Poppy Reid

After performing almost every dance festival juggernaut across the globe, topping the club charts in the US, becoming the first female DJ to play Ultra Music’s mainstage and landing a residency in…

Shazam seeks to raise $20 million from investors, to bring its overall worth to $500 million. Since Shazam’s inception in 1999, the company has raised $120 million, with $72 million raised in the…

Users of popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter have been asked to change their passwords after the company revealed it had been hacked. New York City police officials contacted the fundraising…

John Butler’s not-for-profit Seed Fund has announced its three grants and two initiatives for 2014. Celebrating its decade run, The Seed Fund has brought back its annual ‘Management Workshop’, which…

Twitter has pulled its #Music app from Apple iTunes’ App Store and will discontinue the service exactly one year after its launch. The app was developed by Brisbane-based software start-up We Are…

This week radio don Sia wigs to celebrate the release of Chandelier, Jurassic 5 and Gemma Pike visit Triple J and The Potbelleez’ Ilan Kidron wins an ASCAP Award in NYC [FinalTilesGallery id=’20’]

Shazam has announced a partnership with Juno, a UK-based online dance music store, to add four million dance tracks to its 35 million+ database - 110,000 of which are currently only available on…

The UK copyright law will undergo an update on June 1 when the Government makes it legal to copy media, including CDs, for personal use. It is currently illegal to copy content from CDs onto devices…

The Americana Music Association has announced an Australian advisory group to provide opportunities to national artists. The group comprises of label veteran and founder of management company TCO…

Universal Music Group (UMG) has made its three East Coast consolidated labels Def Jam Recordings, Island Records and Motown Records into standalone labels under the UMG umbrella. The closing of the…

Sony Music and its mobile brand affiliate Sony Xperia have come together to launch a global talent search, which will see its winner sign a recording contract with the major. Artists and bands have…

MTV Australia and New Zealand has signed on another VJ to feature on six of the broadcaster’s channels. Auckland University lecturer Kristian ‘Krit’ Schmidt was crowned at a VIP party in Auckland on…