Music Network

Ben Richardson is the new Senior Vice President and General Manager of Viacom International Media Network in Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, he will oversee the strategic direction and…

INXS, Lorde sell double-Platinum, Rufus and Bliss n Eso sell Gold INXS’ The Very Best Of and Lorde’s Pure Heroine have both picked up their second Platinum … Rufus’ Atlas has gone Gold … So has Bruce…

The Mushroom Group’s Michael Gudinski, Sony Music Australia’s Denis Handlin, and Live Nation’s Michael Coppel have been honoured in Billboard’s inaugural ‘International Power Players’ list. The list…

Beats Music strikes deal with indie global rights agency Merlin New US music streaming service Beats Music has struck what it calls a “benchmark” licensing deal with the global independent labels and…

"We are a band. We live and eat together. Songwriting is definitely a big part of my life, but it was only to get me to a point where I could get on stage.” Nasri Atweh, frontman of Canadian…

Sudeep Gohil is the CEO of Droga5 in Australia, one of the world’s leading advertising agencies. Over the years, the company has worked on campaigns combining the might of Microsoft and Jay-Z,…

Sanitarium secures Justice Crew, Samantha Jade, for music project Sanitarium has secured Sony Music acts Justice Crew and Samantha Jade for a new music project. The Raised on Weet-Bix initiative…

Justin Bieber’s music video Baby has become the first clip to achieve one billion views on Vevo. The achievement comes off the back of a renewed social media push by his fanbase to see the video…

Attorney-General George Brandis last month mentioned a ­“three-strikes policy” as a potential tactic in helping to solve the ongoing copyright infringement problem in Australia. Consumer rights…

After an impressive 2013 debut, St Jerome’s Laneway Festival has been forced to cancel its 2014 Detroit event. A statement posted to the Facebook page last night by promoter Danny Rogers outlines the…

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O have managed to bring listeners across to their new breakfast show on Kiis FM, lifting ratings by an impressive six points in the first survey period of 2014. In…

After five years in the role, ABC Director of Radio, Kate Dundas, is leaving the broadcaster in July. She will take up a scholarship with the Vincent Fairfax Fellowship through the Centre for Ethical…