Australia’s premier music awards present a refreshingly diverse group of nominees, as the industry recovers from the Sony Australia/Denis Handlin scandal
One of the executives who complained said Handlin would call them in the early hours of the morning to accuse them of not doing their jobs properly, required them to attend meetings and take phone calls on their holidays, and demanded his promotions staff ensure artists thanked him at awards ceremonies and manufacture standing ovations.
Sony Music’s president of international Bob Bowlin wanted Handlin to stay in the top job. A new code of management conduct was developed and Handlin remained at Sony for another 23 years – until last Monday.
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Backstage at the ARIAs in November 2018, Shark’s team let her know that Handlin wasn’t happy about her acceptance speech oversight. Later at Sony’s official awards afterparty at Pier One overlooking Sydney Harbour, guests noted that the Gold Coast pop sensation seemed subdued given her impressive awards haul.
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