Lars Brandle

No doubt about it: Taylor Swift is the world’s biggest artist for the year, again. TayTay is named IFPI Global Recording Artist of 2019, an honour that recognises a musician’s global impact across…

Tame Impala mastermind Kevin Parker has extended his exclusive songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Parker originally signed on the dotted line with the music publishing giant back in…

BTS has done it again. The K-pop megastars’ new album blasts to the top of sales charts around the globe, smashing records along the way. In the U.S., where the boy band completed an exhaustive lap…

Live Nation posted another strong performance for 2019, as the world’s biggest concert promoter logged a ninth consecutive year of growth. But as the spread of coronavirus spooks stock markets and…

A career in music is a life sentence. Want in, then settle down for a ride of late nights, hotels in strange places, long flights. It’s a long and winding road, with huge highs and an abundance of…

Justin Timberlake’s next hit has Sarah Aarons’ DNA all over it. Aarons, the four-time APRA Award winning songwriter and producer, lent her considerable talents to ‘The Other Side,’ Timberlake’s…

Vevo is building its presence in Australia and New Zealand with a new sales office and the appointment of a new chief. Steve Sos will lead the video streaming company’s new operations in the role as…

The recorded music business in the United States continues to trend up, reporting double-digit gains last year, with streaming the saviour once again. That’s the good news. The bad? The rate of…

In life and in the music business, the smarts behind the throne is often the husband or wife. Celine Dion’s formidable music career was guided by her late husband René Angélil. Ozzy Osbourne is…

BTS’ ARMY has manoeuvred the group into strike position for global chart domination. With an assist from Sia. The K-pop phenomenon’s new album Map Of The Soul: 7 is racing to the top of the charts on…

Garry Van Egmond’s concert promotion company Van Egmond Group has joined TEG, the Australian live entertainment giant and Ticketek owner. Financial terms of the arrangement, which will see Van Egmond…

Tame Impala’s The Slow Rush is off to a flyer, giving Kevin Parker’s cosmic-pop outfit a second No. 1 in Australia and a top three berth in the U.S. and U.K. The Slow Rush goes straight to the top of…