A who’s who of the Australian music industry have been named in The Music‘s annual Power 50, which today revealed its list of the most powerful players in Australia’s music game for 2018.
While no artists made the Power 50 this year, a variety of executives, promoters, agents, festival organisers, label heads and more have filled out the list.
This year’s Power 50 is topped by Sony Music Chairman and CEO Denis Handlin AO, after a big 2017 for the label, including huge success from acts like Gang Of Youths, Amy Shark, Tash Sultana and Amy Shark.
Second place went to Mushroom Group’s Michael Gudinski, while Secret Sounds CEOs Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco — AKA the peeps behind the likes of Splendour In The Grass and Falls Festival — took out third place.
18 non-males have made the list, which is great to see. There were only two media personalities, however, with triple j‘s Music Director Nick Findlay making #17 and the ABC‘s Music Correspondent Zan Rowe taking out #47.
View the full list of names on this year’s Power 50, below.
The Music Power 50 2018
- 1. Denis Handlin AO (Chairman & CEO Australia & New Zealand and President Of Asia Sony Music)
- 2. Michael Gudinski (Mushroom Group, Executive Chairman)
- 3. Jessica Ducrou & Paul Piticco (Secret Sounds, CEOs)
- 4. Michael Coppel (Live Nation Australasia, Chairman)
- 5. George Ash (Universal Music Asia Pacific, President)
- 6. Jaddan Comerford (UNIFIED Music Group, CEO & Founder)
- 7. Rachel Newman (Apple AU/NZ, General Manager of iTunes, App Store & iBookstore)
- 8. Matt Gudinski (Mushroom Group, Executive Director)
- 9. Michael Chugg (Chugg Entertainment, Executive Chairman)
- 10. Alicia Sbrugnera (Spotify, Senior Music Editor)
- 11. Peter Noble (Bluesfest, Executive Director)
- 12. Millie Millgate (Sounds Australia, Executive Producer)
- 13. Susan Heymann (Chugg Entertainment, General Manager)
- 14. Colin Daniels (Inertia Music, CEO)
- 15. Niko Nordstrom & Mardi Caught (Warner Music Australia, President/Marketing Consultant)
- 16. Mark Holland (EMI, Director Of A&R)
- 17. Nick Findlay (triple j, Music Director)
- 18. Maggie Collins (BIGSOUND, Programmer, Manager)
- 19. Tim McGregor (TEG Live, Managing Director)
- 20. Stephen Halpin/Rodney Little (Groovin The Moo/Cattleyard Promotions, Co-Founders/Directors)
- 21. Danny Rogers (Lunatic Entertainment/St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, Managing Director/Co-Founder)
- 22. Rachael Comerford (UNIFIED Music Group, Co-Owner and General Manager/ Artist Manager)
- 23. Paul Dainty (TEG Dainty, President & CEO)
- 24. Brett Murrihy (WME, Head Of Asia Pacific For Music)
- 25. Ben Turnbull (Staple Group, Director)
- 26. Stephen Wade (Select Music, Owner)
- 27. Leanne De Souza (Association Of Artist Managers, Executive Director)
- 28. Tim Janes (Caroline Label Services Australia, General Manager)
- 29. Joel Edmondson (QMusic, Executive Officer)
- 30. Gregg Donovan & Stuart MacQueen (Wonderlick Entertainment, Owners)
- 31. Claire Collins (Bossy Music, Director)
- 32. Damian Costin (123 Agency, Director)
- 33. Ian James (Mushroom Music Publishing, General Director)
- 34. Jamie Gough/Matt Tanner (Native Tongue Publishing, Managing Director/Head of Creative Services)
- 35. Michael & Anthea Newton (Roundhouse Entertainment, Promoters/Co-Directors)
- 36. Dan Rosen (ARIA and PPCA, CEO)
- 37. Kirsty Rivers (Creative Victoria, Manager, Contemporary Music)
- 38. Owen Orford (New World Artists, CEO)
- 39. Steve Cross & Harvey Saward (Remote Control, Co-Founders)
- 40. Maria Amato (AIR, General Manager)
- 41. Paul Sloan (Billions, Director)
- 42. Sarah Hamilton (Ditto Music, Client Manager)
- 43. Johann Ponniah (I Oh You, Founder)
- 44. Kate Duncan (The Push, Creative Producer)
- 45. Sebastian Chase (MGM Distribution, CEO)
- 46. Lisa Bishop (Music SA, General Manager)
- 47. Zan Rowe (Double J/ABC, Presenter/Music Correspondent)
- 48. Helen Marcou (SLAM/Bakehouse Studios, Co-founder/Co-Owner)
- 49. Nicholas Greco & Michael Christidis (Untitled Group (Pitch Music & Arts, Beyond The Valley), Co-Directors, Artist Management)
- 50. Evelyn Morris (LISTEN, Founder)
