Poppy Reid

Bigsound, one of the most beloved and important industry events in Australia, has announced a significant and surprising alteration to its programming team.

Once in a while, the internet offers the music industry a quirky moment of hilarity. A new children's song called 'Baby Shark' is one of them.

The announcement follows on from the Melbourne soul-blues outfit’s signing of global record deals.

Mastering the ever-expanding worlds of streaming and social media are essential skills in today’s music business – but don’t lose sight of the more traditional media platforms either.

With self-releasing becoming an increasingly popular option for new artists, is there still a need for indie labels?

Websites that enable “stream ripping” from YouTube are currently one of the industry's biggest threats.

Before NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had even finished her address at Going Global, one US delegate had already asked if she had a clone to lead America, and an artist had given her his band T-shirt and apologised for the "naked figure on the front".

The five finalists shortlisted this year for New Zealand’s premiere songwriting award have been revealed.

A new export program has launched to help emerging acts connect directly to audiences around the world, TIO can exclusively reveal.

The countdown is down for Australia's biggest annual music conference and showcase event, Bigsound. Industry figures and artists alike are jam-packing their calendars before they make the pilgrimage…

Melbourne-based emcee Poppy Rose has inked an international publishing deal.

The Hon. John Graham, Labor Member of the Legislative Council, spoke to TIO about why he thinks Parliament hasn't truly engaged the music industry until now.