Poppy Reid

The Australian Radio Network’s (ARN) iHeartRadio digital radio service has released its first local audience data, showing impressive download figures. The app has been downloaded 308,000 times and…

Streaming service Rdio has announced an exclusive integrated partnership with national media company News Corp Australia. The teaming gives eligible digital subscribers to News Corp a six-month…

Melbourne Music Week (MMW) has called on the music industry to take part in this year’s event. Organisers are seeking input from labels, venues, promoters and businesses for the event’s Self-Made…

This week Arctic Monkeys receive a plaque from Frontier Touring and Domino Records, John Newman and Robert DeLong visit triple j, Harrison Craig takes his family to The AFL Footy Show and more. If…

ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) has unveiled a program to recognise local and international chart toppers with an ARIA #1 Chart Award which will be presented to artists as soon as…

Coldplay have sold out their one-off Sydney show at the Enmore Theatre in under three minutes. The Live Nation-promoted show was announced just three days ago in the lead-up to yesterday’s release of…

Just shy of two months after Showbiz was placed into voluntary administration, the premium ticketing company has announced its return. Tix.com.au, the ticketing deal business which incorporates…

Tourism WA’s "destination Perth" strategy, launched in March, has encouraged three music-themed cafes to set up in Western Australia. A report in The West Australian said that Hard Rock Café, Cafe…

Talks which mooted the potential acquisition of SoundCloud by social media behemoth Twitter have apparently collapsed, despite a media flurry announcing the news yesterday. The suggestion, first…

This week we catch Kylie and Lily Allen at Cannes, triple j host another wild One Night Stand at Mildura with Illy, Violent Soho and Jungle Giants, MTV’s Kate Peck interviews Ricki-Lee and more. If…

A lengthy price list for artist booking prices has surfaced online with a handful of acts raking in over one million per gig. Of the 154 acts reportedly taking home over US$100,000 per event, the…

Spotify has sparked rumours of an initial public offering (IPO) after the Swedish music streaming service hired a US financial reporting specialist. Speculation that Spotify is preparing for a share…