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Poppy Reid

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Republic Records president Charlie Walk exits after sexual harassment claims

Republic Records president Charlie Walk exits after sexual harassment claims

Charlie Walk is out as president of Republic Records after an investigation into sexual misconduct with staff dating back more than a decade. The executive and his employer, a division of Universal…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 29, 2018
Republic Records president Charlie Walk exits after sexual harassment claims

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Republic Records president Charlie Walk exits after sexual harassment claims

Charlie Walk is out as president of Republic Records after an investigation into sexual misconduct with staff dating back more than a decade. The executive and his employer, a division of Universal…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 29, 2018
John Paul Young to Federal Government: “Please just protect our copyright"

John Paul Young to Federal Government: “Please just protect our copyright"

Creators’ rights, the value of copyright, the importance of local content, Australia’s music micro-businesses and global music export potential were at the forefront in Canberra yesterday. The music…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 28, 2018
John Paul Young to Federal Government: “Please just protect our copyright"

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John Paul Young to Federal Government: “Please just protect our copyright"

Creators’ rights, the value of copyright, the importance of local content, Australia’s music micro-businesses and global music export potential were at the forefront in Canberra yesterday. The music…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 28, 2018
2018 The Industry Observer Awards presented by TicketWeb winners announced

2018 The Industry Observer Awards presented by TicketWeb winners announced

TRIPLE J’S BEN AND LIAM AWARDED RADIO HOST OF THE YEAR MAREE HAMBLION NAMED PUBLISHER A R OF THE YEAR ANNA FITZGERALD NAMED PUBLICIST OF THE YEAR BLUESFEST TAKES OUT FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR HORDERN…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 27, 2018
2018 The Industry Observer Awards presented by TicketWeb winners announced

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2018 The Industry Observer Awards presented by TicketWeb winners announced

TRIPLE J’S BEN AND LIAM AWARDED RADIO HOST OF THE YEAR MAREE HAMBLION NAMED PUBLISHER A R OF THE YEAR ANNA FITZGERALD NAMED PUBLICIST OF THE YEAR BLUESFEST TAKES OUT FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR HORDERN…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 27, 2018
Musicians, execs demand support for live music at NSW parliamentary inquiry

Musicians, execs demand support for live music at NSW parliamentary inquiry

Hoodoo Guru Dave Faulkner, Tim Levinson (aka Urthboy), Brooke McClymont of The McClymonts brought some star power to Monday’s (March 26) NSW parliamentary inquiry into the music and arts economy. The…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 27, 2018
Musicians, execs demand support for live music at NSW parliamentary inquiry

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Musicians, execs demand support for live music at NSW parliamentary inquiry

Hoodoo Guru Dave Faulkner, Tim Levinson (aka Urthboy), Brooke McClymont of The McClymonts brought some star power to Monday’s (March 26) NSW parliamentary inquiry into the music and arts economy. The…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 27, 2018
APRA AMCOS calls for 25% local content quota from streaming services

APRA AMCOS calls for 25% local content quota from streaming services

APRA AMCOS is calling for a minimum of 25% Australian content from local streaming services in the playlists they curate. Head of Member Services and incoming CEO Dean Ormston has taken a strong…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 27, 2018
APRA AMCOS calls for 25% local content quota from streaming services

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APRA AMCOS calls for 25% local content quota from streaming services

APRA AMCOS is calling for a minimum of 25% Australian content from local streaming services in the playlists they curate. Head of Member Services and incoming CEO Dean Ormston has taken a strong…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 27, 2018
Jack River talks tragedy, youth lost and her healing debut album Sugar Mountain

Jack River talks tragedy, youth lost and her healing debut album Sugar Mountain

With a debut album release in plain sight and a sold-out national tour in the books, Jack River’s career is flowing in the right direction. But things weren’t always this calm. The Sydney-based,…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 26, 2018
Jack River talks tragedy, youth lost and her healing debut album Sugar Mountain

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Jack River talks tragedy, youth lost and her healing debut album Sugar Mountain

With a debut album release in plain sight and a sold-out national tour in the books, Jack River’s career is flowing in the right direction. But things weren’t always this calm. The Sydney-based,…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 26, 2018
Australia's Time's Up, NOW, launches to offer legal support and fund education programs

