Britney comes top in Yahoo searches
Britney Spears topped Yahoo!'s search rankings for the year, with most of the top ten linked to music, according to spokeswoman Cathi Early.…
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Live sector struggles in Italy
Italian collecting society SIAE reports that spending on live music fell 12.6% in the first half of 2006, while other entertainment ticket sales rose.…
Verdict's verdict: downloading will boom
Verdict Research forecasts the UK download market will grow from £112 million now to £468 million by 2011, with video downloads taking a third of sales.…
New think tank report lays into labels and BBC
A report commissioned by the Economic Research Council argues the record industry's problems are self-inflicted and criticises the BBC for dominating the airwaves.…
Zune sales seem slow
Microsoft's Zune player is reportedly ranked 18th in Amazon's MP3 player sales chart, having never risen above 7th, though Microsoft says sales match its expectations.…
Snow Patrol album is best seller so far this year
Snow Patrol's 'Eyes Open' has sold over 1.2 million copies since its May release, overtaking Arctic Monkeys to become the year's best-selling album so far.…
Demand high for iPod Shuffle on Black Friday
Early sales data suggests Apple's new mini iPod Shuffle was the big seller on Black Friday, outselling its video iPod and Microsoft's Zune player.…
Stones tour proclaimed biggest ever
Billboard says The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang tour is the top-grossing tour in history, with $437m taken from 110 shows, ahead of U2's Vertigo tour.…
Report reveals specifics of Press Gazette's problems
A report by Roger Eastoe on the future of trade magazine Press Gazette details extravagant spending under previous owners and proposes a newspaper-funded trust.…
People like the video functionality, but don't use it much
Nielsen research found video accounted for just 1% of content consumed on iPods surveyed, though video iPods still sell well.…
eMusic close to 100 millionth download
Independent download platform eMusic is close to selling its 100 millionth track, with the buyer to get a personalised song from Barenaked Ladies.…
Queen top all time best sellers list
Queen's first Greatest Hits album tops a list of the 100 best-selling UK albums of all time compiled by the Official Charts Company for VH1, with Alex James hosting the countdown.…