Musical Chairs

L.A. REID SETTING UP NEW COMPANY L.A. Reid who was ousted from Sony Music as Epic Chairman/ CEO is apparently setting up a new entertainment company to launch next year, Billboard reported. Sources…

ARN EXTENDS JONESY AMANDA FOR THREE MORE YEARS Australian Radio Network extended WSFM 101.7 Sydney s breakfast duo Brendan Jonesy Jones and Amanda Keller. The pair has been a team for 12 years at the…

IHEARTMEDIA EXTENDS PRESIDENT S CONTRACT iHeartMedia has extended for a further four years Darren Davis’ role as President of both iHeartMedia Networks Group and the music platform iHeartRadio which…

ARN HIRES GARETH COOPER TO LEAD STRATEGY Australian Radio Network hired Gareth Cooper to fill the newly-created role of National Strategy Director, effective July 31. He is tasked with further…

Universal Music Australia s branded entertainment agency BRING, set up last February, has appointed James Griffiths to the role of Creative Director. Griff was previously at Ideaworks Sydney in the…

SPOTIFY HIRES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXPERT In a week where Spotify was accused, and denied, making up heaps of fake acts on its playlists to cut down on royalties it has to pay out, it s raised…

UNIVERSAL MUSIC AUSTRALIA CLICKS IN STEPHEN HUNT As Universal Music Australia eyes the next level of technology and trends, it has clicked in Stephen Hunt (right) as Managing Director of Emerging…

SCA APPOINTS DAVE CAMERON AS MELBOURNE GM Dave Cameron officially begins tomorrow (July 1) as GM of Southern Cross Austereo s Melbourne operations. He will continue to head up SCA s national talent…

MOLLOY, KENNEDY, SNARE TRIPLE M DRIVE After months of speculation, Mick Molly and Jane Kennedy are confirmed to host Triple M s national drive show. It starts in Melbourne in October and the rest of…

TOMMY FAITH TO EP TRIPLE J UNEARTHED With his past experience in finding new talent, including a management role at Warner Music and most recently Creative Manager at Mushroom Music Publishing, Tommy…