Poppy Reid

While yesterday s announcement of Dan Nevin s departure from AIR is undoubtedly a large loss for Australia s independent label sector, there is one silver lining: The largely male-dominated sector…

Following the admission in February by Village Roadshow boss Graham Burke that Australia s three-strikes piracy scheme had been put on the back burner, Communications Alliance has confirmed it. A…

Australian music industry magnate Michael Chugg has labelled the Federal Government s lack of Catalyst funding for Sounds Australia a disgrace. Speaking to TMN, Chugg said he’s frustrated by the…

Eight-year-old Swedish music streaming platform has released its annual earnings report. Submitted by Luxembourg-based holding company Spotify Technologies, the regulatory filing calls Spotify "the…

Image Source: Facebook A fire that destroyed Melbourne s Club Dakota early this morning has been labeled suspicious. Emergency services were called to the nightclub at Ringwood just after 2:30am this…

A decision is being made tomorrow on whether the lease for one of Melbourne’s most iconic entertainment venues will be given to promoter giant Live Nation. Port Phillip Council will decide between…

DistroKid, a two-year-old online music distributor, has launched a network that routes any percentage of earnings to multiple rightsholders of a track. DistroKid launched in 2013 to help artists post…

Image: 2015’s MTV Beats Eats festival at Parramatta Park The NSW Government is working with Australia s Live Music Office as part of its $7.5 million investment in Western Sydney arts and culture in…

Image: Pandora Founder and CEO Tim Westergren Pandora s largest shareholder has penned a letter to Pandora CEO Tim Westergren and his board of directors detailing concerns about the streaming…

19-year-old electronic producer Just A Gent (aka Jacob Grant) has inked a deal with New York City-based label Lokal Legend, TMN can exclusively reveal. The global deal outside of Australia and New…

Image: Tiesto The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) in the US has inked a deal with digital distributor Dubset Media which has been touted a big step for creative democratisation in the…

Despite media reports that Australia s music industry has delayed its case against pirate site KickassTorrents, including one misinformed article published by TMN, the case against eight offshore…