Poppy Reid

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Private equity baron Guy Hands has dropped his 1.5bn lawsuit against US bank Citigroup over his ruinous deal to purchase EMI. Hands, who claimed he and his buyout business Terra Firma were tricked…

The freshly-formed BMG Australia has announced its first global signings, Chris Ross and Myles Heskett of Wolfmother and Chris Cheney of The Living End. The Berlin-based BMG, the fifth largest music…

Australian-owned digital music distribution company Valleyarm has relaunched this week with new owners and a new company name. VA Digital has welcomed new chairman and shareholder Andrew Randall, a…

Private equity tycoon Guy Hands told a London court yesterday that he lost 200m of his personal fortune on his ruinous deal to purchase EMI. On the third day of the trial between Hands, his buyout…

Dan Rosen, CEO of the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has joined the chorus of music industry figures expressing their dissatisfaction with YouTube s payment model. Unfortunately,…

Guy Hands is to resume his long-running legal battle against US bank Citigroup this week over his buyout of EMI. The private equity tycoon, along with lawyers for his buyout business Terra Firma and…

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has blocked potential investors from backing Australian music streaming service Guvera. According to the Australian Financial Review, ASIC…

Acclaimed programme maker Julie Ward, whose production company ZigZagTV produced the ARIA Awards from 2005-2007, has been brought back into the fold. Ward will join CEO of Endemol Shine Australia…

The artist manager who helmed the career of Lady Gaga and Meghan Trainor has joined Spotify. As global head of creator services, Carter will be working with musicians, songwriters and labels. He will…

Just one year after its inception, Kinderling Kids Radio cracked the Top 10 digital radio stations in Australia, has capitalised on the format s tipping point through network and media partnerships,…

Above Image: WMG’s Stu Bergen and I igo Zabala Warner Music Group s CEO of international and global commercial services Stu Bergen has discussed how the label group’s relationships in China are…