iTunes close to selling one billion downloads
Apple's iTunes is close to selling its one billionth download, with an online meter tracking sales and prizes offered to customers at milestone downloads.…
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Leo Sayer remix could be number one
A remix of Leo Sayer's Thunder In My Heart by DJ Meck may reach the top three this week, having been backed by Pete Tong and added to Radio 2's playlist.…
US Copyright Office report on orphan works
A US Copyright Office report, commissioned by senators Orrin Hatch and Patrick Leahy, says orphan works deter use and proposes better databases and legislative fixes.…
RAJAR round up
The latest RAJAR figures show BBC Radio boosting its listening share, with Chris Moyles and Terry Wogan leading strongly while Xfm's audience falls after O'Connell's departure.…
West tops US critics poll
Kanye West's 'Late Registration' tops a pre-Grammy survey of 795 US critics by The Village Voice, with MIA's 'Arular' in second place.…
BBC dominate even more in radio ratings
BBC Radio has taken its biggest-ever lead over commercial rivals in the latest RAJAR figures, with a 55.1% audience share.…
Il Divo top US charts
Simon Cowell's pop-opera group Il Divo have gone straight to number one on the US album chart with 'Ancora', knocking Jamie Foxx off the top spot.…
Celebrity Big Brother raises nearly half a million for charity
Phone voting on the latest Celebrity Big Brother series raised over £480,000 for charity, with Endemol and phone partners also taking a share, while Pete Burns may work with Jake Shears.…
NME writers say Stone Roses are the best
A poll of NME writers has voted The Stone Roses' eponymous debut the best British album of all time, ahead of The Smiths' 'The Queen Is Dead' and Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe'.…
James Blunt makes US top ten
James Blunt's debut album 'Back To Bedlam' has reached number nine in the US album chart, sixteen weeks after its American release.…
Domino make more CDs shock
Domino Records has had to press more Arctic Monkeys albums after early sales of 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' looked set to exceed 200,000 in the first week.…
Arctic Monkeys debut even, even bigger
Arctic Monkeys' debut album sold 118,501 copies on its first day, and could beat Hear'Say's 306,631 first-week debut record if sales continue at this pace.…