Poppy Reid

The Australian music industry (and a few high-profile internationals) descended upon Sydney’s Star Event Centre for the Aussie music scene’s night of nights yesterday. But while the evening’s biggest…

In 2015, Vice published a comment piece titled 'I Built a Botnet that Could Destroy Spotify with Fake Listens'. Essentially, its author William Bedell offered an early account of the click fraud…

When it approaches the time of releasing your audio creations to the world, whether that’s in the form of a single or album, one of the best ways to generate interest with your preferred audience is…

Zane Lowe is on a whirl-wind tour of Australia. He's here to present at the ARIA Awards and broadcast his famous Beats 1 radio show live from Sydney. Among a handful of other very important…

The Orchard, the powerhouse Sony Music-owned distributor and label services company, has just landed another industry luminary to its local team. Blake Rayner, Australia NZ General Manager of The…

Through continuously doing what they do best, programming stunning artists year after year, and creating a welcome home five days a year for every age demographic, it's any wonder Bluesfest keeps…

The now global FastForward conference is renowned for connecting people from all corners of the industry. Having hosted events in London, Amsterdam, and Sydney, it's one of the most intimate…

The velvety-quiet halls of Studios 301 quiver intermittently with a rogue thump of bass. A muted vocal trill escapes from under a heavy soundproof door; laughter can be heard through the walls.…

UNDR Ctrl founder Paul Stix and Sydney hospitality and entertainment industry figure Raul Gonzales have partnered to launch new full-service creative and marketing agency Tropicool. Announced today,…

Bohemian Rhapsody has grossed US$128 million at the US box office so far. It's passed Walk the Line on the all-time list, the Johnny Cash biopic that grossed US$119 million after its release in 2005.…

Tushar Apte had no manager, no agent, no publisher. He had applied for an APRA SongHubs writing camp in Toronto but with hitmaker names like The Monsters Strangerz (Kanye West, Rihanna, Britney…

“These boys are so awesome I’m surprised Australia haven’t claimed them already”, quipped Stan Walker when presenting Six60 with one of the five Tuis the group picked at the Vodafone NZ Music Awards.…