New Signings

KEITH URBAN SETS UP PUBLISHING FIRM BOOM Keith Urban has set up a new publishing company Boom in partnership with Kobalt music services, along with two of his associates in Nashville. They are…

Image: Alexander Biggs SONY MUSIC AUST. INKS ALEXANDER BIGGS Sony Music Entertainment Australia has added Melbourne-based folk singer-songwriter Alexander Biggs to its roster. At 23, Biggs has…

Image: A.D.K.O.B A.D.K.O.B AT WONDERLICK Sydney four piece A.D.K.O.B have joined Wonderlick Entertainment / Sony Music Entertainment Australia. A.D.K.O.B was formed by Mark Piccles (VX, Guitar,…

DAVID GUETTA SWITCHES TO SCOOTER BRAUN On the eve of the release of his seventh album, DJ/producer superstar David Guetta has switched management to Scooter Braun’s SB Projects. He joins a roster…

Image: The Living End STING, BARNES, LIVING END ON TRIPLE M TVC Sting, Jimmy Barnes and The Living End join a number of sporting names on the new national multi-media TVC for Triple M. The campaign…

DUNE RATS MAKE LAGER WITH YOUNG HENRYS A lot of people (like The Grates) told Brisbane band Dune Rats they d go to #1 one day. So did Sydney craft brewers Young Henrys, who went one step further and…

PNAU LAND UK/EUROPEAN DEALS Pnau s hit single Chameleon, just certified double platinum in Australia, is about to get a release abroad in time to make the northern summer anthem stakes. It will be…

ARCADE FIRE MOVE TO SONY Arcade Fire s fifth album Everything Now will be released in Australia through Sony Music Entertainment Australia on July 28. It s through a two-album deal struck with Sony…

EMBASSY MUSIC INKS TYRONE NOONAN PUBLISHING Music Sales Creative signed Tyrone ( Ty ) Noonan to a worldwide music publishing deal with Embassy Music Publishing Australia. The deal was struck in the…

UMPG AUSTRALIA PACTS JAMES AND MELINDA APPLEBY FOR WORLD Universal Music Publishing Australia signed James and Melinda Appleby to a global deal, announced by company President Andrew Jenkins and VP…