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Official Charts Company CEO Martin Talbot to Exit

Martin Talbot is stepping down as CEO of the Official Charts Company, the U.K.’s charts compiler. A former journalist and editor, Talbot took the reins at the OCC in 2007, a time when appetite for physical soundcarriers was in sharp decline and the likes of Spotify and other streaming brands had yet to announce their […]

Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena Has Sold Its 15th Millionth Ticket

SYDNEY, Australia — Qudos Bank Arena shifted its 15 millionth ticket, a major milestone that was notched up at last weekend’s Linkin Park concert. For those keeping track, the result was a relief. Linkin Park canceled a concert last week in Adelaide due to illness in the band. By the time the Sydney leg rolled […]

Bernie Lynch, Co-Founder of Australia’s Eurogliders, Dies at 72

Bernie Lynch, frontman and co-founder of Eurogliders, the Australian pop group that enjoyed several hits in the mid-1980s, none bigger than “Heaven (Must Be There),” has died Thursday, March 12 following a battle with throat cancer. He was 72. “I don’t know how many shows Eurogliders have done over the years, it must be thousands, […]

Robbie Williams Sets Stadium Tour of Australia and New Zealand

Robbie Williams will play stadiums when his BRITPOP World Tour swings into Australia and New Zealand later this year. The superstar British pop singer will perform some of his biggest Australasian concerts ever, and visit cities for the first time, on his seven-city trek, announced Wednesday, March 18. The jaunt will get underway Saturday, Nov. […]