Christie Eliezer

Apple Music has hit 10 million subscribers within its first four weeks on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and iTunes, according to a report. HITS Daily Double claimed that anonymous sources from major…

Pandora s 3 million+ Australian and New Zealand users will soon be offered a new deal from Pandora an hour of uninterrupted listening if they engage with one 15 second ad. It s an extension of the…

The combined independent sector now has 34.5% of the US market, according to mid-year figures by Nielsen Music and Billboard. This was in contrast to its 35.1% share for the 2014 calendar year.…

South Australia s peak music association has taken over the running of the state s annual music awards, which will now be known as SA Music Awards. They are held on Wednesday November 11 with judges…

Keith Urban was ranked at #11 in Forbes magazine s Country Cash Kings list, after estimated to earn US$28 million since last June. The New Zealand-born Australian-raised multi-instrumentalist and…

This year s WAM Festival in Perth will extend to four days, the WAM association announced, from November Thursday 5 to Sunday November 8. The event, in operation for over 20 years, features West…

Seven Network is pulling out Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door and the return of The X-Factor next month as part of its Super September campaign to maintain impetus as the highest rating TV network.…

Is major music streaming service Spotify planning to offer premium-only content next year, to offset the challenge by Apple Music? Digital Music News reported of speculation that it is looking at…

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…

Is three a crowd for Warner Music Group when it comes to allowing access to Vevo? The video-hosting platform was set up in December 2009 by Universal Music and Sony Music Entertainment with Google…

The global EDM empire SFX Entertainment, whose assets include Australia s Totem OneLove Group which runs the Stereosonic festival, is looking at options including a sale of some or all of its assets.…

Straight Outta Compton, Universal Pictures biopic of pioneering US rap group NWA, has exceeded all expectations grossing US$56 million in its first weekend in the United States. The movie was made…