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Life After #MeToo: Op-Ed

Poppy Reid — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 23:55:59 +0000

In an industry where musicians are paid more for saying “who ordered the Big Macs?” than for writing music that soundtracks a generation, it’s apposite to think the world has gone to shit. The world’s biggest record label is at war with the world’s biggest social media platform, with fears of AI-generated music at the […]

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12 badass tweets from 12 badass women in the music industry

Poppy Reid — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 16:45:00 +0000

There’s something to be said about the importance of female energy in the music industry. In a sector where emotions are the commodity and businesses are structured around heartstrings, a woman’s perspective is an advantage. The Australian music industry is filled with women who are determined, empathic, observational, and have a passion for transparency – […]

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An open letter from a woman in the Australian music industry

Poppy Reid — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 04:29:21 +0000

“A woman is always accompanied, except when quite alone, and perhaps even then, by her own image of herself. “While she is walking across a room or weeping at the death of her father, she cannot avoid envisioning herself walking or weeping. From earliest childhood she is taught and persuaded to survey herself continually. “She […]

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Incredible quotes from incredible women in Aus music

Poppy Reid — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 02:40:45 +0000

140 women gathered in Sydney for oneofone‘s International Women’s Day breakfast celebration for a morning of conversation, inspiration – and reprieve from busy schedules. The morning featured three performances (including from the goosebump-inducing Imbi the Girl) and three truly inspirational keynotes, including by Koori Radio’s Renee Williamson, which Heidi Lenffer from Cloud Control perfectly described as […]

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