Poppy Reid

Last month global music business trade body the IFPI confirmed discussions were underway with stakeholders for a simultaneous global release day. The proposed day for single and album releases is…

In June this year, MCM Media, the company behind Take 40, Live at the Chapel, The Hot Hits and My Generation, merged with digital agency Igloo and rebranded as Authentic Entertainment. Now, the…

BIGSOUND officially kicked off this morning with record attendance at the Judith Wright Centre in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. Michael Crutcher, President at QMusic kicked off proceeding and in his…

Spotify has upped the ante for its brand partners with two new video advertising products. Offering its global brand partners like McDonald’s, Ford, Coca-Cola and NBC Universal Pictures 100% share of…

Voting for the 28th annual ARIA Awards is scheduled to take place from 9am tomorrow. The process is as follows: From July 1, the ARIA board reviewed all membership applications; those applications…

Nominees for the ninth annual Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards have been announced with DMA’s, Sheppard and RÜFÜS among those taking out multiple nods. Newtown trio DMA’s are up for the coveted…

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has claimed artists’ reservations about streaming royalties will be mollified in “just a few years.” Speaking to CNN Tech Correspondent Laurie Segall, Ek said: “[…] we just last…

Music streaming service Rdio has launched a significant update in 20 of the 60 countries in which it operates, offering users free Internet radio and a suite of new features. Rdio worked with labels…

Gotye and his two bandmates from The Basics have formed a political party. Wally De Backer, Kris Schroeder and Tim Heath’s Basics Rock’n’Roll Party (BRRP) has launched with a focus on education and…

Tribune Media’s Gracenote has acquired LA-based film and TV data firm Baseline, continuing its expansion beyond music. Gracenote, which specialises in music metadata, closed the acquisition on August…

Sony/ATV exec Jennifer Knoepfle, who signed The Preatures and Broods, has been promoted to the role of Senior Vice President, Creative, based in the publishing company’s LA office. Knoepfle joined…

This week SME sign Peking Duk, Lord Mayor Clover Moore and Potbelleez’ Ilan Kidron launch Heat The Street in Sydney, One Day visit triple j and more. If you have a pic you’d like included in next…