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Poppy Reid

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Behind the Aussie bush doof debuting in Bali this month

Behind the Aussie bush doof debuting in Bali this month

It’s not often a bush doof is held anywhere other than in the bush but social influencer-come-event-planner, Kai Suteja (see: @urmumsyadad), doesn’t care much for stereotypes – unless he is making…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 12, 2018
Behind the Aussie bush doof debuting in Bali this month

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Behind the Aussie bush doof debuting in Bali this month

It’s not often a bush doof is held anywhere other than in the bush but social influencer-come-event-planner, Kai Suteja (see: @urmumsyadad), doesn’t care much for stereotypes – unless he is making…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 12, 2018
Gene Simmons settles sexual harassment lawsuit

Gene Simmons settles sexual harassment lawsuit

Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual harassment Gene Simmons, the fire-breathing, blood-spitting KISS co-frontman and right-leaning raconteur, has settled a lawsuit filed by an…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 10, 2018
Gene Simmons settles sexual harassment lawsuit

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Gene Simmons settles sexual harassment lawsuit

Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual harassment Gene Simmons, the fire-breathing, blood-spitting KISS co-frontman and right-leaning raconteur, has settled a lawsuit filed by an…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 10, 2018
Max Watt's inks Australian-first deal with 8th Day Sound [EXCLUSIVE]

Max Watt's inks Australian-first deal with 8th Day Sound [EXCLUSIVE]

Max Watt's, the live music venues group with locations in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, has inked an Australian-first partnership to install a PA system which has the ability to cover arenas and…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 10, 2018
Max Watt's inks Australian-first deal with 8th Day Sound [EXCLUSIVE]

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Max Watt's inks Australian-first deal with 8th Day Sound [EXCLUSIVE]

Max Watt's, the live music venues group with locations in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, has inked an Australian-first partnership to install a PA system which has the ability to cover arenas and…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 10, 2018
Tencent Music to be spun-off ahead of blockbuster flotation

Tencent Music to be spun-off ahead of blockbuster flotation

Tencent Music’s plans for a blockbuster public listing in North America are steaming ahead. China’s dominant digital music platform could be spun off from its parent, Tencent Holdings, clearing a…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 9, 2018
Tencent Music to be spun-off ahead of blockbuster flotation

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Tencent Music to be spun-off ahead of blockbuster flotation

Tencent Music’s plans for a blockbuster public listing in North America are steaming ahead. China’s dominant digital music platform could be spun off from its parent, Tencent Holdings, clearing a…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 9, 2018
Tom Larkin and Damian Costin launch artist management venture VVV MGMT

Tom Larkin and Damian Costin launch artist management venture VVV MGMT

Tom Larkin - founding member of Shihad, and founder of multiple artist development initiatives including the 30-week SIGNAL program and agency Homesurgery - and Damian Costin, Director at 123 Agency…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 9, 2018
Tom Larkin and Damian Costin launch artist management venture VVV MGMT

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Tom Larkin and Damian Costin launch artist management venture VVV MGMT

Tom Larkin - founding member of Shihad, and founder of multiple artist development initiatives including the 30-week SIGNAL program and agency Homesurgery - and Damian Costin, Director at 123 Agency…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 9, 2018
European Parliament rejects copyright bill

European Parliament rejects copyright bill

Europe’s creative sector must now play a waiting game after members of the European Parliament decided not to fast-track sweeping copyright reforms. In what was billed by the music biz as a…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 6, 2018
European Parliament rejects copyright bill

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European Parliament rejects copyright bill

Europe’s creative sector must now play a waiting game after members of the European Parliament decided not to fast-track sweeping copyright reforms. In what was billed by the music biz as a…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 6, 2018
YouTubers' own music flagged for copyright infringement

YouTubers' own music flagged for copyright infringement

A popular YouTuber has been accused of plagiarising his own music. Paul Davids, Dutch guitarist and YouTube star with over 625,844 subscribers, received a copyright notice from YouTube after the…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 6, 2018
YouTubers' own music flagged for copyright infringement

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YouTubers' own music flagged for copyright infringement

A popular YouTuber has been accused of plagiarising his own music. Paul Davids, Dutch guitarist and YouTube star with over 625,844 subscribers, received a copyright notice from YouTube after the…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 6, 2018
Kim Dotcom faces extradition to U.S. after NZ court decision

Kim Dotcom faces extradition to U.S. after NZ court decision

Kim Dotcom, the flamboyant entrepreneur and self-styled “Internet freedom fighter,” will have to take his fight to the U.S. legal system. After a years-long legal stoush that has been heard in three…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 5, 2018
Kim Dotcom faces extradition to U.S. after NZ court decision

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Kim Dotcom faces extradition to U.S. after NZ court decision

Kim Dotcom, the flamboyant entrepreneur and self-styled “Internet freedom fighter,” will have to take his fight to the U.S. legal system. After a years-long legal stoush that has been heard in three…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 5, 2018
Didirri inks exclusive publishing agreement with BMG

Didirri inks exclusive publishing agreement with BMG

Just over a week after Didirri announced he had inked a booking deal with Tom Windish – the renowned founder of The Windish Agency and Senior Executive at Paradigm - for North and South America, the…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 5, 2018
Didirri inks exclusive publishing agreement with BMG

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Didirri inks exclusive publishing agreement with BMG

Just over a week after Didirri announced he had inked a booking deal with Tom Windish – the renowned founder of The Windish Agency and Senior Executive at Paradigm - for North and South America, the…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 5, 2018
Spanish music publishers threaten to leave PRO

Spanish music publishers threaten to leave PRO

Music publishing giants Warner/Chappell, Peer Music, Sony/ATV, Universal Publishing and BMG could leave Spanish rights' society SGAE by the start of next year as a months-long spat over the…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 4, 2018
Spanish music publishers threaten to leave PRO

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Spanish music publishers threaten to leave PRO

Music publishing giants Warner/Chappell, Peer Music, Sony/ATV, Universal Publishing and BMG could leave Spanish rights' society SGAE by the start of next year as a months-long spat over the…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 4, 2018
The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia was talking about Virtual Reality in 1989

The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia was talking about Virtual Reality in 1989

When an artist tells fans they're implementing virtual reality elements into their album campaign or live show, fans are excited, yes, but not surprised. Virtual reality has a brief history, and an…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 4, 2018
The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia was talking about Virtual Reality in 1989

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The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia was talking about Virtual Reality in 1989

When an artist tells fans they're implementing virtual reality elements into their album campaign or live show, fans are excited, yes, but not surprised. Virtual reality has a brief history, and an…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 4, 2018
Shazam has a new rival, WhoSampled

Shazam has a new rival, WhoSampled

Shazam has a new rival, and it has a touch of genius about it. The WhoSampled app is now updated with a music recognition feature that allows its users to drill down to “explore the DNA” of music and…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 3, 2018
Shazam has a new rival, WhoSampled

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Shazam has a new rival, WhoSampled

Shazam has a new rival, and it has a touch of genius about it. The WhoSampled app is now updated with a music recognition feature that allows its users to drill down to “explore the DNA” of music and…

By Poppy Reid - Jul 3, 2018
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