Concerts at home a success for Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 says its Musicians On Call scheme, which brings free classical home concerts to people unable to attend venues, has been a huge success.…
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Pre-Beatles recording the most valuable
Record Collector magazine says a first pressing of The Quarry's 'That'll Be The Day', featuring Lennon and Harrison, is the most valuable record of all time at about £100,000.…
Peel favourite for Christmas number one?
William Hill has made the Undertones' Teenage Kicks fourth favourite for Christmas number one at 14:1, though EMI has yet to decide on a re-release.…
OutKast get multi-platinum award for downloads
OutKast are the first act to receive a US multi-platinum award for a legal download, for over 400,000 sales of Hey Ya.…
Elvis tops dead rich list
Forbes.com's annual survey ranks Elvis Presley as the highest earning dead celebrity, with his income going to Elvis Presley Enterprises, owned by his daughter Lisa Marie.…
Rod Stewart gets first US number one in 25 years
Rod Stewart's covers album Stardust: The Great American Songbook Volume III has topped the US album chart, his first US number one in 25 years, though he faces a lawsuit from promoters.…
Employee downloading costing Australian companies millions
A survey by Exinda Networks estimates employees downloading music and video at work costs Australian businesses over $60 million a year in network capacity.…
Vaughan down and Moyles up in new RAJARs
Official RAJAR figures show Johnny Vaughan has lost listeners on Capital's breakfast show, while Chris Moyles has grown Radio 1's audience.…
Johnny Vaughan's Capital breakfast audience figures
Unofficial GfK figures suggest Johnny Vaughan has added 91,000 daily listeners to Capital's breakfast show, ahead of official RAJAR figures.…
UK singles sales hit all-time low with Eric Prydz at number one
Eric Prydz's Call On Me returns to number one with 23,519 sales, the lowest figure for a UK number one since charts began in 1969.…
Christina and Britney set for head-to-head chart battle
Christina Aguilera's single Car Wash has reportedly been moved to clash with Britney Spears' My Prerogative, both due 1 November.…
Independent review says BBC 3 and BBC 4 offer "poor value"
A government-commissioned review led by Patrick Barwise says BBC 3 and BBC 4 offer poor value for money given their low viewing figures.…