Poppy Reid

Anchor, the New York-based tech startup on a mission to make life easy for anyone who wants to record and share audio, has raised US$10 million in a Series A round of funding led by Google’s venture…

When Facebook opened up its API in April 2016 to allow companies to add Messenger or SMS chatbots, Live Nation had a lightbulb moment. The promoter juggernaut, which leads the market here in…

The fifth highest-paid figure in hip-hop hasn't sold a single record. Chance the Rapper has ranked in the top echelons of Forbes' annual highest-paid hip-hop artists list, placing 5th after taking in…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. iHeartRadio Australia launched two new radio stations. Planet Oz, featuring the best of Australian music and The Showdown which will provide…

Contrary to what the know-it-all kid says next door, YouTube’s dominance in the streaming space is showing no signs of diminishing. The giant user-generated platform’s reach and watch time is surging…

Facebook is now serving ads to people based on their physical movements. In an update which is already servicing initial buyers KFC, Dick's Sporting Goods and Macy's, Facebook is allowing advertisers…

David Bowie's classics will get the live treatment once more by the artists who worked by his side. A cadre of Bowie’s collaborators are on board for the “Celebrating David Bowie” tour, a 26-city…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Post Malone has shattered Apple Music’s single week streaming record with over 25 million streams of his new single “Rockstar” feat. 21…

Unreleased Beatles songs are as rare as hens’ teeth, but mother nature just loves to surprise. A 1960s Beatles rarity has been unearthed and is currently circulating on eBay. A 1963 demo acetate of…

The Screen Music Awards are set to return to Melbourne for the first time since since 2015. Set to celebrate the unseen champions of music composition in film and television, the 2017 Screen Music…

Sony Music Entertainment Australia's sporting division just got a whole lot more iconic. The music major has signed on rugby league greats Johnathan Thurston and Andrew Johns to its Parade Sports…

Music licensing company Songtradr has introduced a new tool to its platform which is sure to be polarising. It enables fans to directly ‘tip’ artists money online. The Santa Monica-based company…