Poppy Reid

Spotify has broadened its reach into e-commerce through a partnership with music technology company BandPage. BandPage, a free app that allows musicians to sell tickets and products and share…

Independent jazz and classical label Blue Music Group has pulled all its music from Spotify, calling the streaming service’s rates “pitiful”. "Having the catalog available at Spotify’s pitiful rates…

The 2013 edition of BIGSOUND saw an attendee footfall of 5,513 and with a growing program year on year, the conference has arguably become the nation’s biggest music industry event. While the 2014…

Morrissey has been dropped from his record label just over four weeks following the release of his latest album. In January, the ex-Smiths frontman signed a two-album deal with US-based label…

Live Nation Australia and New Zealand has announced a partnership with New Zealand telecommunications provider Spark. The announcement comes just days following the major telco’s $20 million re-brand…

Former Modular booking agent Paul Stix has announced his booking, touring and events agency UNDR ctrl. Stix has already hosted events and signed artists like triple j Unearthed favourite Albert Salt,…

Original Matters has launched its marketing consultancy division with a long-term contract with Studios 301. The agency’s Managing Director Cathy Oates has been performing consultancy duties for…

Nova Entertainment has teamed with Optus, Qantas, Marquee Nightclubs, Sony and Starcom to take its Red Room abroad. The tour will take in four cities with six acts performing at four Red Rooms in…

Spotify could join the likes of Google and Microsoft as it looks toward deep learning to improve its recommendations. While its music recommendation technology already uses intelligent machine…

South by Southwest has seen its biggest number of first-week applications from Australian delegates in its 28-year run. Registrations opened on Monday (August 4) for the 29th annual event in Austin,…

Merlin, the global independent rights agency and Pandora, the leading Internet radio service have formed an alliance, marking the first direct deal Pandora has inked with record labels. The…

Live Nation has announced a partnership with NSW Health to engage with youths about sexual health. The NSW Government’s Sexually Transmitted Infections Programs Unit launched a campaign titled Play…