Flaming Lips named T in the Park's best band by NME readers
NME readers have voted The Flaming Lips the best band at T in the Park, scoring 9.5 out of 10 despite the White Stripes' withdrawal.…
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Super Furry Animals and Stereophonics may challenge Beyonce's chart lead
Stereophonics and Super Furry Animals may challenge for the top spots in this week's singles and album charts, with Dizzee Rascal possibly charting too.…
Official Chart Company considers measures to save the singles chart
The Official Chart Company has released proposals from industry figures to halt the decline in singles sales, including moving chart day and release day.…
Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced named greatest guitar album by Mojo
Mojo has named Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced the greatest guitar album of all time, with The Who and Howlin' Wolf in the top three.…
Beyonce likely to keep chart grip this weekend
Midweek chart data suggests Beyonce will hold number one singles and albums this weekend, with Benny Benassi at two and The Coral in the top five.…
ARIA says 11% of Australian music obtained illegally
The Australian Record Industry Association says 3.6m Australians copied CDs and 3.4m downloaded tracks illegally in six months, with Stephen Peach linking this to falling sales.…
RIAA claims file-sharing services lost users after lawsuit threats
Web stats firm Neilsen Net says Kazaa and Morpheus lost 15% of users after the RIAA threatened lawsuits, though Sharman Networks disputes the cause.…
NME survey reveals the facts about Glastonbury 2003
An NME reader survey of Glastonbury 2003 found 22% of attendees had sex, 65,000 admitted taking drugs, and Radiohead were named the best act.…
Pirate CD market big
The IFPI reports that illegal CDs topped one billion units in 2002, worth £2.8bn, with two in every five CDs or cassettes sold being illegal.…
US live industry happy
US concert attendance rose 24% in the first half of the year, with gross receipts up 26% to $678m, according to Pollstar.…
Download/buying survey
A survey by Music Programming Ltd suggests that downloaders buy more albums, though the BPI argues most downloads happen because they are free.…
Media Guardian media top 100
The Media Guardian Top 100 names the most influential people in British media, with separate top ten lists for radio, television and publishing.…