Poppy Reid

The Australasian Performing Right Association s (APRA) bi-annual career boosting initiative, the Professional Development Awards, is now open to applicants. Having played a hand in the careers of…

Sony Music Entertainment Australia has promoted Grant Donges to Director, Promotions Publicity, Australian Artists Creative Marketing and Television Entertainment, Asia Pacific. The role reflects his…

A decision was made yesterday by a US federal judge to reduce Marvin Gaye estate s US$7.3 million win over global #1 Blurred Lines to US$5.3 million. According to Variety, U.S. District Judge John…

FEATURE ALBUM Northlane - Node [UNFD] Following a social media scavenger hunt that tested fans zeal and coding skills - where clues were left in braille and in numbers taken from the classic phone…

Voting has officially gone live for MTV Australia s talent search project MTV Brand New. In November last year MTV Australia announced via TMN that it had partnered with major and independent labels…

Melbourne rapper Briggs is bringing indigenous hip hop further into the mainstream with his latest video for The Children Came Back. The clip, a sequel of sorts to Archie Roach s now 25-year-old song…

UPDATE: Phil Rudd was released on bail at the Tauranga District Court this morning when it was revealed he breached his home detention conditions. Rudd breached the conditions by possessing and…

Streaming service Rdio has launched a native advertising product which its Head of Global Ad Sales has called a hybrid of products offered by its competitors. Titled Promoted Music Experiences…

Annual music industry conference Face The Music is set to return to Melbourne in November with US artist/producer JD Samson (Le Tigre, MEN) and music activist/founder of global event Un-Convention,…

Last month it was announced Gold Coast-based streaming service Guvera would be the exclusive streaming partner for Nine Network s The Voice Australia. Through a dedicated The Voice branded music…

Scottish DJ Calvin Harris (aka Adam Richard Wiles) has topped Forbes magazine s highest-paid DJs list for the second year. Earning US$66m in the annual scoring period (June 1 2014 - June 1, 2015),…

This morning, APRA AMCOS and the AMC announced composer, pianist and scholar Larry Sitsky AM will be the recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Services to Australian Music Award. Recognised for his…