Poppy Reid

Each month, we’ll put The Industry Observer spotlight on an artist manager who is doing incredible things for their roster and the music market in general. Rupert Lincoln, manager of alt-pop trio…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know this morning. Pandora Media has asked major record labels for money or better deal terms to help reverse losses and reduce pressure from impatient…

With more than 200 million albums sold to date and more US #1 singles than any solo artist in history (18), Mariah Carey is the best-selling female artist of all time, and a force to be reckoned…

The renowned hip-hop artist and owner of the Tidal streaming service has returned the majority of his albums to Apple Music. As reported by TIO at the weekend, Jay Z quietly removed most of his music…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know this morning. Kobalt revenues rise 15% to reach $260m as operating losses narrow - via MBW Spotify Premium Director Robert Lamvik leaves company…

Big-name tours from the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Guns N’ Roses and Justin Bieber have helped make local promoters among the Top 40 most profitable in the world. That’s according to global concert…

It's nice to see that in this fast-changing world that triple j are still supporting the likes of alt-J and The Kooks, both of whom you could have easily pegged as flash-in-the-pan style bands when…

41-year-old Spotify exec Chris Bevington has been named as one of four people killed as a result of a suspected terrorist attack in Stockholm on April 7. The UK-born, Sweden-based Director of Global…

Breaking Biz Spotify x UMG deal: The devil is in the details Spotify, the leading streaming music brand, has struck a new, multi-year global license deal with Universal Music Group, the world’s…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know this morning. Spotify's IPO, which could happen as soon as September, would mean Spotify registers its shares straight onto the public market,…

Harry Shearer has penned an op-ed to "highlight the longstanding and improper accounting practices in the music and film industries." In 1984, director-actor Rob Reiner and comedians Christopher…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know this morning. US revenue tipped US$1.059 billion last year, up 4.3% on 2015, while distributions to songwriter, composer and publisher members were…