Top Music Industry Conferences & Events for Job Seekers in 2025

Don't miss out on key music industry events and conferences throughout the year—perfect for networking with peers, leaders, and new faces. Mark your calendars! Which one will you attend?

January 2025

APAP Conference: January 10-14, 2024 | New York 

Women in Music Summit: January 15-17, 2025 | Online Only

ESNS: January 15-18, 2025 | Groningen, NL

Springboard West: January 16-18, 2025 | San Diego, CA

The NAMM Show: January 21-15, 2025 | Anaheim Convention Center

February 2025

67th Annual Grammy Awards: Feb 2, 2025| Los Angeles, CA

Music Sustainability Summit: Feb 3, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA

FastForward London: February 4-5, 2025 | London

NTE Summit: Feb 5-6, 2025 | Birmingham, England 

FestForums: Feb 12-14, 2025 | Santa Barbara, California

Pollstar Live!: Feb 18-20, 2025 | Beverly Hills, California

Country Radio Seminar: Feb 19-21, 2015 | Nashville, TN

On Air Fest: Feb 19-21, 2025 | New York 

Measure of Music: February 21-23, 2025 | Online Only 

International Live Music Conference: Feb 25-28, 2025 | London

ASCAP Experience: Feb 27, 2025 | Los Angeles, California

Futures Forum: Feb 28, 2025 | London

March 2025

SXSW: March 7-15, 2025 | Austin, TX

MUSEXPO: March 16, 2025 | Burbank, CA

AVA London: March 20-22, 2025 | London 

Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival: March 25-29, 2025| Nashville, TN

Winter Music Conference: March 26-28, 2025 | Miami

Music Industry Career Conference (MICC): March 28-29, 2025 | Phoenix, AZ

April 2025

AES International Conference on DEI: April 3-5, 2025 | San Diego, CA

LAUNCH Music Conference: April 17-20, 2025 | Lancaster, PA

UNSIN Music Conference & Festival: April 24-25, 2025 | Miami, FL

May 20225

Departure Festival + Conference: May 6-11, 2025 | Toronto

BIME: May 6-9, 2025 | Bogotá, Colombia 

Music Biz Atlanta: May 12-15, 2025 | Atlanta, Georgia 

June 2025

SXSW London: June 2-7, 2025 | London, UK

CMA Fest: June 5-8, 2025 | Nashville, TN

A2IM Indie Week: June 9-12, 2025 | New York 

AIMP Global Music Publishing Summit: June 10, 2025 | New York

NIVA’25: June 23-25, 2025 | Milwaukee

NAMM NeXT: June 29-July 1, 2025 | Nashville

July 2025

LAMC: July 8-12, 2025 | New York

Record Store Day’s Summer Camp Conference: July 28- Aug 1, 2025| New Orleans 

August 2025

AES International Conference on Headphone Technology: August 27-29, 2025 | Espoo, Finland

September 2025

AES International Conference on AI and Machine Learning for Audio: September 8-10, 2025 | London, UK

VenuesNow Conference: September 9-11, 2025 | Las Vegas

Trapital Summit: September 10, 2025 | Los Angeles

Music Tech Conference: September 17, 2025 | Online

AIMP x MMF-US Atlanta Summit: September 18-19, 2025 | Atlanta

Nashville Songwriter Awards: September 23, 2025 | Nashville

Volumes: The Music Business Student Summit: September 25-26, 2025 | Online

Beatport Connect: September 26, 2025 | Los Angeles

October 2025 

International Entertainment Buyers Association: October 5-7 2025 | Nashville, TN

GMA Dove Awards: October 7, 2025 | Nashville

IMPF Global Music Summit & Songwriting Camp: October 7-10, 2025 | Palma, Mallorca, Spain

Confluence Music Conference & Festival: October 8-11, 2025 | Charlotte, N.C

SXSW Sydney: October 13-19, 2025 | Sydney, AUS

Mondo.NYC: October 14-17, 2025 | New York

Amsterdam Dance Event: October 22-26, 2025 | Amsterdam

Billboard Latin Music Awards: October 23, 2025 | Miami


November 2025 

Billboard Live Music Summit: November 3, 2025 | West Hollywood

Music Tectonics: November 4-6, 2025 | Santa Monica, California

jump.global Annual Summit: November 9-11, 2025 | Los Angeles

International Music Summit: November 13-14, 2025 | Dubai

European Festival Conference: November 18-21, 2025 | Évora, Portugal