Jazz musicians more prone to mood disorders, study finds
Manchester psychologist Dr Geoffrey Wills found jazz greats were eight times more likely to suffer drug dependency and four times more likely to have mood disorders.…
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Unknown Pop Idol favourite leads bookies’ Christmas number one odds
William Hill make the 2003 Pop Idol winner 4/1 favourite for the Christmas number one, with Fame Academy’s winner next at 7/1 and a long list of other acts.…
US music sales continue to slide in first half of 2003
US music shipments fell nearly 10% in the first half of 2003, with RIAA president Cary Sherman blaming illegal file-sharing, though singles sales rose.…
Jimi Hendrix tops Rolling Stone’s greatest guitarists list
Rolling Stone’s latest greatest guitarists survey places Jimi Hendrix first, ahead of Duane Allman, BB King and Eric Clapton, with few women featured.…
Radio 1 doing better than expected, according to Talk Sport figures
Talk Sport’s own listening figures show Radio 1 and BBC national stations performing better than expected, with Radio 1 regaining the most popular UK station position.…
Notting Hill Carnival attendance halves as police report 146 arrests
Police estimate 600,000 people attended the two-day Notting Hill Carnival, less than half last year, with 128 injured and 146 arrested.…
Some predict the death of the album as singles and EPs gain ground
Some in the US believe iTunes' pay-per-track model and the rise of EPs will shift buying away from albums, with RCA's Charles Goldstuck predicting fewer tracks per album.…
Pop Idol beats Fame Academy in Saturday ratings
Pop Idol drew 7.4m viewers on Saturday night against 4.8m for BBC's Fame Academy, after the BBC moved the show to compete head to head.…
Pollstar predicts millions in losses from US blackout gig cancellations
Pollstar predicts that gig cancellations caused by last week's North East America power cut will cost the live music industry millions of dollars.…
UK album sales hit record units but industry revenues still fall
BPI figures show UK album sales reached an all-time high in units in the first half of 2003, but label revenues fell 4.1% as singles sales slumped.…
Blender names the 50 worst artists in music history
US magazine Blender has ranked the 50 worst artists in music history, placing Insane Clown Posse at the bottom and Mick Jagger at 13.…
Ringtone sales set to overtake CD single sales
Mobile Data Association figures suggest ringtone sales will overtake CD single sales, with an estimated £70m of ringtones sold this year.…