Witness festival draws record crowds in Ireland
Ireland's Witness festival at Punchestown reported its biggest attendance in four years, with the Flaming Lips stepping in for the injured White Stripes.…
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V Festival sold out
Tickets for both the Hylands Park and Weston Park V Festival sites have sold out, with Coldplay, Foo Fighters and David Gray among the acts.…
T In The Park
T In The Park, held at Balado near Kinross on 12-13 July, has sold out, with organisers warning that no tickets will be available on the door.…
Limited Coldplay Clocks 12-inch remixed by Royksopp
A limited-edition 12-inch of Coldplay's Clocks, remixed by Royksopp, will be released on 21 July, with 850 copies in the UK and 1,500 worldwide.…
Download chart launch
Nielsen SoundScan will begin compiling statistics for music downloads from legal sites including Apple's iTunes Music Store and Rhapsody, starting with a top-downloads chart.…
Radiohead still have what it takes
Radiohead's 'Hail To The Thief' has sold over 60,000 copies in two days, on course to be the UK's biggest first-week album seller of the year.…
Coldplay songwriters of the year at Ivor Novellos
Coldplay were named songwriters of the year at the Ivor Novello Awards, while David Gray, Mike Skinner and Avril Lavigne were among the other winners.…
Roskilde line-up update
Zwan and Massive Attack have been added to the Roskilde Festival line-up, alongside headliners Metallica, Iron Maiden, Coldplay and Queens of the Stone Age.…
Rock sales beat pop
BPI figures show rock overtook pop in album sales last year, with rock at 33% of albums against pop's 30%, driven by Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Oasis.…
Songwriting awards announce nominees
Nominations have been announced for this year's Ivor Novello songwriting awards, with Kylie Minogue, Ms Dynamite, Coldplay and David Gray among the artists recognised.…
Another award for Dynamite
Ms Dynamite won favourite female artist at Capital FM's listener-voted Help A London Child Awards, and revealed she is expecting a boy in July.…
Chart report
Room 5 stay at number one while Kym Marsh's 'Cry' debuts at two, with Erasure, Queens Of The Stone Age and Richard Ashcroft also charting.…