The school is located in Malmö in southern Sweden and belongs to the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts at Lund University.

In 1971, it became public and changed its name to Malmö Academy of Music.

Six years later, in 1977, the school became part of Lund University.

The school also has one of Sweden's largest music teacher training programs.

Malmö Academy of Music collaborates with partner universities in several countries and is a member of international networks like Association Européenne des Conservatoires (AEC), International Society for Music Education (ISME), European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) and the Association of Nordic Music Academies (ANMA).