Poppy Reid

Melbourne new wave band Pseudo Echo have been unveiled as the latest act to play the music industry charity Golden Stave Foundation dinner. Taking place on Friday June 20, Pseudo Echo will join…

This week we catch The Pixies, Bliss N Eso and Dune Rats at triple j, Spotify celebrate their 2nd birthday in Sydney, Chet Faker and Flume receive their ARIA #1 Chart Awards and more. If you have a…

This month marks a decade-and-a-half since the official launch of Napster in 1999. In light of Apple’s acquisition of Beats, a cursory glance over the service’s 15-year history proves that while it…

Shazam is introducing mobile retargeting for advertisers. The offering to target users’ music and genre interests is initially only being offered to record labels, but is expected to be used as a…

This week we catch 2DayFM’s Gold Rush Party for Ellie Goulding, Georgio Moroder, The Preatures and Royal Blood visit triple j and Broods perform at Triple R Melbourne. If you have a pic you’d like…

Iggy Azalea made US chart history again overnight as the second female to hold the #1 and #2 spots on the Billboard chart concurrently for multiple weeks. Now in her second week at the pointy end of…

After seven years with the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR), including four as General Manager, Nick O’Byrne has stepped down. O’Byrne will finish his tenure at AIR on June 30…

MixGenius, a company which provides software to musicians, has won the first ever CMW Music Technovation Award at Canadian Music Week with its first commercial release. LANDR, an online mastering…

Google is said to be making strategic moves to acquire music streaming service Songza. The Long Island City-based company’s 5.5 million active users competes with streaming juggernauts Spotify’s 24…

A new coalition of music content owners, anti-piracy groups and advertising industry members are set to meet in Italy this week to sign a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding). The MoU follows similar…

Spotify has launched a microsite inspired by the FIFA World Cup, which features artist interviews and playlists curated by soccer players and artists. Music has long been affiliated with the sport…

We catch EDM artist Alison Wonderland at triple j, The Vamps at their Guerilla Gig for Channel V and RUFUS during pre-production of their LED stage. If you have a pic you’d like included in next…