Downloading no longer male dominated, says Music Choice census
The fourth European Music Census from Music Choice found female download growth in the UK outpacing male growth, with Germany highest for download participation.…
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G4 face Eminem in race for album chart number one
G4 are heading for the top of the album chart this weekend, but Eminem's greatest hits album 'Curtain Call' is released on Friday and HMV expects it to take the number one slot.…
New research suggests P2P usage still at crisis levels
Jupiter Research says illegal P2P file sharing remains high in Europe, with 35% of 15-24 year olds admitting to using such services.…
Williams breaks ticket record
Robbie Williams has reportedly sold 1.6 million tickets for his next world tour within a day, beating NSYNC's previous one-day record.…
iTunes one of top ten biggest music sellers in US
According to an NPD survey, iTunes is now the seventh biggest music seller in the US, ahead of Tower Records and Sam Goody, with Wal-Mart at the top of the list.…
Apple biggest player in Japanese digital market
Business Computer News reports Apple holds a 60% share of Japan's MP3 player market, despite launching its iTunes Music Store there only this summer, and analysts say the wider mobile content sector matters more.…
British music performs well across Europe
IFPI figures show six of the eight artists given Europe awards for a million sales this week are from the UK, with KT Tunstall, Kaiser Chiefs and James Blunt among the new acts reaching the landmark.…
Last.fm passes one million users
Internet radio service Last.fm has signed up its millionth user, with managing director Martin Stiksel saying the figure shows listeners want personalised music.…
P2P usage up but music sharing down, survey finds
An XTN Data survey finds 52 million Americans regularly use P2P, with music sharing falling while film and TV sharing rises.…
Westlife and Shayne Ward favourites for Christmas number one
Ladbrokes say Westlife and the X-Factor winner are joint favourites for the Christmas number one, while William Hill believe Shayne Ward will win the show.…
Napster survey estimates two billion CDs lost from UK collections
A Napster survey of UK music fans estimates around two billion CDs have been lost, with respondents reckoning they had lost an average of 37 albums each.…
The case for harmonious copyrights, or not
At a MusicTank copyright conference, speakers including Emma Pike and BPI chief Peter Jamieson debated the inconsistency between songwriters' and sound recording copyright terms.…