Lars Brandle

2020 was a long, tough race. Today, The Weeknd, Tones And I and Tame Impala were among the declared winners. ARIA shares its 2020 year-end charts, which are ruled by the likes of The Weeknd, Tones,…

Merlin reaches deep into its bag of tricks to unveil a new logo and website, a fresh event and a string of executive appointments. The independents’ digital rights agency had a facelift to usher in a…

The Wiggles have signed with Universal Music Publishing Group for the superstar kid’s entertainers’ first exclusive, global publishing deal with a major. The Sydney four-piece has been wiggling for…

The Rosemount Hotel is redoubling its commitment to live music with the unveiling Wednesday (13th January) of a dedicated in-house booking team, working alongside long-standing General Manager Calvin…

Barry Gibb, the ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted Bee Gees great, is all set for his first solo U.K. No. 1. Based on midweek chart data published by the OCC, Gibb’s all-star Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers'…

Alex Hosking’s breakthrough single ‘Fake Friends’ is making many real friends around the globe. Earlier in the week, the Adelaide-raised singer and songwriter earned a silver sales award from the…

Wearing a mask – the right type -- could be enough to keep you COVID-free at a gig, whether you keep your distance from other punters or not. That’s among the findings of an experiment in Spain,…

Stages and dancefloors will be quiet across Brisbane this weekend, at the very least, after the state Premier announced a three-day lockdown to try crush the community spread of Britain’s mutant…

2020 was a wrench. That didn't stop Brits from disco dancing in a big way. The proof is published this week by the Official Charts Company, which revealed Kylie Minogue’s Disco was the biggest vinyl…

The year is up, the numbers are in. Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ was a beast on the U.K. charts across 2020, coming-in as the market’s second biggest song, behind just The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’.…

The Kid LAROI’s new year is starting in the best possible way with best-ever chart positions in multiple territories. The 17-year-old rapper is poised to land his first Top 10 on the Official U.K.…

A Human Nature concert in Sydney over the weekend has come under fire for its rather lax approach to social distancing following an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.The performance from the…