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Poppy Reid

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The “biggest names in music streaming” are against ‘exclusives’

The “biggest names in music streaming” are against ‘exclusives’

Image: Kanye West at the Tidal-exclusive launch of The Life Of Pablo Late last month, the UK s Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) spoke out in support of Universal s move to ban streaming…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 15, 2016
The “biggest names in music streaming” are against ‘exclusives’

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The “biggest names in music streaming” are against ‘exclusives’

Image: Kanye West at the Tidal-exclusive launch of The Life Of Pablo Late last month, the UK s Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) spoke out in support of Universal s move to ban streaming…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 15, 2016
SoundCloud hiring Australian-based sales team

SoundCloud hiring Australian-based sales team

On the day of SoundCloud s consumer subscription service launch, the Berlin-based music and audio platform has hinted at plans to launch an Australian office. While SoundCloud has not announced plans…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 14, 2016
SoundCloud hiring Australian-based sales team

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SoundCloud hiring Australian-based sales team

On the day of SoundCloud s consumer subscription service launch, the Berlin-based music and audio platform has hinted at plans to launch an Australian office. While SoundCloud has not announced plans…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 14, 2016
Callinan Report: Sydney’s lockout laws should be relaxed, by 30 minutes

Callinan Report: Sydney’s lockout laws should be relaxed, by 30 minutes

Photo Credit: Ashley Mar The long-anticipated review of the NSW lockout laws by retired Justice Hon. Ian Callinan AC states the Government should allow live music venues to stay open an extra half…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 13, 2016
Callinan Report: Sydney’s lockout laws should be relaxed, by 30 minutes

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Callinan Report: Sydney’s lockout laws should be relaxed, by 30 minutes

Photo Credit: Ashley Mar The long-anticipated review of the NSW lockout laws by retired Justice Hon. Ian Callinan AC states the Government should allow live music venues to stay open an extra half…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 13, 2016
Beats Music co-creator leaves Spotify for Apple Music

Beats Music co-creator leaves Spotify for Apple Music

Music technology veteran, Fredric Vinna, has left his long-time post at Spotify to work with past business partners at Apple Music. Stockholm-born Vinna, along with David Hyman, co-created early paid…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 12, 2016
Beats Music co-creator leaves Spotify for Apple Music

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Beats Music co-creator leaves Spotify for Apple Music

Music technology veteran, Fredric Vinna, has left his long-time post at Spotify to work with past business partners at Apple Music. Stockholm-born Vinna, along with David Hyman, co-created early paid…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 12, 2016
Hot Seat: Making it in the music industry... with Taylor Testa, UMPG

Hot Seat: Making it in the music industry... with Taylor Testa, UMPG

TMN has revived Hot Seat to offer our young industry subscribers an insight into what it takes to make it in the music business. Taylor Testa is the LA-based A R behind Universal Music Publishing…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 12, 2016
Hot Seat: Making it in the music industry... with Taylor Testa, UMPG

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Hot Seat: Making it in the music industry... with Taylor Testa, UMPG

TMN has revived Hot Seat to offer our young industry subscribers an insight into what it takes to make it in the music business. Taylor Testa is the LA-based A R behind Universal Music Publishing…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 12, 2016
Call for ticket resale industry review

Call for ticket resale industry review

Promoters venues and some ticketers are calling for a review of Australia’s ticket resale industry by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Worth an estimated $1.5 billion globally, the…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 11, 2016
Call for ticket resale industry review

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Call for ticket resale industry review

Promoters venues and some ticketers are calling for a review of Australia’s ticket resale industry by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Worth an estimated $1.5 billion globally, the…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 11, 2016
Merlin’s Charles Caldas at BigSound: ‘Australia is out-stripping global figures’

Merlin’s Charles Caldas at BigSound: ‘Australia is out-stripping global figures’

Despite streaming entering Australia later than the rest of the world, the country is outstripping growth patterns in the rest of the world. UK-based independent digital rights licensing agency and…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 8, 2016
Merlin’s Charles Caldas at BigSound: ‘Australia is out-stripping global figures’

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Merlin’s Charles Caldas at BigSound: ‘Australia is out-stripping global figures’

Despite streaming entering Australia later than the rest of the world, the country is outstripping growth patterns in the rest of the world. UK-based independent digital rights licensing agency and…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 8, 2016
Jaddan Comerford: Unified’s global influencer

Jaddan Comerford: Unified’s global influencer

Unified s leader on why thinking ’global’ will save the music industry, how Vance Joy buoyed his move to New York and why money isn t everything. Unified, and its past iteration Boomtown, has been…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 8, 2016
Jaddan Comerford: Unified’s global influencer

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Jaddan Comerford: Unified’s global influencer

Unified s leader on why thinking ’global’ will save the music industry, how Vance Joy buoyed his move to New York and why money isn t everything. Unified, and its past iteration Boomtown, has been…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 8, 2016
Hot Seat: Making it in the music industry... with Josh Roth, Superfly

Hot Seat: Making it in the music industry... with Josh Roth, Superfly

TMN has revived Hot Seat to offer our young industry subscribers an insight into what it takes to make it in the music business. After more than a decade as the manager for Ra Ra Riot, among other…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 8, 2016
Hot Seat: Making it in the music industry... with Josh Roth, Superfly

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Hot Seat: Making it in the music industry... with Josh Roth, Superfly

TMN has revived Hot Seat to offer our young industry subscribers an insight into what it takes to make it in the music business. After more than a decade as the manager for Ra Ra Riot, among other…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 8, 2016
Soulfest promoter ordered to pay just under $500K for copyright infringement

Soulfest promoter ordered to pay just under $500K for copyright infringement

The promoter behind the beleaguered Soulfest has been ordered to pay industry body APRA AMCOS $437,000 in compensatory and additional damages. At a hearing at the Federal Circuit Court in Sydney…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 7, 2016
Soulfest promoter ordered to pay just under $500K for copyright infringement

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Soulfest promoter ordered to pay just under $500K for copyright infringement

The promoter behind the beleaguered Soulfest has been ordered to pay industry body APRA AMCOS $437,000 in compensatory and additional damages. At a hearing at the Federal Circuit Court in Sydney…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 7, 2016
UNIFIED is giving away $25K with new grant initiative

UNIFIED is giving away $25K with new grant initiative

Locally based, global independent music company UNIFIED has furthered its focus on philanthropy with the announcement of The Unified Grant. Revealed Wednesday during CEO and Founder Jaddan Comerford…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 6, 2016
UNIFIED is giving away $25K with new grant initiative

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UNIFIED is giving away $25K with new grant initiative

Locally based, global independent music company UNIFIED has furthered its focus on philanthropy with the announcement of The Unified Grant. Revealed Wednesday during CEO and Founder Jaddan Comerford…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 6, 2016
Rolling Stones announce Australian stop for retrospective exhibition

Rolling Stones announce Australian stop for retrospective exhibition

The Rolling Stones multimedia, 50-year retrospective exhibition, Exhibitionism, will stop in Sydney. At its only Australian stop, Exhibitionism will be held at the almost finished International…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 5, 2016
Rolling Stones announce Australian stop for retrospective exhibition

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Rolling Stones announce Australian stop for retrospective exhibition

The Rolling Stones multimedia, 50-year retrospective exhibition, Exhibitionism, will stop in Sydney. At its only Australian stop, Exhibitionism will be held at the almost finished International…

By Poppy Reid - Sep 5, 2016
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