Poppy Reid

UNIFIED Music Group is giving away $25,000 in grants to innovative creatives. The UNIFIED Grant, now in its second year, awards five deserving creatives with $5,000 each for working tirelessly to…

Artist manager, author, entrepreneur, impresario, raconteur. Simon Napier-Bell can talk it, he’s walked it and the rock ‘n’ roll stories will flow when he embarks on a national speaking tour next…

In June, Spotify confirmed it was testing a feature that would allow labels to pay to have their artists’ music featured more prominently. Now, Spotify’s marketing chief, Seth Farbman, has shared the…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Ticketmaster has announced it will be launching in Switzerland. - via RotD A global network of organisations representing songwriters have…

Sydney's annual Electronic Music Conference has partnered with the Night Mayor of Amsterdam for three-year project Global Cities After Dark, a forum to discuss global night time culture and economy.…

'Like A Version', the chart-topping, sometimes quirky Australian institution, is heading to America. A 21-track compilation of classic covers by Tame Impala, Flume, DMA'S and others will drop Sept.…

Australia's much-loved triple j Like A Version series will receive a US release next month. Licensed locally up until now, Metropolitan Groove Merchants (MGM) will release the first record in North…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. A2IM Calls Out Billboard For "Erroneous" Independent Music Power Players List - via Hypebot Amazon is seeking to partner with US venue…

Roger Lynch will lead Pandora after the Californian company cleared the decks for another push into the crowded digital music market. With effect from September 18, Lynch becomes CEO and president of…

Next week, Jake Stone (Bluejuice) will host the first of three free seminars at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. As the producer, booker and host of the three-event series, Jake Stone has tapped…

Time is ticking away for wannabe pop stars to try their chances at Project Aloft Star, MTV and the Aloft hotel chain’s pan-Asian talent search. Participants have until Monday, Aug. 21 to submit their…

TEG, owner of Ticketek and a suite of live events assets, has tapped the Managing Director of Ticketek New Zealand to head up its new division in Asia. Brendon Bainbridge spent 11 years in the head…