Christie Eliezer

Max Hole, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group International, has stepped down from his roles due to ill-health, effective immediately. In his role, regional heads including Australia and New…

Jamie xx s In Colour, Florence The Machine s How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful and Aphex Twin s Syro were among those nominated for the Mercury Prize for the UK and Ireland s most creative album in…

Apple Music lost millions of users when its free trial ran out in late September. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, 6.5 million have remained as paying subscribers of the 15 million who tried out the…

Sam Smith s Stay With Me was named song of the year at the BMI Awards after being the most-performed British song on US TV and radio last year. Smith had strong competition from Ed Sheeran who had…

Network Seven s 2016 slate includes a number of music-themed shows. Following on from Seven s runaway ratings success of the INXS and Peter Allen mini-series comes Molly, the long awaited two-part…

Apple Music launched globally with a three month free trial. But now in a world first, Telstra is offering an Apple-endorsed free access subscription for 12 months, for customers who sign up to…

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…

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…

How can I be better than you at making records, at punchlines, metaphors, wordplay, syllables? went a Notorious B.I.G/ Tupac live freestyle in 1999. The question is answered in a new study, which…

On the eve of its screening in Australia this weekend, violinist and conductor Andr Rieu s 2015 Maastricht Concert set new box office records in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Denmark last weekend.…

While more and more car manufacturers install digital radio players in their models, researchers in the UK and the US have proven that they can be hacked to seize control of a car. Manchester-based…

Stripped of millions of dollars in the 2015-16 Federal Budget, the Australia Council for the Arts has announced changes to its grants program. There are reductions in the number of rounds, and some…