Poppy Reid

A panel discussion at the Midem music industry conference in Cannes last week incited heckling from panelists and attendees bemused by Google’s video service YouTube. The revelation YouTube’s music…

Live Nation has entered an exclusive Australasian brand partnership with Qantas that will see Live Nation, its artists and the airline collaborate on marketing opportunities. The multi-year agreement…

The Australian Department of Communications and the Attorney-General’s Department are cracking down on online piracy. According to digital news website ZDNet, a new policy for music, film and TV…

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has for the first time released figures for the total industry revenue and value in the US for 2013. The figures released by the trade association’s…

The founding members of Survivor are suing Sony over their 1982 blockbuster single Eye Of The Tiger. According to Billboard, Frank Sullivan and James Peterick filed the suit in their hometown of…

Brisbane artist Jeremy Neale, APRA Writer Services Representative Chris O’Neill, ARIA Award winning producer Magoo, Double J Online Producer Dan Condon and The Medics’ frontman Kahl Wallis are among…

John Butler’s not-for-profit Seed Fund has announced its three grants and two initiatives for 2014. Celebrating its decade run, The Seed Fund has brought back its annual ‘Management Workshop’, which…

Users of popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter have been asked to change their passwords after the company revealed it had been hacked. New York City police officials contacted the fundraising…

Tom E. Lewis, Tjintu Desert Band, Djuki Mala, The Last Kinection and Desert Divas have been added to the line-up for the 2014 National Indigenous Music Awards. The aforementioned join Dan Sultan, who…

We catch EDM artist Alison Wonderland at triple j, The Vamps at their Guerilla Gig for Channel V and RUFUS during pre-production of their LED stage. If you have a pic you’d like included in next…

Spotify has launched a microsite inspired by the FIFA World Cup, which features artist interviews and playlists curated by soccer players and artists. Music has long been affiliated with the sport…

A new coalition of music content owners, anti-piracy groups and advertising industry members are set to meet in Italy this week to sign a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding). The MoU follows similar…