Collecting societies: in good shape and more important than ever
At a MusicTank event, MCPS-PRS Alliance chief John Hutchinson argued the collecting societies are in good shape despite criticism and EC scrutiny.…
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Iron Maiden's Eddie tops poll of best band T-shirts
Teeshirtstore.co.uk's public poll names Iron Maiden's Eddie the best band T-shirt of all time, with FCUK named the worst.…
Robbie Williams tops UK calendar sales chart
Robbie Williams tops Danilo's UK calendar sales chart, with David Beckham down to number five, according to the Sun.…
OfCom research finds BBC radio received nearly £10 million of free TV advertising
OfCom research estimates BBC radio stations received around £17 million of free promotion on BBC TV between April and July, with Radio 5 Live alone getting £9.3 million.…
Digital downloading on the up, says TNS research
Research by TNS finds download and internet CD buyers spend less than half as much in high street shops, with around 300,000 legal downloaders this summer.…
Eminem's Encore heading for number one
Eminem's Encore is expected to top the chart on Sunday, while the new Band Aid 20 single is listed for Radio 1 playlisting.…
Beatles' Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da named worst song ever in survey
A survey of the worst songs ever made has placed the Beatles' Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da at the top, ahead of Gazza's Fog On The Tyne.…
Bright Eyes take top two places on Billboard singles chart
Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst holds the top two places on the US Billboard singles chart with Lua and Take It Easy (Love Nothing).…
Report says illegal downloading does affect record sales
A US study of 412 students found album spending fell from $126 to $100 when they had access to P2P networks, though other research has been inconclusive.…
Cowell's opera group top the charts
Il Divo's self-titled debut tops the UK album chart with 130,000 copies sold, while Eminem's 'Just Lose It' debuts at number one on the singles chart.…
BBC publish latest complaints report
The BBC's quarterly complaints bulletin upholds complaints against Sarah Kennedy, Dom Wood, Bill Oddie and comments about Sir Cliff Richard, among others.…
KarmaDownload talk up first eight weeks
Independent download platform KarmaDownload reflects on its first eight weeks, citing distribution deals, a BT Digital Media Awards nomination and a mobile launch.…