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Poppy Reid

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Australian producer Anthony Lycenko passes away

Australian producer Anthony Lycenko passes away

"We'll forever cherish the great times spent in the studio, catching up over a beer at gigs, and our conversations about cricket. You'll be missed mate."

By Poppy Reid - Aug 7, 2017
Australian producer Anthony Lycenko passes away

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Australian producer Anthony Lycenko passes away

"We'll forever cherish the great times spent in the studio, catching up over a beer at gigs, and our conversations about cricket. You'll be missed mate."

By Poppy Reid - Aug 7, 2017
‘Despacito’ dethrones Wiz Khalifa to take YouTube title

‘Despacito’ dethrones Wiz Khalifa to take YouTube title

With the immense popularity that ‘Despacito’ has seen in only seven months, it looks like this might be a pretty tough record for future artists to break.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 7, 2017
‘Despacito’ dethrones Wiz Khalifa to take YouTube title

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‘Despacito’ dethrones Wiz Khalifa to take YouTube title

With the immense popularity that ‘Despacito’ has seen in only seven months, it looks like this might be a pretty tough record for future artists to break.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 7, 2017
Martin Shkreli convicted of fraud, plays Wu-Tang Clan’s $2M LP during chat about it

Martin Shkreli convicted of fraud, plays Wu-Tang Clan’s $2M LP during chat about it

You can hear the infamous US$2M Wu-Tang Clan album around the 48-minute mark of the video.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 7, 2017
Martin Shkreli convicted of fraud, plays Wu-Tang Clan’s $2M LP during chat about it

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Martin Shkreli convicted of fraud, plays Wu-Tang Clan’s $2M LP during chat about it

You can hear the infamous US$2M Wu-Tang Clan album around the 48-minute mark of the video.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 7, 2017
Universal Music sued over ‘pirated’ band logo, Apple close to becoming a $1 trillion company, and more

Universal Music sued over ‘pirated’ band logo, Apple close to becoming a $1 trillion company, and more

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today featuring The Vamps, Google, Apple and Kanye West.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 4, 2017
Universal Music sued over ‘pirated’ band logo, Apple close to becoming a $1 trillion company, and more

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Universal Music sued over ‘pirated’ band logo, Apple close to becoming a $1 trillion company, and more

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today featuring The Vamps, Google, Apple and Kanye West.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 4, 2017
Facebook ramps up music strategy in Europe

Facebook ramps up music strategy in Europe

Facebook wants to allow users to add music to videos without getting into legal problems; but it needs green lights from all rights holders to do so.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 4, 2017
Facebook ramps up music strategy in Europe

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Facebook ramps up music strategy in Europe

Facebook wants to allow users to add music to videos without getting into legal problems; but it needs green lights from all rights holders to do so.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 4, 2017
Chris Scaddan talks Hottest 100 date change & gender bias in bruising Q&A

Chris Scaddan talks Hottest 100 date change & gender bias in bruising Q&A

Hours after triple j launched a poll asking listeners for their thoughts on changing its Hottest 100 date, Scaddan sat in the hot seat for a timely Q&A.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 3, 2017
Chris Scaddan talks Hottest 100 date change & gender bias in bruising Q&A

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Chris Scaddan talks Hottest 100 date change & gender bias in bruising Q&A

Hours after triple j launched a poll asking listeners for their thoughts on changing its Hottest 100 date, Scaddan sat in the hot seat for a timely Q&A.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 3, 2017
Chris Scaddan: ABC eyes replication of Unearthed format

Chris Scaddan: ABC eyes replication of Unearthed format

The ABC's Head of Music said the government-funded broadcaster is looking to roll out a triple j Unearthed-style platform across multiple genres.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 3, 2017
Chris Scaddan: ABC eyes replication of Unearthed format

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Chris Scaddan: ABC eyes replication of Unearthed format

The ABC's Head of Music said the government-funded broadcaster is looking to roll out a triple j Unearthed-style platform across multiple genres.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 3, 2017
Op-Ed: Streaming is killing chart placement for Australian artists

Op-Ed: Streaming is killing chart placement for Australian artists

Since streaming has counted, there hasn’t been a #1 album from an Australian artist.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 3, 2017
Op-Ed: Streaming is killing chart placement for Australian artists

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Op-Ed: Streaming is killing chart placement for Australian artists

Since streaming has counted, there hasn’t been a #1 album from an Australian artist.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 3, 2017
Spotify AU/NZ taps ex-Pandora exec Jane Huxley for lead role

Spotify AU/NZ taps ex-Pandora exec Jane Huxley for lead role

Jane Huxley, who resigned as Pandora's Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand in March, has taken the same role at Spotify.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 2, 2017
Spotify AU/NZ taps ex-Pandora exec Jane Huxley for lead role

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Spotify AU/NZ taps ex-Pandora exec Jane Huxley for lead role

Jane Huxley, who resigned as Pandora's Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand in March, has taken the same role at Spotify.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 2, 2017
Sia exits Sony deal, announces Christmas album

Sia exits Sony deal, announces Christmas album

The first release under her new label deal is a Christmas album co-created with fellow songwriter Greg Kurstin.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 2, 2017
Sia exits Sony deal, announces Christmas album

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Sia exits Sony deal, announces Christmas album

The first release under her new label deal is a Christmas album co-created with fellow songwriter Greg Kurstin.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 2, 2017
Spotify is adding paid subscribers at a rate of about 2M a month

Spotify is adding paid subscribers at a rate of about 2M a month

News of Spotify’s growth comes as the company reportedly readies for a stealth “direct listing” on the New York Stock Exchange.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 2, 2017
Spotify is adding paid subscribers at a rate of about 2M a month

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Spotify is adding paid subscribers at a rate of about 2M a month

News of Spotify’s growth comes as the company reportedly readies for a stealth “direct listing” on the New York Stock Exchange.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 2, 2017
Spotify has ended the ‘loudness’ wars

Spotify has ended the ‘loudness’ wars

The days of cranking it up to 11 on Spotify are over. Spotify has quietly gone and turned-down the volume at the user-end.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 1, 2017
Spotify has ended the ‘loudness’ wars

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Spotify has ended the ‘loudness’ wars

The days of cranking it up to 11 on Spotify are over. Spotify has quietly gone and turned-down the volume at the user-end.

By Poppy Reid - Aug 1, 2017
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