Seatwave says secondary transactions up
Seatwave says resale ticket transactions have grown despite the recession, with music accounting for more of that growth than theatre or sport.…
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Facebook ahead of Beeb in web viewing stakes
Facebook has overtaken bbc.co.uk to become the fifth most visited UK website, according to comScore, while the Beeb's sites saw a 2.7% fall.…
Elvis still an earner
Forbes ranks Elvis Presley top of its dead celebrity earners list for a second year, with $53m earned in 2007, ahead of living stars Madonna and Justin Timberlake.…
Adele scores sales after guesting with Palin on SNL
Adele has topped the US iTunes download chart after guesting on Saturday Night Live, an episode boosted by a cameo from Sarah Palin.…
Radiohead release In Rainbows sales figures
Radiohead's publicist revealed that In Rainbows has sold 3 million units including downloads, with 100,000 deluxe box sets sold, at a conference in Iceland.…
Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive helps CPR technique
A University of Illinois study found the Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive, at 103 beats per minute, helps students keep the rhythm of CPR chest compressions.…
RAJAR round up
Capital's Johnny Vaughan has regained the London breakfast crown, while the BBC's share of listening dipped slightly to 54.9%, according to RAJAR's quarterly ratings.…
Mixmag pick best dance vids
Mixmag has published a list of its 50 best dance music videos of all time, featuring lesser-known tracks alongside classics such as Fatboys' 'Weapon of Choice'.…
Some random record sale stats
Compilation album sales rose this year, five albums passed a quarter of a million copies in Q3 2008, and digital album sales grew 61%, according to BPI figures.…
Beatles and Stones were capitalist opportunists
Historian David Fowler's study argues The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were capitalist exploiters of youth culture, doing no more for young people than the Spice Girls.…
Grainge leads London music power list
Universal Music International boss Lucian Grainge tops the Evening Standard's list of London's most influential music people, ahead of Antonio Pappano and Simon Fuller.…
DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll announced this month
The winners of DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll will be announced at a party at Ministry Of Sound on 29 October, with tickets costing £5.…