Poppy Reid

The spotlight will again fall on the music of Singapore at Bigsound. The National Arts Council Singapore (NAC) is behind a showcase during the annual industry pow-pow, which the organisation hopes…

When Canberra lost its iconic ANU Bar last year as part of the multi-million dollar redevelopment of the Australian National University, the music industry lost another entertainment venue, and…

For a brief moment, Lostprophets were a big thing. If you were a teenager in Britain in the 2000s, and angsty, emo rock blew-back your dyed hair, you had an opinion on Lostprophets. Many had a…

On May 25 2018 the European Union’s new law governing the use of its citizens' private data comes into effect. The General Data Protection Regulation to give it its full name gives people living in…

Following the removal of R. Kelly’s music from Spotify’s “editorial or algorithmic playlists on its service” under a new policy, two more streaming services have decided to stop promoting his works.…

Ticketmaster's local footprint is going from strength to strength as it announces today a new hire to its Artist Services division. Kane Kete has been appointed Artist Services Manager of…

Another sign the music biz is on the upswing: SongTrust, Downtown Music Publishing’s global digital rights management platform, is reporting swift gains across its client roster of labels, publishers…

Like many in the music industry, I grew up with the ARIA Charts as my bible as a kid. A #1 on the ARIA Chart really meant something. You’d head to the record store (remember them?) every week and…

The old stereotype that music industry executives are all flying high perhaps doesn’t fit so well in 2018. Stuart Clumpas is an exception. The Scottish-born, Auckland-based live music veteran is…

Well there's a headline we never thought we'd have the displeasure of writing. Paula Bennett, the former deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, has called out Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern over a...…

Concert-goers might soon be able to walk into a venue without waiting for a ticket to be scanned. That's according to a new partnership between Live Nation and Ticketmaster, who have invested in…

Mardi Caught is going solo with The Annex, a Sydney start-up that will work with talent, management and labels to tailor and deliver marketing strategies. The veteran executive, who has deep…