UK record sales in decline
UK singles sales fell 42% in the first quarter of 2003 to £16m, against a Pop Idol peak last year, while album sales dropped 5% in units and 9% in revenue, according to the BPI.…
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Radio advertising up
Radio advertising spend in the first quarter of 2003 reached an all-time high for the period, up 2.3%, despite the war, though Capital Radio warned the market remains challenging.…
Rock still the biggest genre in the US
RIAA figures for 2002 show rock still takes the largest share of US record sales at 25%, while hip hop grew to 13.8% and US record sales fell.…
The grey downloaders increasingly important
MP3.com research suggests over-45s make up up to a quarter of music downloading, while Forrester predicts download revenue will reach £900m by 2007.…
Apple reach 2 million downloads
Apple's iTunes service has sold two million songs in its first sixteen days, with half sold as albums, though reports suggest hackers may have broken the system that stops shared tracks.…
R Kelly likely to stay top
Midweek figures suggest R Kelly will stay at number one, ahead of Girls Aloud, after Jive underestimated demand and some shops sold out of his single.…
Digital radio enjoying an up
Latest RAJAR figures show several digital music stations now reach between 500,000 and one million listeners, helped by cheaper digital radio sets and Freeview boxes.…
50 Cent back at top of US charts
50 Cent's album Get Rich or Die Tryin' is back at the top of the US albums chart, despite selling fewer copies than the previous week.…
R Kelly favourite for number one
Midweek figures suggest R Kelly will top the singles chart this weekend, with Blur's Think Tank favourite for the albums chart.…
RAJARs and Sonys announced today
UK radio listening figures from RAJAR are announced today, with music stations likely to have lost audiences during the war, and the Sony Awards are held the same evening.…
Eminem the footballers' warm-up favourite
A survey of Barclaycard Premiership clubs found Eminem is footballers' favourite pre-match music, with Man United choosing Iggy Pop and Newcastle favouring Mark Knopfler.…
Apple reach million downloads point already
Apple's music download service has sold a million tracks in just over a week, with Steve Jobs calling it the largest online music company in the world.…