Author compiles list of 52 most miserable songs
Author Tom Reynolds has published 'I Hate Myself and Want to Die', listing the 52 most miserable songs, topped by Newsong's 'The Christmas Shoes', as reported by The Independent.…
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Coldplay debut in US top ten with Speed Of Sound
Coldplay's single 'Speed of Sound' enters the US singles chart at number eight, the first British band to debut in the top ten since The Beatles in 1968.…
P2P usage rises despite litigation
A Slyck.com study estimates 8.5 million US P2P users, nearly double 2003 levels, despite the RIAA's litigation campaign.…
Britney Spears places last in poll of cool celebrity mums
Britney Spears came last in an AOL poll of 6-to-12-year-olds asked to name the coolest celebrity mum, with Jessica Simpson topping it.…
Ahead in chart race
Elvis's re-release of 'A Little Less Conversation' is outselling the Tony Christie and Peter Kay charity single and may take the number one spot this weekend.…
PC Pro damning of digital space
PC Pro's review of UK download services criticises high prices, poor encoding and draconian limits, picking US indie Audiolunchbox and Russian service allofmp3.com as the best options.…
Readers would vote Coldplay in for government
A Populus poll for NME finds readers would vote the Liberal Democrats into government and prefer Chris Martin as prime minister, ahead of Bono, Morrissey and Thom Yorke.…
P2P users open to increased spam
A report from network protection firm Blue Security warns that P2P users expose personal folders to others, allowing spammers to harvest email addresses and potentially reach corporate networks.…
Greatest Albums poll fuels sales surge
Albums featured in Channel 4's Greatest Albums poll have jumped up Amazon's chart after the programme, with Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell records climbing sharply.…
Vinyl proving popular in charity shops
Children's charity Barnardos reports rising demand for vinyl in its shops, with 1970s and 1980s records most popular, and is asking people to donate unwanted collections.…
City types look to Coldplay to lift EMI shares
Investors are linking EMI's share price to the success of the new Coldplay album, after the major blamed delayed Gorillaz and Coldplay releases for disappointing profits earlier this year.…
Official Charts Company says chart revamp a success
The Official Charts Company says it is pleased with the singles chart revamp, while AIM argues that two thirds of independent artists in the Top 75 fell because of download data.…