Christie Eliezer

The strong consumer take-up of streaming services saw both the US and UK markets grow through 2015. In both countries, streaming almost doubled from the year before. In both, the album remained a…

Frontier Touring was the most successful Australian concert promoter in 2015. It ranked at #8 in the Pollstar Top 100 Promoters Worldwide after selling 1.9 million tickets. The company had 45 major…

The MusicACT Annual Music Awards in Canberra have been denied funding by the ACT Government s ACT Events, putting a question mark on the event being held this year. Set up in 2012, the Awards…

The life of Stevie Wright was celebrated last Friday an appropriate enough day given The Easybeats best known hit at a two-hour public funeral which filled St Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney. Fans mixed…

Australian Radio Network s iHeartRadio Australia added eight SBS radio stations to platform. This now increases access to music, news and current affairs to 74 languages. Altogether, iHeartRadio has…

Six years after his death, Michael Jackson s Thriller has become the first album to be certified for selling over 30 million units in the United States. The record, released in 1982, is also the best…

In a first for Falls Music Arts Festival, ABC-TV will be broadcasting from the Lorne Victoria and Byron Bay sites on New Year s Eve. The one-hour coverage runs between 11 pm to midnight on Thursday…

International brands among three new festivals * The Netherlands underground house and techno Dekmantel brand is entering the Australian market, its first excursion outside Europe. It will stage in…

Sophie Lowe assigns ANZ bookings to Niche Sydney-based singer/actress Sophie Lowe (pictured) assigned her Australian and New Zealand bookings to Niche Productions. This year she played sell out shows…

Image: Vevo s EVP of international, Nic Jones gets a new role Melanie Withnall becomes CBAA Vice President Sydney community radio station 2SER s Managing Director Melanie Withnall was elected new…

Canada s Stingray Digital Group Inc, provider of multi-platform music, is moving into the Australian market, by acquiring Australian digital music services provider Digital Music Distribution Pty Ltd…

Image: Adelaide-born singer-songwriter Sia Adelaide has been successful in its bid to become an UNESCO City of Music, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova announced in Paris. It is the first…