Robert Rigby Archives

Less than two weeks after Russell Morris’ historic symphonic performances at the Sydney Opera House and Hamer Hall Melbourne, the world premiere of the classic ‘The Real Thing’ will be heard with Darren James on Melbourne radio station 3AW Saturday 15 July after 11am.

Ireland’s national treasure and one of Ireland’s biggest selling music artists, Daniel O’Donnell has signed a new deal for the Australian and New Zealand markets with Brisbane based music label Ambition Entertainment.

Ambition founder Robert Rigby has stepped into Artist Development and has today launched the Melbourne Country Music duo The Long and Short of It.

‘Jack Chrome and the Darkness Waltz’ is a new collaboration from Russell Morris and Rick Springfield.

Queensland singer songwriter Bradley McCaw had no choice but to turn his new Soul song ‘So Glad’ into House music. Quite literally, because of the non-stop lockdowns, McCaw made the video for the song in his house and invited his fans to join him from their houses.

The next Black Sorrows album ‘Saint Georges Road’ will be the 50th album for Joe Camilleri. The album also reunites Joe with producer Peter Solley, who worked with him on The Falcons’ ‘Screaming Targets’ and the hits ‘Hit and Run’ and ‘Shape I’m In’.

Lisa Edwards went way back to the early 90s to choose the song that was to become the title track of her new album ‘I’m Still The Woman’. The song was written for her by Grammy Award winning songwriter Randy Goodrum.

Lisa Edwards will release her first album in 16 years. ‘I’m Still The Woman’ is her first album of new music since ‘State of the Heart’ in 2005.

The tenth studio album for US rockers Foo Fighters called “Medicine at Midnight” becomes their eighth No.1 Album in Australia, equalling the eight albums achieved by Pearl Jam.

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.

Sunday’s episode of The Sound will pay tribute to the late Max Merritt.

Legendary Australian promoter Michael Chugg was a lifelong friend of Max Merritt, who passed away on 24 September.

Casey Burgess, a one-time member of Hi-5, has been working on her new album in Nashville with one track co-written with Rick Price.

Philip Israel’s record label Possum has done a deal with Robert Rigby’s Fanfare Records for a new joint venture for future projects.

Brian Cadd’s second and third albums ‘Parabrahm’ (1973) and ‘Moonshine’ (1974) have been released on CD for the very first time and with bonus tracks.

Josh Piterman, who is currently starring as Gerry Goffin in ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ in Melbourne, will release his debut solo album on Robert Rigby’s Fanfare Records label in April.

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

Jukebox Saturday Night, the DVD based around the late Ken Sparkes Saturday night music cable show, is the number one DVD in Australia.

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

Don Burrows 3CD ‘Babinda Trilogy’ has been made available again for the first time in 25 years through Robert Rigby’s Ambition label.

Before Jon English died in March he was working on ‘History’, a special vinyl edition of his greatest hits.

In 1966 after seven relatively unsuccessful albums on Capitol and Atlantic Brazilian bandleader Sergio Mendes auditioned for Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss’ new label A&M.

This week’s Noise11 iHeartRadio is a special Record Store Day edition featuring interviews with RSD Ambassador Ella Hooper, Songland Records’ Brian ‘Frog’ Harris, Ambition Music Group’s Robert Rigby and Pro-Ject Audio’s Leigh Fischer.

Robert Rigby, the managing director of Jon English’s record label Ambition Entertainment was heartbroken by the news of the passing of Jon English today.

Julie Anthony, one of Australia’s finest voices, will release a new compilation ‘Memories: The Ultimate Collection’ for Robert Rigby’s Ambition Entertainment in November.

Australia’s Decca Records boss Robert Rigby has signed The Voice finalist and former busker Joe Moore to the label.

Aussie record exec Robert Rigby, founder of Ambition Entertainment and the Fanfare Records label, has signed Canadian soul singer Charlie A’Court to Fanfare.

Greta Bradman is on track to have the biggest selling classical album of 2015 with ‘My Hero’ sitting tight at the top of the classical chart for three weeks in a row.

‘My Hero’, the classical album from Sir Donald Bradman’s granddaughter Greta Bradman, is the number one classical album in Australia for a second week and has now been released in the USA.

Greta Bradman has scored the highest chart position for a classical album for 2015 with a number one debut on the classical chart and number 11 on the ARIA pop chart.