Kylie and Britney go head to head for number one
Kylie Minogue's 2 Hearts and Britney Spears' Gimme More are both released the same week in a battle for the UK number one.…
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Manu Chao hits number one across Europe
Manu Chao's album La Radiolina has reached number one across Europe and is released in the UK today, ahead of a UK tour in October.…
Kanye to win chart battle with 50 Cent
Kanye West's Graduation is reportedly outselling 50 Cent's Curtis two to one in first-day sales, and 50 Cent has blamed Interscope for his album's performance.…
Politicians should listen to music to connect with the kids
An MTV survey of 15-24 year olds finds music is seen as a way for politicians to understand young people, with Snow Patrol's 'Eyes Open' among the most cited albums.…
Record numbers hit the Proms
The BBC Proms attracted a record 272,000 bookings this year, a 5% increase on last year, outgoing director Nicholas Kenyon has announced.…
Why stars die young
Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University found famous musicians are more than twice as likely to die early as comparable non-famous people, with drugs and alcohol involved in about a quarter of deaths.…
Boo Radleys' Wake Up Boo named happiest song ever by psychologist
A Goldsmiths psychology lecturer's formula has ranked The Boo Radleys' Wake Up Boo as the most feel-good song of all time.…
EFF says RIAA P2P lawsuits have failed
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published a white paper arguing the RIAA's 20,000 lawsuits against file sharers have failed to curb P2P use.…
Q magazine reveals greatest tracks ever, as voted by songwriters
Q magazine has published a top ten of the greatest tracks ever recorded, as voted by fifty songwriters including John Legend and James Dean Bradfield.…
CDs are cheaper now, BPI statistics reveal
A TNS survey in the BPI Statistical Handbook shows over 70% of albums bought last year cost under £10, with average price falling to £8.63 from £10.77 in 2000.…
Elvis compilation hits number one
Elvis compilation The King has gone straight to number one on the album chart, knocking off Kate Nash's Made Of Bricks, though Suspicious Minds missed the singles top 10.…
Jay Z tops Forbes hip-hop rich list
Forbes' Hip-Hop Cash Kings list names Jay Z the richest man in hip-hop with an estimated £17 million last year, ahead of 50 Cent and Diddy.…