McCartney sales up five-fold after Brits
HMV reports sales of Paul McCartney's album rose 515% after his Brits set, with Mark Ronson, Kylie Minogue, Take That and Arctic Monkeys also seeing uplifts.…
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Brits ratings up, complaints healthy
The Brits drew 6.1 million viewers, up 800,000 on 2007, and OfCom has received 43 complaints, mostly about bad language from Sharon Osbourne.…
ERA predict 50% increase in download sales this year
ERA predicts UK download sales will reach £160 million this year, up around 50 per cent, while Forrester expects digital music sales to overtake CDs within five years.…
Oasis top best British albums poll
Q magazine and HMV's poll of the best British albums ever places Oasis's Definitely Maybe and (What's The Story) Morning Glory? at numbers one and two.…
Brits boost sales
The BPI says the Brits generate around £4 million for the record industry, with shortlisted artists' sales outperforming the market nine to one.…
The kids need to be told more about copyright
A Microsoft study of US pupils found that 49 per cent did not know about copyright laws, suggesting education is needed to curb illegal downloading.…
Lily Allen ratings disappointing, some claim
Lily Allen's new BBC 3 show Lily And Friends drew 255,000 viewers, with gossip suggesting disappointment and doubts over a second series.…
ABC circulation figures for music magazines
The latest ABC figures show most music magazines' circulation fell in the second half of 2007, with NME down 12 per cent year on year.…
RAJAR to reissue figures for 280 local stations
RAJAR will reissue the latest listening figures for 280 local radio stations after a software glitch affected the published results.…
Albums blogged about sell more, research suggests
New York University research links albums discussed on fan blogs with higher Amazon sales, though the causal direction is unclear.…
Nickelback could set chart record with Rockstar at number one
Nickelback's 'Rockstar' could top the singles chart after 18 weeks, a record for the longest run before reaching number one.…
IMPALA present more sales awards
Pan-European indie trade body IMPALA has presented its latest Sales Awards, with Katie Melua's 'Pictures' receiving a double platinum certificate.…