MARCH 13-16, 2025
USC THORNTON
LOS ANGELES, CA
24TH ANNIVERSARY
POPCON
SPRING 2026
THAT'S A WRAP
POPCON 2025 | MARCH 13 - 16
The 2025 PopCon/IASPM-US Joint Conference explored how style offers a new version, a remix, or an edit of the world we live in and the realities, struggles, and contingencies we face that lead us on a journey toward the edge of what’s to come.
We express our gratitude for all our speakers, participants, and supporters who made this immersive experience possible. Stay tuned for our 24th anniversary theme to be announced in late 2025, with our spring 2026 celebration to be held in Los Angeles at USC Thornton School of Music.
Conference Partners
CRITICAL MINDED
PopCon is supported by Critical Minded, co-founded by the Nathan Cummings and Ford foundations to support cultural critics of color in the United States.
POPCON
PopCon is the premier music writing and popular music studies conference, bringing together the world’s leading scholars, journalists, writers and musicians for nearly a quarter century.
USC THORNTON
The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music is proud to host the PopCon 2026 conference at its campus in the heart of Los Angeles.
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