Poppy Reid

Popular music streaming service Spotify have launched their latest Emerge program in Australia and New Zealand to find and award upcoming local acts. Using technology that picks up on music trends…

Spotify has acquired US music intelligence company The Echo Nest in a deal that many believe is better readying the company for an IPO. The initial public offering was hinted at last month when the…

The Austin-based company behind Big Day Out has confirmed there will be no festival in 2015. "While we intend to bring back the festival in future years, we can confirm there will not be a Big Day…

Following Mark Poston’s interview with The Music Network in January - where he announced his new role as Managing Director of Parlophone Australia and as Managing Director of Warner Bros. Records…

For the first time in seven years, Newcastle’s Fat As Butter Festival has been cancelled. The festival’s publicity agency Shake Appeal, which rebranded from Reckoning Entertainment last July, says…

It’s been three years since the cancellation of Soundwave’s sister festival Soundwave Revolution polarised fans and media alike. The 2011 national festival was cancelled a month out and fans were…

Neil Young had been teasing his plans for a high-resolution audio device since early 2012 - he even conversed with Steve Jobs about a new iPod – but it wasn’t until a Facebook update last September…

The UK’s Official Singles Chart will include audio music streams from next month. The change, set to be implemented for the first time in the July 6 top 40 chart at 4pm GMT, is the biggest change to…

The European Commission’s incumbent Competition Commissioner and antitrust enforcer, Joaquín Almunia, has accused Google of abusing its place as an online search giant and figurehead in the adverting…

In December 2011 Justin Bieber’s Christmas album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, The Wanted’s sophomore LP had achieved Platinum certification in the UK, while in Sydney, Norwest Christian…

Spotify has announced an expanded web API to give third parties access to Spotify and The Echo Nest for their own audiences. Developers, marketers and designers are among those invited to build apps…

Kylie Minogue surprised Coldplay’s most devout zealots last night at their one-off Australian concert in Sydney. The beloved ARIA Hall of Famer joined the band onstage at the Enmore Theatre for a…