Poppy Reid

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Spotify is negotiating with TPG about the future of the private equity group’s investment in it, as it prepares to go public as soon as the…

Lyor Cohen, the veteran US label exec, entrepreneur and now global head of music at YouTube, is not only a huge fan of Australian music, he’s willing to give it an almighty push on his company’s…

Since rising from the underground in 2011 in a haze of anti-establishment and post-hardcore buddy-dom, UNFD has become one of the most coveted heavy music representatives in the world. Founded by…

Fan-to-fan ticket resale platform Twickets, which opened for business in Australia in May, has partnered with Vance Joy to protect his fans from scalpers and bots. The partnership, which will cover…

When Pandora purchased music analytics company Next Big Sound in 2015, it was seen as a major win for the internet radio giant as it was able to track the popularity of its songs online and in social…

Venue Management Association CEO Steve Romer is exiting the organisation after three-and-a-half years in the role. A venues veteran, Steve Romer served as Sydney Entertainment Centre’s General…

Update: 15/9/2017 After the mid-season finale of Suits Season 7 went to air last night, the acoustic version of 'Waves' hit #1 on the on the US Apple / iTunes singer-songwriter chart. Dean Lewis…

Samsaruh, the teenage singer-songwriter and producer out of Melbourne, has joined the Select Music roster, TIO can exclusively reveal. Select Music, which represents the likes of Holy Holy, The…

Eventbrite's US$200 million purchase of Ticketfly from Pandora is picked to make it the biggest ticketing company in independent music. However, three months after the ticketing service provider made…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of 25-year-old woman Louella Michie at Bestival. - via Guardian Google today…

Sydney’s live music scene is currently weathering one of the most catastrophic storms in its history. Since the lockout laws ere introduced to the NSW Parliament on January 31, 2014, thousands have…

The rogue stream-ripping site YouTube-mp3.org has been taken down following legal action brought by organisations representing record companies in the U.S. and U.K. The Germany-based company which…