Poppy Reid

Flo Rida was keen to “party with Australian family” next week when his tour kicked off in celebration of his decade-old Low album. But the party isn’t going to happy anytime soon after the run was…

Seymour Stein, who co-founded Sire Records in 1967 before teaming with Warner Music Group in 1978, has announced his departure from the major music company. The industry veteran responsible for…

In an extraordinary twist to last year’s mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas, MGM Resorts International is now reportedly suing more than 1,000 victims and survivors in an effort…

Late last year, when Facebook announced plans to switch up the algorithm to de-prioritise posts, brands and artists took note. Last October, Facebook announced it was “testing two separate feeds, one…

Merida Sussex has a unique perspective on both sides at the negotiating table. She has seen the world many times over as lead singer in the celebrated Australian act The Paradise Motel, and in her…

OneMusic New Zealand, the joint licensing venture between APRA AMCOS and Recorded Music NZ, celebrates its 5th anniversary this year. With OneMusic Australia due in the first half of 2019, APRA…

Spotify has launched its self-serve advertising platform in Australia. After completing at least six months of testing, the Spotify Ad Studio will create a brand’s audio ad for its own platform “in…

Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon has denied a fan’s claim that he sexually assaulted her at a meet-and-greet in the mid-1990s, claiming the allegation is “simply untrue.” In a now-removed Facebook…

AIR CEO Maria Amato, WAM CEO Mike Harris, Ed St. John from the Ethics Council and MusicSA CEO Lisa Bishop are among a 20-strong Juror Council set to take part in the inaugural Australian Women in…

Trolls beware: your Twitter account is about to be rendered anonymous. The social media giant announced overnight it has begun purging dodgy, suspicious and dormant accounts from users' follower…

John Amato, CEO of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group, has resigned from his post after what has so far been a two-month investigation into claims he influenced newsroom procedures.…

Just as beefs and discontent inform some of the best music ever made, a backhanded comment made by French Champagne mogul Frederic Rouzaud (Louis Roederer’s managing director) motivated Jay Z to…