Poppy Reid
Latest stories
Google VP heckled at Midem conference
A panel discussion at the Midem music industry conference in Cannes last week incited heckling from panelists and attendees bemused by Google’s video service YouTube. The revelation YouTube’s music…
News
Google VP heckled at Midem conference
A panel discussion at the Midem music industry conference in Cannes last week incited heckling from panelists and attendees bemused by Google’s video service YouTube. The revelation YouTube’s music…
Elizabeth Rose signs worldwide publishing deal with UMPG
Universal Music Publishing Australia has signed 22-year-old Sydney artist Elizabeth Rose to a worldwide publishing agreement. The announcement comes days after the release of the…
News
Elizabeth Rose signs worldwide publishing deal with UMPG
Universal Music Publishing Australia has signed 22-year-old Sydney artist Elizabeth Rose to a worldwide publishing agreement. The announcement comes days after the release of the…
Guvera launches in Indonesia
Australian-based music streaming service Guvera has launched in Indonesia as part of a partnership with B2B cloud-based digital music service provider Omnifone and IT company Skybee. The expansion…
News
Guvera launches in Indonesia
Australian-based music streaming service Guvera has launched in Indonesia as part of a partnership with B2B cloud-based digital music service provider Omnifone and IT company Skybee. The expansion…
The Promoter Game: looking at the state of play with the nation’s biggest
Worth some $1.2 billion annually, the Australian music market helps sustain almost 15,000 jobs, houses almost 4,000 live venues and sees fans spend more on music than they do on domestic holiday…
News
The Promoter Game: looking at the state of play with the nation’s biggest
Worth some $1.2 billion annually, the Australian music market helps sustain almost 15,000 jobs, houses almost 4,000 live venues and sees fans spend more on music than they do on domestic holiday…
Shazam seeks investors to bring its worth to $500m
Shazam seeks to raise $20 million from investors, to bring its overall worth to $500 million. Since Shazam’s inception in 1999, the company has raised $120 million, with $72 million raised in the…
News
Shazam seeks investors to bring its worth to $500m
Shazam seeks to raise $20 million from investors, to bring its overall worth to $500 million. Since Shazam’s inception in 1999, the company has raised $120 million, with $72 million raised in the…
Glassnote sign a deal with Universal Music Group
NB: We originally reported that Caroline would be the Australian and New Zealand distributor for Glassnote. This is incorrect - Glassnote is distributed in these territories by Liberator, part of the…
News
Glassnote sign a deal with Universal Music Group
NB: We originally reported that Caroline would be the Australian and New Zealand distributor for Glassnote. This is incorrect - Glassnote is distributed in these territories by Liberator, part of the…
Kickstarter hacked, customer data obtained
Users of popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter have been asked to change their passwords after the company revealed it had been hacked. New York City police officials contacted the fundraising…
News
Kickstarter hacked, customer data obtained
Users of popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter have been asked to change their passwords after the company revealed it had been hacked. New York City police officials contacted the fundraising…
Spotify hires filings expert, hints at public share offering
Spotify has sparked rumours of an initial public offering (IPO) after the Swedish music streaming service hired a US financial reporting specialist. Speculation that Spotify is preparing for a share…
News
Spotify hires filings expert, hints at public share offering
Spotify has sparked rumours of an initial public offering (IPO) after the Swedish music streaming service hired a US financial reporting specialist. Speculation that Spotify is preparing for a share…
Musicians have the lowest salaries of the Australian creative sector
A report released today by the Australian Government’s Creative Industries Innovation Centre (CIIC) has revealed Australian music and performing artists have the lowest average weekly salaries of all…
News
Musicians have the lowest salaries of the Australian creative sector
A report released today by the Australian Government’s Creative Industries Innovation Centre (CIIC) has revealed Australian music and performing artists have the lowest average weekly salaries of all…
OneLove launch show on Today Network
EDM label OneLove will launch its own radio show this weekend on Today Network. The partnership, announced this morning, will see OneLove Radio take over the Today Network’s major metro and regional…
News
OneLove launch show on Today Network
EDM label OneLove will launch its own radio show this weekend on Today Network. The partnership, announced this morning, will see OneLove Radio take over the Today Network’s major metro and regional…
Piracy sites make $227m a year from advertising
A report published by US watchdog Digital Citizens Alliance has unveiled top pirate websites make $227 million in advertising revenue annually. The 29-page report, titled Good Money Gone Bad: Digital…
News
Piracy sites make $227m a year from advertising
A report published by US watchdog Digital Citizens Alliance has unveiled top pirate websites make $227 million in advertising revenue annually. The 29-page report, titled Good Money Gone Bad: Digital…
Vevo’s viewership up by a third
Vevo’s annual viewership report for 2013 has revealed an increase of 33% from 2012, with users watching 55 billion music videos globally. According to Vevo’s SVP of international Nic Jones, the…
News
Vevo’s viewership up by a third
Vevo’s annual viewership report for 2013 has revealed an increase of 33% from 2012, with users watching 55 billion music videos globally. According to Vevo’s SVP of international Nic Jones, the…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
Get our top stories straight to your inbox daily by signing up to our Newsletter