Poppy Reid

The beat goes on for Dom Alessio, who will drum up support for Aussie artists on a global stage with Sounds Australia. When Triple J last week announced a shakeup to its lineup of presenters, one of…

Spotify and Tencent Music Entertainment have confirmed reports that they are are entering into a stock-swap arrangement. Confirmed via Spotify's blog on Friday night (Dec 8), Sweden-based Spotify and…

The recording industry has welcomed the government’s decision not to extend so-called "safe harbour" protection to the likes of Google and Facebook. But the battle for a fairer copyright environment…

After vehemently denying it would phase out iTunes music downloads in May 2016, Apple has reportedly scheduled a complete axing of downloads for early 2019. According to Digital Music News, "multiple…

If you’re young, you live in regional NSW, and you just wanna rock, then get ready. The VANNS and The Nah are on board for the 2018 Indent touring project, The Industry Observer can exclusively…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Global indie digital rights agency Merlin has announced results of its biennial board elections, including Dave Hansen, Epitaph’s SVP of…

BMG wants to be more than the world's fourth biggest music publisher. It's also investing heavily into film to include feature-length documentaries, narrative features, concert films, and scripted…

After months of huffing and puffing, and the odd false start, Amazon Australia is finally open for business. The online retail monolith quietly launched its platform Down Under on Tuesday and began…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Jetty Road have become the latest country stars to ink a licensing deal with independent record label, Social Family Records - via SFR…

The 13th Australian Music Prize (AMP) Longlist has been announced to reveal a list of the best Australian artist albums of 2017. Of over 400 albums released in the 2017 calendar year, 45 artists are…

Tarana Burke, the US-based founder of the #MeToo movement, is headed to Australia to help dissect the continuing aftermath. Joining Burke in the task will be Tracey Spicer, the veteran journalist who…

Kobalt Music will fasttrack the exploitation of its catalogue in China through a strategic deal with NetEase. Under the new pact, NetEase Cloud Music, which claims to be the market’s fastest growing…