Poppy Reid

Following news last month that Rdio has been acquired by internet radio giant Pandora, for US$75 million, the streaming service has announced its shut down date: December 22 at 5pm PST. To farewell…

Following the heartbreaking bombshell yesterday that Soundwave won t return in 2017, its promoter AJ Maddah has said he s also axing the company behind the festival and some of the biggest concert…

It took a new level of artist innovation and corporate involvement to give dance music its current stature in Australia. This year alone has seen six dance genre artists top the ARIA Singles and…

Internet radio giant Pandora now has deals with all three major music publishers, as it announces its multi-year agreement with Warner/Chappell Music in the US. The publishing deal allowed…

Nadya Balzarolo, Universal Music Australia s General Manager Media Partnership, UMA Brands (previously GM Promotions), is stepping down from her role. After playing an intrinsic hand in taking what…

Pandora continues its close collaboration with the music industry. In the wake of a deal with Sony/ATV, it s pacted a direct, multi-year licensing agreement with one of America s largest indie…

Late last month Spotify updated its parental leave policy to become one of the more progressive tech companies in Australia. Its move to increase its maternity and paternity leave policy by 20% for…

When it was revealed the winning bidder of Wu-Tang Clan s one-of-a-kind album was Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical executive who bought the rights to cheap anti-parasitic drug Daraprim and…

Following a three-year legal battle, Happy Birthday to You, one of the world’s most recognisable songs in the English language, has been placed in the public domain in the US. Details of the legal…

POND, Courtney Barnett, Rice Is Nice Records and Jack Ladder are among those who share in Australia Council s $10.4 million investment in Australian arts. 290 arts projects have been funded for its…

Bob Mothersbaugh, or Bob 1 as he s sensibly known in iconic new-wave band Devo, was on tour with the band when the pitch from Cartoon Network Australia came through. We were in Seattle. I was in a…

The highest paid woman in music this year is also the world s highest paid musician. According to Forbes magazine, Katy Perry s earnings of US$135 million (AU$187m) in the last 12 months saw her top…