM Benelux Student Conference on popular music research in Nijmegen. This one-day event will offer a series of panels led and presented by students at all levels of their academic careers.

The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures (Faculty of Arts) and specifically the Arts and Culture Expertise Unit at Radboud University in Nijmegen is looking for two highly motivated and talented PhD candidates…

We’re happy to invite you for our upcoming Pop Talk 17 presented in the context of the City Pop International Workshop organized at Amsterdam University on March, 20th, 11.15-12.45: Toshiyuki Ōwada (Keio University, JP) will talk about The Sonic Texture of City Pop – History, Musicians, and Its Representation.

We are excited to announce the upcoming 16th IASPM Benelux POP TALK on March 5th at 16-17h CET with the title: Music and the Contemporary Far-Right: Culture, Continuity, Change by Sam de Boise (School of Music, Theatre and Art, Örebro University, Sweden).