Poppy Reid

The Australian Department of Communications and the Attorney-General’s Department are cracking down on online piracy. According to digital news website ZDNet, a new policy for music, film and TV…

The Board of Trustees for the Grammy Awards have given Americana the same recognition as the pop, rock, rap, country and R B music fields with the addition of a performance category. The 2015 Grammy…

Last week Nick O’Byrne announced he would step down as General Manager of the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) on June 30. Following his exit his focus has turned solely on his…

We catch EDM artist Alison Wonderland at triple j, The Vamps at their Guerilla Gig for Channel V and RUFUS during pre-production of their LED stage. If you have a pic you’d like included in next…

Spotify has launched a microsite inspired by the FIFA World Cup, which features artist interviews and playlists curated by soccer players and artists. Music has long been affiliated with the sport…

A new coalition of music content owners, anti-piracy groups and advertising industry members are set to meet in Italy this week to sign a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding). The MoU follows similar…

Google is said to be making strategic moves to acquire music streaming service Songza. The Long Island City-based company’s 5.5 million active users competes with streaming juggernauts Spotify’s 24…

MixGenius, a company which provides software to musicians, has won the first ever CMW Music Technovation Award at Canadian Music Week with its first commercial release. LANDR, an online mastering…

After seven years with the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR), including four as General Manager, Nick O’Byrne has stepped down. O’Byrne will finish his tenure at AIR on June 30…

Iggy Azalea made US chart history again overnight as the second female to hold the #1 and #2 spots on the Billboard chart concurrently for multiple weeks. Now in her second week at the pointy end of…

Slumberjack Felon Unearthed has fostered some impressive Australian electronic talent over the years (folks like Flume, Wave Racer and RUFUS all uploaded their first tunes to the website) and the…

Brisbane artist Jeremy Neale and Sounds Australia’s Millie Millgate and Glenn Dickie are among those set to discuss what it takes to infiltrate various international music markets at a masterclass…