Denis Handlin Archives

ARIA has withdrawn the Industry Icon Award given to Sony Chairman Denis Handlin in 2014.

Let me start by saying I am not a fan of ‘Trial By Media’. The objective for a television program is eyeballs, not a legal conclusion. That is precisely what a huge brand name like Sony Music can deliver. Four Corners simply opened a door and allowed viewers a peak inside the entertainment industry and it was pretty ugly.

Sony Music CEO Denis Handlin will leave the company he has headed since 1984 as the Australian operation is accused of “a toxic culture”.

Kate Ceberano has released her first contemporary album in eight years back with Sony Music and thanks Denis Handlin and Robert Rigby for the chance.

The 2020 lockdown has inspired Kate Ceberano to create a new song called ‘Hold On’ about what the world is going through and it will feature on her next album ‘Sweet Inspiration’.

Streaming has taken over Australian music sales with ARIA now reporting 70% of all music sales coming from streaming in the past year.

The music of Savage Garden will be remarketed to the world in 2019 following a deal between Sony boss Denis Handlin and John Woodruff Management.

Sony Music Australia and 123 Agency have combined to form a new label 123 Music.

The Unified Music Group, founded by Jaddan Comerford, has signed a global distribution deal with Sony Music.

Sony Music’s Denis Handlin and promoters Michael Coppel and Paul Dainty have been awarded honours in the Queen’s Birthday List for 2017.

Sony Music Australia has launched a domestic Masterworks division for Australia headed by Robert Rigby.

Robert Rigby’s Ambition Entertainment has signed a distribution deal with Sony Music.

Barbra Streisand has thanked Sony Music Australia for her no 1 debut with ‘Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway’, in particular, name-checking Sony CEO Denis Handlin.

The 2016 ARIA Awards will be held on 23 November 2016 singling the start of the Christmas marketing season for the major labels.

May 19 2016 will mark the 25th anniversary of Daryl Braithwaite ‘The Horses’ reached number one on the Australian music chart.

The ARIA Awards will be back in Sydney for the third year in a row this year.

The Veronicas will release their next album through Sony Music.

Entertainment and media lawyer, journalist, and the founder of InPress, Andrew Watt has released his guide to the Australian music industry titled ‘Welcome To The Jungle – Navigating the Music Business In Australia’.

Although the official nominations for the ARIA Awards won’t be announced until the Nominations Event on October 15th, ARIA have today announced the nominations for the Fine Arts and Artisan Awards.

Music sales in Australia in 2012 increased by 4% giving the Australian Music Industry its first upward trend since 2009.

ARIA have announced plans for the first-ever ARIA Week, a week of live music performances in Sydney around the ARIA Awards.

The Queensland town of Goodna has a brand new facility built with thanks to funding from the Sony Foundation.

The ARIA #1 Chart Awards will return on August 10 to honour local artists who have had a number one single, album or music DVD between August 2010 and August 2012.