Australia's Time's Up, NOW, launches to offer legal support and fund education programs

The Preatures' Isabella Manfredi, Tina Arena, Missy Higgins, Sarah Blasko, Kate Miller-Heidke, Jenny Morris, Clare Bowditch and Katie Noonan are among 30 entertainment figures who have banded…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 25, 2018
Australia's Time's Up, NOW, launches to offer legal support and fund education programs

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Australia's Time's Up, NOW, launches to offer legal support and fund education programs

The Preatures' Isabella Manfredi, Tina Arena, Missy Higgins, Sarah Blasko, Kate Miller-Heidke, Jenny Morris, Clare Bowditch and Katie Noonan are among 30 entertainment figures who have banded…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 25, 2018
Jimmy Iovine scaling back duties at Apple: Report

Jimmy Iovine scaling back duties at Apple: Report

Jimmy Iovine, the music mogul who co-founded Interscope Records and Beats, the music service and electronics company that he and Dr. Dre sold to Apple for $3 billion in 2014, could be packing his…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 23, 2018
Jimmy Iovine scaling back duties at Apple: Report

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Jimmy Iovine scaling back duties at Apple: Report

Jimmy Iovine, the music mogul who co-founded Interscope Records and Beats, the music service and electronics company that he and Dr. Dre sold to Apple for $3 billion in 2014, could be packing his…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 23, 2018
Download Aus Programmer: Overseas acts were reticent to play festivals in Australia

Download Aus Programmer: Overseas acts were reticent to play festivals in Australia

Live music history will be made tomorrow when metal heroes Korn, Limp Bizkit and Prophets Of Rage headline Australia's first ever Download Festival. The prestigious hard rock event, which usually…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 23, 2018
Download Aus Programmer: Overseas acts were reticent to play festivals in Australia

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Download Aus Programmer: Overseas acts were reticent to play festivals in Australia

Live music history will be made tomorrow when metal heroes Korn, Limp Bizkit and Prophets Of Rage headline Australia's first ever Download Festival. The prestigious hard rock event, which usually…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 23, 2018
Inside the new industry’s fact-finding mission on radio quotas: ‘What we’re doing is better than what was in place’

Inside the new industry’s fact-finding mission on radio quotas: ‘What we’re doing is better than what was in place’

For some years, music professionals have quietly grumbled about commercial radio’s failure to hit their content quotas. Those gripes got some serious volume at Bigsound last year. Behind closed…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 22, 2018
Inside the new industry’s fact-finding mission on radio quotas: ‘What we’re doing is better than what was in place’

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Inside the new industry’s fact-finding mission on radio quotas: ‘What we’re doing is better than what was in place’

For some years, music professionals have quietly grumbled about commercial radio’s failure to hit their content quotas. Those gripes got some serious volume at Bigsound last year. Behind closed…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 22, 2018
Less than 45 tickets left for inaugural FastForward conference in Sydney

Less than 45 tickets left for inaugural FastForward conference in Sydney

Beth Appleton of Warner Music Australia, Scott Ryan of Gracenote Nielsen, (USA), Nathan Thomson of Live Nation Australia, The O2's Head of Marketing Emily Scoggins, and Tim Kelly, the former MD at…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 22, 2018
Less than 45 tickets left for inaugural FastForward conference in Sydney

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Less than 45 tickets left for inaugural FastForward conference in Sydney

Beth Appleton of Warner Music Australia, Scott Ryan of Gracenote Nielsen, (USA), Nathan Thomson of Live Nation Australia, The O2's Head of Marketing Emily Scoggins, and Tim Kelly, the former MD at…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 22, 2018
9 music venues in Victoria sign up to pilot program to curb sexual assault

9 music venues in Victoria sign up to pilot program to curb sexual assault

The Corner Hotel, The Toff In Town and The Croxton Bandroom are among nine live music venues in Victoria who are trialling a new program to quash sexual assault at venues. The 12-week trial of the…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 21, 2018
9 music venues in Victoria sign up to pilot program to curb sexual assault

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9 music venues in Victoria sign up to pilot program to curb sexual assault

The Corner Hotel, The Toff In Town and The Croxton Bandroom are among nine live music venues in Victoria who are trialling a new program to quash sexual assault at venues. The 12-week trial of the…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 21, 2018
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