Poppy Reid

Rdio has launched the Australian instalment of Rdio Sessions, a series of live recordings exclusive to Rdio, with UK quartet The 1975. The indie-pop band recorded acoustic versions of Sex, Is There…

Bathurst radio station 1503 2BS Gold was called out in parliament yesterday when Member for Orange Andrew Gee asked the AM station to lift its long-running ban on AC/DC requests. According to Radio…

Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), who collects license fees on behalf of acts like Taylor Swift, Pink, Adam Levine and Nicki Minaj, has reported record-breaking revenues of US$977 million for its fiscal…

Weekend camping festival The Gum Ball has announced it won’t return in 2015. Organisers have cited a much-needed break after celebrating its 10th anniversary in April this year. “It’s been a big 10…

Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down with US talk show host and journalist Charlie Rose to discuss the AU$3.25 billion Beats acquisition, the Apple Watch, iPhone 6, iCloud security and Steve Jobs. Of course,…

LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem is the best-selling song in Australian history; the track went to #1 in 19 countries and is currently ranked the 5th best song of all time on Billboard’s Hot 100 55th…

A spokesperson for the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has explained why a Friday street date is the best option for the proposed global release day. “The proposal is for…

Organisers of the Screen Music Awards have announced its return this year with actor Rob Carlton set to host. Carlton, a film and TV veteran, and a Tropfest-winning actor and director most recently…

Adelaide-born songwriter Thanh Bui hit #1 on the Korean Albums chart last week. Bui lent his songwriting chops to K-pop outfit BTS (aka Bangtang Boys) for a track on their latest LP release Dark…

Strung across 14 live venues in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, 140 bands descended on BIGSOUND over the past two days and nights, making this year’s three-day music industry conference the biggest yet.…

Will Page hasn’t even been in the country a week and he’s already influencing the government. Spotify’s Director of Economics met with Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday to discuss Australia’s online piracy…

The local independent music company, which has had incredible ARIA chart success this year with artists like In Hearts Wake (#5), The Amity Affliction (#1) and Allday (#3), has officially announced…