Poppy Reid

Sure, BIGSOUND might be one of the highlights of the music industry calendar, but for the unprepared it can also be a non-stop barrage of showcases, meet-ups and run-ins that quite quickly…

Spotify could have the full house of indies and music majors on board by September as Warner Music Group reportedly inches closer to ending its licensing holdout. The streaming music company and WMG,…

I have a pretty good memory – I’m the kind of guy that could tell you what they had for breakfast three weeks ago. But you know what I can’t remember? The last time a banner ad convinced me to buy…

Remember when people lost their minds over the fact Lorde took out the VMA for Best Rock Video in 2014 for 'Royals'? The New Zealand export became the first woman to win the Moon Man and now she's up…

Vinyl has been spinning a neat tune for musicians and labels in recent years, but there are hints the party just might be winding up. The growth of vinyl sales appears to be slowing in the United…

The annual SXSW Meet ’n’ Greets in Sydney and Melbourne take place next week to see a few music industry veterans share their secrets for success. If you're thinking of attending Austin's annual…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know this morning. At 5pm Saturday 29 July in Brisbane, Katie Noonan, Kate Ceberano and Eurovision star Isaiah will perform John Farnham’s powerful…

The UK live industry is taking a hands-on approach in tackling Viagogo. Frustrated by the “shifty, slippery and secretive” behaviour of the controversial secondary ticketing company, a leading…

If you read the title of E!'s new reality TV series about women in the music industry, The Platinum Life, and thought it was about the female executives behind a few Platinum-selling records, you…

Eight of out Top 10 people on Twitter are music artists. That's because artists and music fans alike use the platform for discovery, to view content and to engage with the conversation around that…

The RIAA, Pandora and SoundExchange are among a chorus of industry bodies and music companies who’ve welcomed a new push in the U.S. to establish the copyright in all sound recordings beyond 1972.…

Let’s say you’ve been gigging for a while now. You’re using your brother’s hand-me-down amp, lugging your gear from pub to market to wedding, sleeping in the station wagon, and living off McStuff.…