Christie Eliezer

AMY SHARK S ADORE HITS 25M STREAMS, CERTIFIED DOUBLE PLATINUM As Gold Coast singer/songwriter Amy Shark wraps up her sold-out national Night Thinker tour, Wonderlick and Sony Music Entertainment…

British recorded music is leaving its mark on Australian audiences more than ever, according to a report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Australia is now listed fourth behind the US,…

PUSH TO MAKE MACQUARIE PARK A MUSIC HUB Labor candidates for Ryde Jerome Laxale, Bernard Purcell and Penny Pedersen have signalled their intention to make Macquarie Park the live music capital of…

For a man who helped form The Saints in the 70s to kick against Queensland s political oppressiveness, guitarist Ed Kuepper has had two reasons in 2017 to shake his head in disbelief at how the state…

A new partnership between Australian independent ticketing company Oztix and hospitality and venue group ALH Group will see more music acts get gig opportunities. ALH Group has over 330 venues…

RUDIMENTAL SWITCH TO KOBALT Kobalt has got UK act Rudimental s future publishing, starting with new single Sun Comes Up. Their catalogue, including UK chart topper Feel The Love and Lay It One Me…

The first market analysis commissioned by the Association of Independent Record Labels (AIR) shows that indie labels represent 30% of the revenues generated by the Australian recorded music market -…

YOUTUBE UNVEILS NEW LOGO, LOOK, FEATURES With YouTube now meaning a lot of different things to different people in its 1.5 billion community, the time has come for it to unveil a new logo, look and…

Fellow musicians were quick to pay tribute to Walter Becker, the guitarist and bassist of Steely Dan who passed away at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on the weekend aged 67 after a lengthy illness. Mark…

Private donations to Australia s major performing arts sector grew by 15.2% to a record $95.7 million in 2016, according to the Australian Major Performing Arts Group (AMPAG). This constituted an…

Image: BMG Australia’s Heath Johns with LDRU German media conglomerate Bertelsmann cited its Australian operations as one of the factors behind its music label and publishing division BMG s revenue…

JEN CLOHER IN RESIDENCE AT DOUBLE J IN SEPTEMBER Singer songwriter, label executive and artist advocate Jen Cloher joins Double J as September Artist In Residence, Sundays 3 5 pm. She will present…