Beatles track hailed as best British song of all time
A Q magazine survey of music experts ranked The Beatles' 'A Day In The Life' as the best British song of all time, ahead of The Kinks and Oasis.…
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Opinion divided on iTunes phone
Analysts are divided on the Motorola iTunes phone, launched in the US, with some doubting its appeal and price while others see potential in the Apple and Motorola partnership.…
Babyshambles voted worst act of the summer
An NME poll of 10,000 fans named Babyshambles the most disappointing act of the festival summer, while Foo Fighters were voted the best band.…
Carey holds top two Top One Hundreds
Mariah Carey holds the top two spots on the US Hot 100 with We Belong Together and Shake It Off, becoming only the fifth act to do so.…
File sharers go from BitTorrent to eDonkey
A CacheLogic study says file sharers are leaving BitTorrent for rival networks such as eDonkey amid legal pressure, with CEO Andrew Parker saying the content is what matters.…
Iraqi Pop Idol attracts record viewers
The Iraqi version of Pop Idol, commissioned by TV channel al-Sumeria, has attracted a record number of viewers, with a twelve-year-old boy currently the favourite.…
New report reckons P2P will remain popular
A report from Oxford Analytica predicts P2P file-sharing usage will keep rising despite industry lawsuits and legitimate download services, and questions the effectiveness of copy protection.…
Blunt not number one, shock
According to the midweek charts, James Blunt will not top the singles chart this weekend, with McFly likely to replace him with 'I'll Be Okay'.…
New York critics savage John Lennon musical
A musical about John Lennon has received poor reviews in New York after its opening night at the Broadhurst Theatre, following similarly poor notices in San Francisco.…
Over 75,000 X Factor hopefuls audition for new series
More than 75,000 people have auditioned for the next series of The X Factor, which starts on ITV on 20 August with Cowell, Walsh and Osbourne as judges.…
Dylan track changed the world
A survey by Uncut magazine names Bob Dylan's 'Like A Rolling Stone' as the music, film, TV and book that changed the world most, beating Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel'.…
Rajars round up
Jamie Theakston's Heart 106.2 breakfast show lost about 250,000 listeners, while the BBC's combined radio audience of 32.8 million beat the commercial sector's 31.2 million.…