Christie Eliezer

HIP HOP-MEETS-ELECTRONIC SONGSHUB BEGINS IN MELBOURNE The inaugural hip-hop and electronic-focused SongHubs began a five-day writing session at Melbourne s Bakehouse Studios yesterday. The idea is to…

In the run-up to its opening on September 5, BIGSOUND has dropped its full program and announced 90 more speakers. The conference program covers an array of topics including race, culture, gender,…

The 2017 National Indigenous Music Awards on Saturday night in Darwin provided the chance for the Indigenous and wider community to bid farewell to Dr. G. Yunupingu. I taught him three chords and he…

After facing closure this week, the world s largest audio sharing and streaming platform SoundCloud has been saved overnight. Its investors agreed to a further US$170 million investment. A no vote…

IHEARTMEDIA EXTENDS PRESIDENT S CONTRACT iHeartMedia has extended for a further four years Darren Davis’ role as President of both iHeartMedia Networks Group and the music platform iHeartRadio which…

The upcoming Australian Music Vault, the national hall of fame at Arts Centre Melbourne, will have a dedicated section for the ARIA Hall of Fame. This partnership with the Sydney-based Australian…

SPLENDOUR, FALLS MAY GET 20-MONTH EXTENSION AT BYRON SITE Splendour in the Grass and Falls Festival may be allowed to stay on for a further 20 months at North Byron Parklands. An assessment report by…

One of the biggest country stars of the 60s and 70s, Glen Campbell, died at the age of 81 at an Alzheimer’s facility in Nashville yesterday. He sold over 45 million albums in America, where he racked…

ALISON WONDERLAND COLLABORATES WITH MICROSOFT FOR LIVE SHOWS On the eve of dropping her second album and an Australian tour, producer and DJ Alison Wonderland has collaborated with Microsoft as part…

Sony Music Entertainment Australia and ZigZagTV this morning announced an innovative new original YouTube content series to launch in October, giving eight music makers a crash course in the industry…

Jazz drummer John Pochée OAM will receive the Distinguished Services to Australian Music honour at the 2017 Art Music Awards on Tuesday August 22. With a self-taught style of leading with his left…

FOXTEL ARTS HOURS SLASHED Foxtel Arts has had its hours slashed to six hours. Effective October 11, it will share time and broadcast signal with Foxtel Smooth, its contemporary music partnership with…