New Usher album illegally downloaded, a lot
Usher's album Here I Stand was downloaded illegally more than half a million times via BitTorrent in the week before release, after tracks leaked earlier this year.…
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Net has little role in music buying
A US survey by the Pew Internet American Life Project finds the internet has little influence on music buying decisions, with traditional media and friends having a greater impact.…
Three Tenors launch named best cultural moment
A survey marking the 21st anniversary of the Hay Literary Festival named the launch of The Three Tenors as the best cultural moment of the last 21 years.…
Eurovision update
Ireland's entry has been knocked out at the semi-final stage, while a BBC poll put Sweden's Charlotte Perrelli well ahead before the final on BBC1.…
Facebook and Bebo score record UK user figures
ComScore figures show Facebook and Bebo reached record UK user numbers in April, while MySpace's users declined year on year.…
Chart company says digital growth remains strong
Official UK Chart Company figures show digital single sales up 42.3% and digital album sales up 69.3% year on year in the first four months of 2008.…
CMU at the Brighton Festival: reviews of jazz, cabaret and a cappella shows
ThreeWeeks reviews Brighton Festival shows including Alyson Green and her Jazz Trio, Caroline Nin with Sean Hargreaves, and a cappella group deciBelle.…
CMU at the Brighton Festival: reviews of Want Rufus, percussion, Drookit Dogs
ThreeWeeks has reviewed Brighton Festival shows including a Rufus Wainwright tribute by Kit Ashton and friends, a percussion duo, and the post-punk Drookit Dogs.…
Digital report warns record industry must change business models
The Leading Question and Music Ally's Speakerbox survey finds the share of UK music fans regularly paying for downloads is declining, and recommends bundling, new release models and free-based revenue.…
CMU at the Brighton Festival: reviews of piano, pop and a cappella shows
CMU's sister publication ThreeWeeks has reviewed a series of Brighton Festival music shows, including Terence Allbright's piano recital, Martha Tilston and Andrew Cronshaw with Tigran Aleksanyan.…
Zune passes two million units sold
Microsoft's Zune player has passed two million units sold and holds a reported 4% of the US MP3 player market, while the iPod retains 71%.…
Def Leppard surprised and irked by chart success of new album
Def Leppard's 'Songs From The Sparkle Lounge' entered the UK album chart at number 10 and the US Billboard 200 at number five, which guitarist Phil Collen finds irritating.…