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The 2021 Pop Convergence: A Virtual Pop Conference, April 22-25th
Artwork by Alex Nero; Design by The Art Dictator
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Deanne Kearney

Thursday, April 22
 

3:00pm PDT

Fluxed: Making Popular Music In the Midst of Change and Transition (Keynote Talk with Devonté Hynes, Roísín Murphy, Rostam, Tamara Lindeman, Ann Powers) www.youtube.com/nprmusicDevonté Hynes • Rostam • Tamara Lindeman (of The Weather Station) • Ann Powers • Roísín Murphy
 
Friday, April 23
 

10:00am PDT

Hope in Darkness: Music That Reclaimed Our Joy (Room B: Oscillator) Room B: OscillatorChris Molanphy • Meagan Sylvester • Michelle Villegas Threadgould • Solvej Schou • Lynn Brown

11:30am PDT

Dance Dance (Music) Revolution (Room A: Sky Church) Room A: Sky ChurchAnn Powers • Christina Zanfagna • Alex La Rotta • Carmela Muzio Dormani • Kwabena Prentiss Slaughter

1:00pm PDT

Staying Flux-ible: Artists Adapting to Change (Room B: Oscillator) Room B: OscillatorBrittany Spanos • Hilarie Ashton • Katherine Morayati • Charlotte Murtishaw • Paula Clare Harper

2:30pm PDT

Black Music at its Interstices: From “Coon Songs” to Hip Hop (Room B: Oscillator) Room B: OscillatorAlisha Lola Jones • Ambre Dromgoole • Beza Fekade • Zalika U. Ibaorimi • Matthew D. Morrison

4:00pm PDT

Black Critics Matter (Room B: Oscillator) Room A: Sky ChurchKimberly Mack • Thulani Davis • Daphne A. Brooks • Greg Tate • Danyel Smith • Wesley Morris
 
Saturday, April 24
 

10:00am PDT

Flipping the Script: Traditions in Transition (Room B: Oscillator) Room B: OscillatorGlenn Hendler • Alexandria Arrieta • Morgan Bimm • Kembrew McLeod
 
Sunday, April 25
 

11:00am PDT

Artist Relations and the Power of the Interview w/ Jason King and Liz Pelly (Room A: Sky Church) Room A: Sky ChurchJason King • Liz Pelly

12:00pm PDT

Public Writing For Academics w/ Hua Hsu and Oliver Wang (Room A: Sky Church) Room A: Sky ChurchOliver Wang • Hua Hsu

1:00pm PDT

How To Write a Hot Take…That Lasts w/ Ann Powers (Room A: Sky Church) Room A: Sky ChurchAnn Powers

2:00pm PDT

Finding Your Voice: A Writing Workshop with Joan Morgan and NYU Students of The Collective Blive Recorded Music Chapter (Room A: Sky Church) Room A: Sky ChurchJoan Morgan