Poppy Reid

Two amended provisions of the much-discussed Copyright Directive, which would force tech platforms to pay media companies more to use their content, have been celebrated by the music industry and (no…

In 2017, Australia's music industry recorded its highest annual growth in over 20 years, with our recorded music industry tracking a 10.5% increase in value to $391 million. Now, half year wholesale…

The whole trope of a foreign band being “big in Japan” is one that’s been done to death. In the 1960s surf garage rockers The Ventures were arguably the instigators of the cliche. They were a pop…

The inaugural Australian Women In Music Awards has teamed up with Settlement Services International (SSI), the NSW not-for-profit organisation which helps out in the sectors of humanitarian…

Most people believe that they are individuals and that they do things out of their own free will, but according to behavioural scientist Breanna Wright (BehaviourWorks Australia), we’re actually…

An important conversation was given a platform and a spark at BIGSOUND last week when five music industry figures, who are also mothers, delivered a panel titled The Mothers of All Strength In Music.…

Adrian McGruther has relaunched his Sydney-based artist management firm su:ku:ya with a six act-strong artist roster and a brand new site to boot. Covering artist development, marketing and…

The hangovers have set in, the lack of sleep is now taking its toll and Bigsound 2018 has come to an end. Following incredible performances from the likes of Dobby, G-Flip, Genesis Owusu, Slowly…

I have been penning a letter about detaching from the pressures of the music industry for the past few years, but I didn’t consciously start to detach until I recently went to London. Right now I…

Earlier this week, Bigsound announced a major change to the beloved Australian music industry event. Maggie Collins, the Executive Programmer for Bigsound, is getting some help in 2019. As reported…

A new Tui trophy designed by leading New Zealand artist Dick Frizzell are among the changes in store for this year’s NZ Music Awards. The NZ music industry’s premier awards event will be held at…

Electronic Music Conference (EMC) has unveiled the first event for EMCPLAY 2018 with an exclusive edition of renowned festival Return To Rio. triple j Unearthed Music Director Dave Ruby Howe is at it…