Poppy Reid

An update to Google’s search algorithm is said to make a global impact on the rankings of pirate sites. The media giant originally aimed to roll out the change in August 2012, where it would downrank…

Kylie Minogue has cancelled her upcoming tour of Germany due to the promoter’s “financial difficulties”. Minogue, who was set to begin the German leg of her Kiss Me Once tour on Wednesday, announced…

Iggy Azalea has called out her Australian label over the latest issue of Maxim Australia. The Mullumbimby-born artist features on the cover of the magazine as she topped its Maxim Hot 100 list, a…

Two-time Grammy winner Lorde, opera trio Sol3 Mio, brother sister duo Broods, 2009 Australian Idol winner Stan Walker, The Naked and Famous and Liam Finn have received multiple nominations for next…

In a new partnership with the Australian Radio Network (ARN) the Fairfax Radio Network will add its metropolitan and talkback stations to the iHeartRadio portal, becoming the first non-ARN owned…

Mushroom Group label imprint Liberation Music has announced the signing of Perth musician Grace. 24-year-old Grace, who previously recorded under her full name Grace Woodroofe and was championed by…

Southern Cross Austereo has announced a new nightly countdown show in partnership with Shazam, which will replace its official countdown show The Bump. The Shazam Top 20 will be hosted by The Bump’s…

Ben Facey, ex-Foxtel Overall Event Producer and Head of Marketing, has been appointed Senior Director, Marketing International at Universal Music Australia. Facey will report directly to the major’s…

In a first for an Australian council, the City of Yarra in Melbourne introduced funding to help soundproof venues. It has a pool of $25,000 from which any of its 50 live music venues can get $2000,…

Spotify has inked an exclusive landmark deal with Vodafone Australia to give the mobile network’s customers access to the streaming service. The partnership ties in with Vodafone’s strategic move…

APRA AMCOS has released its annual Year in Review for the 2013/14 financial period with figures showing it distributed $252.8 million to its members and affiliates. The royalties were paid by the…

The animation for this year’s Music: Count Us In, Music Australia’s biggest school music initiative, has been created by Academy of Information Technology (AIT) graduate Nikkita Archer. Archer’s…