Christie Eliezer

Spotify is cracking down on the growing payola practice in major streaming services. This is where external curators of playlists are approached by companies to include certain songs and favourable…

The soon-to-be-launched YouTube music streaming service Music Key will be different from Spotify, Apple and Rdio. Speaking at Fortune s Brainstorm Tech event in Aspen, Colorado, CEO Susan Wojcicki…

Australian streaming service Guvera is expanding its new music hub initiative, House of Guvera, to Melbourne and Mumbai, founder Claes Loberg confirmed. The Australian venue is expected to open next…

While more and more car manufacturers install digital radio players in their models, researchers in the UK and the US have proven that they can be hacked to seize control of a car. Manchester-based…

On the eve of its screening in Australia this weekend, violinist and conductor Andr Rieu s 2015 Maastricht Concert set new box office records in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Denmark last weekend.…

Taking a leaf from Apple and its Beats 1, Rdio has expanded beyond digital music streaming to include a live radio broadcast feature on its app for Android and iOS. It launched yesterday in the…

How can I be better than you at making records, at punchlines, metaphors, wordplay, syllables? went a Notorious B.I.G/ Tupac live freestyle in 1999. The question is answered in a new study, which…

Apple Music launched globally with a three month free trial. But now in a world first, Telstra is offering an Apple-endorsed free access subscription for 12 months, for customers who sign up to…

Stadiums Queensland is sticking with major venue operator AEG Ogden for another five years. It extended its management rights for Brisbane s Suncorp Stadium until end of 2020. AEG Ogden has managed…

Two of American country music s hottest new stars, Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line, make their Australian debuts at CMC Rocks QLD 2016. The three-day festival, next March, has 18 international…

Fed up with boozed-up late night clubbers heading to their venues after the Kings Cross and CBD lock-outs, ten operators in Sydney s inner west Newtown and Enmore have decided to trial a 3am lockout…

Sony Corp s music division Sony Music Entertainment (SME) contributed US $256 million to the Tokyo-based electronics giant s 38.8% profit rise in Q1 15. Music jumped 173% year-on-year but Sony Corp s…