Christie Eliezer

Nattali Rize, singer with Australian band Blue King Brown, has debuted at #2 on the US Billboard Reggae Chart with her debut solo album Rebel Frequency. Rize, who officially changed her name two…

SPLENDOUR SELLS OUT IN UNDER AN HOUR, SPRUIKS MOBILE APP Splendour in the Grass sold the whole festival out this morning after it went on sale at 9am; one report suggested all tickets were gone by…

After 15 years in decline, the New Zealand music business has posted its second year of double digit growth. Wholesale figures released today by Recorded Music NZ stated that total revenues rose by…

Evanescence founding member David Hodges, Guy Sebastian, MoZella (who co-wrote Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball), Thelma Plum, Gotye producer Fran ois T taz, and X Factor’s Jai Waetford are among the 30…

SCA S WADE STARTS OWN COMPANY Southern Cross Austereo confirmed that the head of its tactics and integration brand The Studio, Wade Kingsley, is leaving the post to start his own business. But he…

CMC ROCKS TO REMAIN IN QUEENSLAND As tipped by TMN, CMC Rocks Queensland has had its stay extended. It initially went north from NSW in 2015 on a three-year deal. The last two events have sold out,…

South Australia s venues are facing a number of new and lingering issues after the state government introduced SA s first real modernising of liquor licensing in 20 years. The update of the Liquor…

The US recorded music industry is buoyed by data that its fortunes have definitely done a turn-around in the past 12 months. The Recording Industry Association of America revealed that revenue had an…

Image: New Sony/ATV VP Creative Ian Holder (via Twitter) PETER HARVIE RETIRES FROM SCA BOARD After 44 years with the company in its various incarnations, Peter Harvie has retired the board of…

Pictured: Hang Out Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama NEW QUEENSLAND FESTIVAL GETS REPRIEVE The proposal to hold a two-day festival next November on Coolangatta Beach is still on the table. Promoter…

Image: Sloan Peterson’s Joannah Jackson LUKE MILLION SECURES GLOBAL AGENCY DEAL Australian producer Luke Million has inked a worldwide agency deal with Circle Talent. It covers North America, South…

Image: Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide SCA S RNB FRIDAYS AT IVY Southern Cross Austereo s high rating RnB Fridays brand is becoming a weekly live event at Sydney s Ivy. US R B singer Mya is launching…