Poppy Reid

"Blood, sweat, no sleep. Nothing has changed." Matt Chromatic is referring to the very first stage he designed in the late '90s; before his world-renowned Defqon festival stages made the definitive…

When Heath Johns left his role as Director of A R at Universal Music Publishing Australia in January 2016, he had grown restless with his hopes for the music industry. His move to set up BMG…

Somewhere back in the midst of the mid-2000s, Martin Novosel had a vision – if the Beastie Boys had fought for his right to party, then it was his responsibility to ensure the party went on. Purple…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Katy Perry will perform at The Voice Australia grand final as she returns Down Under for Witness concert tour - via Daily Mail Bozoma Saint…

The Western Australian government will downsize the capacity for Ed Sheeran’s tour openers at Perth Stadium in a decision which reportedly came as a surprise to Michael Gudinski’s Frontier Touring…

The tax accountant who allegedly set up a $300 million network of tax avoidance schemes - one of which resulted in the incarceration of concert promoter Glenn Wheatley - has reportedly been arrested…

Slowly, the silly lock out laws are being relaxed as yet another inner-city venue receives a lock out extension. Chinese Laundry will now be able to accept punters until 2am, with last drinks served…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Footstomp Music branches out to include New Zealand in their project management services - via Footstomp SoundCloud’s Stephen Bryan headed…

Harrison Storm, the Melbourne-based craftsman behind delicate new single ‘Change It All’, has inked a global deal with Canada-based Nettwerk Records. Storm joins fellow Australians Gossling,…

No longer in its infancy and now a major publishing competitor on a global scale, BMG Australia and New Zealand has restructured its sync team to better accommodate its growing roster. TIO can…

Just a matter of weeks after upgrading its royalty portal Score to offer songwriters instant, transparent data on their royalties, Sony/ATV Music Publishing is going the whole hog by incorporating a…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. BMG has appointed German media lawyer Ama Walton as SVP Business Legal Affairs and General Counsel Europe. - via RotD Scandinavian Songs — a…