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Start of the dialogue series ‘Pop culture in rural areas’: Initiative Musik invites you to Bischofswerda in Lusatia
4.12.2024
Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth presents the eleventh APPLAUS Award in Rostock
20.11.2024
APPLAUS Award honours live music scene and club culture: The programme of the eleventh award ceremony on 20 November in Rostock
5.12.2024
‘70% of life on earth is nocturnal’ - STADT NACH ACHT nightlife conference in Augsburg highlights the value of night culture
1.11.2024
The second POLYTON music award ceremony takes place on Wednesday, the supporting programme starts today
21.10.2024
Focus on live music venues: The APPLAUS Award sets an example for live music and cultural diversity
16.10.2024
German Jazz Prize 2025: Application phase for the fifth edition starts on 15 October 2024
8.10.2024
Neustart Kultur: Initiative Musik concludes its pandemic programmes and draws conclusions
26.9.2024
The nominations for the second edition of the German music prize POLYTON have been announced.
17.9.2024
Germany's largest nightlife conference STADT NACH ACHT cooperates with Augsburg's club scene and Initiative Musik to focus on nightlife culture in medium-sized towns and rural areas
5.9.2024
"GERMAN SHOWCASE": Successful cooperation brings acts from Germany to Waves Vienna!
8.8.2024
German Jazz Prize 2025: Fifth edition with new categories and festive award ceremony in June 2025
3.7.2024
POLYTON pop prize to be awarded for the second time in Berlin on 23 October 2024
31.5.2024
Festivalförderfonds: First-time funding for 141 music festivals at federal level
30.4.2024
The APPLAUS enters its eleventh round: application phase for the award starts on 25 April 2024
23.4.2024
German Jazz Prize 2024: Alexander von Schlippenbach Honoured for Lifetime Achievement
11.4.2024
POP Summit 2024 - Federal Conference on Pop Funding: The German pop music funding scene meets in Cologne on 24 April 2024
8.4.2024
On the road to success: Initiative Musik's artist promotion programme provides sustainable support for up-and-coming talent
18.3.2024
More diversity: Initiative Musik promotes a gender-balanced music industry
20.2.2024
Germany puts in a strong performance at ESNS 2024: GERMAN MUSIC EXPORT from Initiative Musik presents 15 acts at Eurosonic Noorderslag
11.1.2024
Festival study: Initiative Musik, Bundesstiftung LiveKultur and Deutsches Musikinformationszentrum cooperate with research centre C:POP
20.12.2023
63rd round of artist grants: 2 million euros for music projects from pop to jazz
12.12.2023
Pop award ceremony and event series POLYTON to be held in Berlin for the first time from Wednesday
14.11.2023
The application phase for the Festivalförderfonds starts today. Applications can be submitted until 18.12.
6.11.2023
The nominated works for the new German music award POLYTON have been announced.
26.10.2023
From backstage into the spotlight: Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Claudia Roth honors prize winners at the APPLAUS Awards 2023
23.10.2023
On stage: The APPLAUS Award announces its programme with live music, speeches and moderation
12.10.2023
The new POLYTON music prize will be awarded for the first time on 17 November in Berlin
5.10.2023
Initiative Musik gets a new set-up: At the Reeperbahn Festival, the Initiative Musik presents its new staff members
22.9.2023
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