Independent labels responsible for 40% of platinum-certified artist albums
An Association of Independent Music analysis found that over a quarter of 2002's platinum-selling original artist albums were on independent labels.…
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Fame Academy 2 loses nearly a million viewers in a week
BBC1's Fame Academy 2 has lost almost 1m viewers in a week after going head-to-head with the second series of ITV's Pop Idol.…
Justin Timberlake tops Company magazine's Sexiest Men list
Justin Timberlake takes the top spot in Company magazine's annual 100 Sexiest Men survey, ahead of David Beckham, with several music figures in the top ten.…
Radio 1 audience falls to all-time low in RAJAR figures
Radio 1's weekly audience has fallen to an all-time low of 9.87m in the latest RAJAR figures, bringing Radio 4 close to overtaking it, a blow for controller Andy Parfitt.…
Mercury Prize nominees enjoy sales boost at HMV
Lower-profile Mercury Prize nominees have seen sales rise, with HMV reporting increases of 318% for Soweto Kinch, 231% for Eliza Carthy and 214% for Terri Walker.…
Freeview homes reach 1.51m as digital viewing hits 40%
The IPA says 1.51m UK homes had Freeview at the start of July 2003, up from 763,000 a year earlier, with digital viewing now accounting for 40% of homes, while cable has fallen.…
Jupiter Research cuts forecast for US online music sales
Jupiter Research has cut its forecast for US legal online music revenues to $3.3bn by 2008, from $5.1bn by 2007, and says piracy and competition for entertainment spending remain problems.…
Robbie Williams and Christina Aguilera top Century FM karaoke poll
A Century FM poll of 1,000 listeners named Robbie Williams and Christina Aguilera as the country's top karaoke idols, with Liam Gallagher and Madonna next.…
Peter Malik's EP with Norah Jones sells 20,000 units in US first week
Peter Malik's seven-track EP 'New York City', featuring Norah Jones on vocals, sold more than 20,000 units in the US in its first week, with a full album expected around October.…
Survey finds Americans rate Eminem more truthful than George W Bush
A survey of 1,016 Americans commissioned by Los Angeles radio station KIIS FM found 53% considered Eminem's rhymes more credible than President Bush's speeches.…
Music training linked to better verbal memory in children
Psychologists studying 90 boys aged six to fifteen found those given musical training had better verbal memories, though critics suggest extra encouragement may explain the difference.…
ARIA's Australian piracy figures questioned
Australian commentators Phil Tripp and Sam Varghese question ARIA's figures on illegal downloading and CD burning, which they say don't add up.…