ABC correction
CMU corrects an earlier report, saying Uncut's circulation rose 1.2 percent year on year rather than falling, making it the only paid-for music monthly to grow.…
Data & Reports
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Fewer artists hitting platinum sales
Research by Music Week finds fewer new UK artists reaching platinum sales, with only Adele and Duffy selling over 300,000 copies from debut albums this year.…
Rihanna knocks Perry off US No. 1
Rihanna's 'Disturbia' has ended Katy Perry's seven-week run at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100, her fourth US number one.…
Music press see declines in the latest ABCs
The latest ABC figures show most music magazines declining, with Kerrang! down 27.9 percent year on year and NME down 17.4 percent, while Mojo rose slightly.…
Radio revenues up but listeners down
Ofcom's Communications Market report shows commercial radio revenue rose almost 2 percent to £522 million last year, while listening hours fell 2.6 percent.…
Facebook becomes biggest social network
Facebook has overtaken MySpace as the largest social network worldwide, with 63 percent of its 132 million users outside North America, according to comScore.…
Amy Winehouse tops list of celebrities in Britons' nightmares
A Travelodge survey finds Amy Winehouse features most in British people's nightmares, ahead of Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling and others.…
Cliff Richard aims for number one in six decades
Cliff Richard hopes his new single Thank You For A Lifetime will make him the first artist to reach UK number one in six consecutive decades.…
Keane track sets Universal/Island free download record
Keane's 'Spiralling' has become Universal/Island's most downloaded free track, with 500,000 downloads in the week it was online.…
Anger at GCSE music exam that does not require reading music
BBC Music Magazine found an A grade at GCSE music is possible without reading music, prompting criticism from Damon Albarn and a college music head.…
Things not so hot on the White Isle
Ibiza-voice.com reports big Ibiza clubs cutting entrance fees as fewer UK clubbers travel, though Pacha's Danny Whittle says it is breaking records.…
Music fucks you up, study finds
A study in Australasian Psychiatry links certain music genres to higher risks of depression, self-harm and drug use among Australian teenagers.…