Christie Eliezer

Ad-based music streaming revenue is expected to exceed US$1 billion by 2017, according to new data from Juniper Research. The figure will hit $782 million this year. The rise in revenue will be…

Taking a leaf from Apple and its Beats 1, Rdio has expanded beyond digital music streaming to include a live radio broadcast feature on its app for Android and iOS. It launched yesterday in the…

An anonymous survey of 50 top US music industry executives by Billboard magazine found that Taylor Swift is the artist they would sign if starting a label, but rap music and Tidal got the…

Ed Sheeran has officially launched his Gingerbread Man Records in England, as a subsidiary of Warner Music UK. His plans for a label were first revealed while he was in Australia in March during an…

The latest fund raising initiative by Australian music industry charity Golden Stave is the inaugural Melbourne Cup Charity Lunch. It is held on Tuesday November 3 at the Sheraton On The Park between…

Australian streaming service Guvera is expanding its new music hub initiative, House of Guvera, to Melbourne and Mumbai, founder Claes Loberg confirmed. The Australian venue is expected to open next…

Last night s semi-final episode of Nine Network s The Voice drew 1.267 million metropolitan viewers. It was the highest non-news program of Sunday night. The episode saw viewers choosing the four…

Stadiums Queensland is sticking with major venue operator AEG Ogden for another five years. It extended its management rights for Brisbane s Suncorp Stadium until end of 2020. AEG Ogden has managed…

With the explosion of online ticket sales for entertainment and sporting events and in the travel world, it s not surprising that some of the major brands in the world have snapped up .tickets (dot…

Spotify is cracking down on the growing payola practice in major streaming services. This is where external curators of playlists are approached by companies to include certain songs and favourable…

The Amy Winehouse documentary is a box office hit in the UK. Latest figures show that the Asif Kapadia-directed Amy has grossed 3.44 million (A$7.3 million). It is now the second highest grossing…

Legendary artist manager Jazz Summers the guiding light behind Wham!, Snow Patrol and The Verve, among others has died after a two-year battle with lung cancer. He was 71. His other artists included…