Poppy Reid

Australia’s telecommunications industry body has submitted its response to the Government’s Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper. The Paper’s most polarising suggestion was to extend…

The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), the peak telco consumer advocacy body, has responded to the federal government’s proposals to combat online copyright infringement. In…

Music streaming service Rdio has launched a significant update in 20 of the 60 countries in which it operates, offering users free Internet radio and a suite of new features. Rdio worked with labels…

Nominees for the ninth annual Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards have been announced with DMA’s, Sheppard and RÜFÜS among those taking out multiple nods. Newtown trio DMA’s are up for the coveted…

Last month global music business trade body the IFPI confirmed discussions were underway with stakeholders for a simultaneous global release day. The proposed day for single and album releases is…

The local independent music company, which has had incredible ARIA chart success this year with artists like In Hearts Wake (#5), The Amity Affliction (#1) and Allday (#3), has officially announced…

LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem is the best-selling song in Australian history; the track went to #1 in 19 countries and is currently ranked the 5th best song of all time on Billboard’s Hot 100 55th…

Will Page hasn’t even been in the country a week and he’s already influencing the government. Spotify’s Director of Economics met with Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday to discuss Australia’s online piracy…

Strung across 14 live venues in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, 140 bands descended on BIGSOUND over the past two days and nights, making this year’s three-day music industry conference the biggest yet.…

Adelaide emcee Tkay Maidza and Sydney producer Kilter are the most recent artists to run a songwriting workshop with incarcerated women at Juniperina, a juvenile detention centre in Sydney. The…

Melbourne’s Australasian Worldwide Music Expo (AWME) has announced its first round of international music industry delegates for November’s conference. Emere Wano from WOMAD NZ, Robin McNicol from US…

Avicii, Bastille, Tom Waits and Sara McLachlan are among the latest artists to join the 2015 International Songwriting Competition judging panel. Overnight, organisers announced the deadline to enter…