Beatles' Sgt Pepper tops Definitive 200 list
The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has topped the Definitive 200 poll compiled by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers.…
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Big Bopper definitely died on impact in 1959 crash
Forensic anthropologist Dr Bill Bass has found the Big Bopper died on impact in the 1959 plane crash, ruling out rumours he died seeking help.…
Ugly Rumours set to break top 20 via indiestore downloads
Ugly Rumours' cover of 'War (What Is It Good For?)' is set to become the first unsigned act to reach the top 20 via 7digital's indiestore, with profits going to Stop The War.…
IBM report urges content owners to adapt to online youth audiences
IBM's media consulting division has published a report urging traditional content companies to embrace user-generated platforms like YouTube and adopt flexible copyright protection.…
Justin Timberlake's video for What Goes Around sells strongly on iTunes
Justin Timberlake's video for What Goes Around has become the fastest-selling pop promo on iTunes, with over 50,000 downloads since 2 February.…
Nirvana's Reading 1992 set tops NME poll of band moments
NME has published a poll of the top 40 Nirvana moments, with the 1992 Reading Festival headline set ranked first, ahead of the MTV Unplugged performance.…
Bloc Party enter US top 20
Bloc Party's second album 'A Weekend In The City' debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard chart, despite the band abandoning a US tour last year.…
ABC round up
Official ABC figures show EMAP's Q and Mojo circulations fell, while Kerrang! and Classic Rock posted gains in the latter half of 2006.…
The kids want easier access to digital music
A Q Research survey of 1,500 young music fans found nearly half of MP3 owners have never paid for a download and want mobile access.…
New research questions P2P impact on record sales
A Journal of Political Economy study by Harvard and Kansas researchers claims P2P file sharing's effect on record sales is indistinguishable from zero.…
Research suggests majority of music people anti-DRM
A Jupiter Research survey found most European music executives think dropping DRM would boost legal download sales, though few expect it soon.…
Grammy TV ratings up
The Grammy Awards drew 20 million TV viewers this year, up from 17 million last year, when it competed against American Idol.…