Poppy Reid

Apple Inc has hit a record valuation of over $US700 billion ($A757 billion). The world s most valuable company, as measured by market capitalization, hit the $US500 billion club in June 2012 and…

Heavyweight promoters Michael Chugg and Rob Potts have been forced to cancel the 2015 Big Sky Blues Roots Festival, having said it s not financially viable without multiple headline artists.…

Days after industry magnate Irving Azoff announced his decision to pull over 20,000 songs from YouTube, the video streaming service has refused to comply. Azoff s decision was sparked by the launch…

Beats Electronics founders Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine are being sued by Monster founder Noel Lee, whose boutique audio company (best known for its HDMI cables) played a hand in launching Beats By Dre in…

APRA AMCOS year-end royalty payments show its members took a share in just over $46 million from live performances in the last quarter, which includes $6 million in overseas royalties. As reported…

Tickets for One Direction s long-awaited stadium tour of Australia are currently selling for under half price. Ticket reseller websites like Viagogo and Lasttix have posted tickets for the UK group s…

Just over eight months following his move to Sony Music Entertainment from Universal Music Australia, Tim Kelly has exited his position as General Manager Marketing Asia Pacific. Kelly confirmed the…

In July, Shazam partnered with Rdio to allow users to playback full songs after they Shazam them, now, the music discovery app has undergone an update to change the way users interact with it.…

Adopting the UK series which placed artists such as Sam Smith, Florence the Machine, Adele and Jessie J on the international radar, TMN can exclusively reveal MTV Australia has announced the local…

Sounds Australia, AIR and PPCA calling on Australian independent labels to take part in the Australian delegation to the American Association of Independent Music s (A2IM s) Indie Week in New York…

Three Newtown boys with little enthusiasm for joining the music industry ranks have, albeit reluctantly, stepped into the mainstream. Plans are afoot to take the band global and with tracks like…

The strength of Australian industry s independent sector was highlighted at the nation s biggest night of music with Future Classic, Inertia, Mushroom Group, Chugg Music, Jarrah Records and Vicious…