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Madonna named world’s highest-earning musician

Madonna has retained her reign as the Queen of Pop this year, with Forbes naming her as the world’s highest-earning musician. According to the magazine, the material girl raked in $125 million over…

Triple J Pick Of The Week: The Bohicas - XXX

Hailing from Essex in the UK and recently signed to Domino Records, The Bohicas are a fresh face on the English indie rock scene; but after the release of their debut single XXX (along with a string…

UMPG extends Eminem’s publishing; Elvis Presley brand sold; two UK deals for Gossling; Celine Dion teams with Rdio

UMPG extends Eminem’s global deal Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) extended its worldwide publishing deal with Eminem. It includes all past albums as well as The Marshall Mathers LP 2 which…

New campaign turns celebs into walking billboards for Australian music

A novel new campaign built around this Sunday’s ARIA Awards is turning international musicians, celebrities and punters into walking billboards for Australia’s finest. The Droga5 agency’s CEO Sudeep…

AEG drops CEO after Jackson trial; Star FM breakfast host exiting; Koch Entertainment founder stepping down

After Michael Jackson trial, AEG drops CEO Sports and entertainment promoter Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) axed CEO Randy Phillips after a decade in the job. No reason was offered. He will be…

Hot Seat: Paul Carey, The Music Management

The career path of an artist manager can sometimes be as rock ‘n’ roll as the story behind the artist. British exec Paul Carey cut his teeth as a publicist to the stars, before taking a different…

"Like any big family, it is love and war" - George Ash talks UMA and the ARIAs

We caught up with George Ash - President, Universal Music Asia Pacific – a few days out from the ARIA Awards to chat about Australian music, and life inside the newly-expanded label. A lot has…

FLUME AND TAME IMPALA DOMINATE 2013 ARIA AWARDS

Screen composer Ashley Irwin discusses the Oscars, Clint Eastwood, and next week’s Screen Music Awards

The annual Screen Music Awards are presented by APRA and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC), and will be held in Sydney next Monday, December 9. Emmy award-winning Aussie composer and…

Many of the country’s highest-rating radio teams say goodbye

Paul Murray confirms he is leaving 2UE A month ago when Jason Morrison was confirmed as leaving the 2UE drive show, it was being widely reported that Paul Murray was also on the way out. Today, Paul…