Poppy Reid

Image: 2014’s winner Husky Gawenda The world’s largest songwriting contest for charity is back with entries now open for the biennial Vanda Young Songwriting Competition. Past winners Megan…

Live Performance Australia (LPA) Chief Executive, Evelyn Richardson has warned the worst is yet to come following last night s Federal Budget announcement. Australia s live performance sector was…

The federal government has approved plans to overhaul Australia s pre-internet media ownership laws, marking the biggest shake-up in nearly 30 years. The reform is the biggest since the Paul Keating…

The dispute between the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) and Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) over music streaming payments is coming to an end. CRA has long claimed that paying…

Universal Music Australia, iHeartRadio and Optus have entered a ground-breaking partnership to give Optus customers quota-free music streaming and experiences via events with big-name music acts to…

As predicted by the company back in January, Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced earnings from its "very busy and challenging" last quarter. The 13% drop in revenue to US$50.6bn and US$10.5bn in profits…

Nominations for the National Indigenous Music Awards [NIMAs] open today and this year has a theme, protest songs. As pointed out by the Awards organisers, 2016 is the 50th anniversary of the Wave…

Tickets are selling fast for Support Act s Music in the House fundraiser lunch at Sydney’s Ivy Ballroom next month. The Australian music industry charity will present Paul Kelly with its charity…

Ticket Squad, the local start-up that makes events go viral through its marketing innovations, is hosting the inaugural Australian Music Tech Summit in Sydney next week. The free event, which is…

A year ago, streaming service Guvera reached 10 million users worldwide, up from just 1.5 million the previous October. This week, the company claims 16.1 million users in its 20 markets - not bad…

The UK government is pushing for an increase in the punishment for online copyright infringement offenses, which could see pirates jailed for a maximum of 10 years. The proposed amendment to the UK s…

Guvera has inked a partnership with Asia s Next Top Model and FOX Network s entertainment channel StarWorld, TMN can exclusively reveal to Australian audiences. The commercially-funded, Gold…