Bertelsmann admit to Nazi past
Media giant Bertelsmann, which owns BMG, has admitted lying about its Nazi-era past after an independent commission found its wartime publishing was anti-Semitic.…
Data & Reports
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Stop pushing terrestrial digital TV, report says
A Forrester Research report urges governments to stop forcing digital terrestrial TV on consumers, arguing it cannot make profits against cable and satellite.…
Musicians need more support
A Youth Music report finds musicians with formal training lack life and business skills, and a debate recommended more primary school performance and better co-ordination among music educators.…
Madonna number one
Madonna tops VH1's Top 100 women in music poll with 17% of 750,000 votes, with Kate Bush the highest-placed British artist at number ten.…
More Pop Idol records
Kelly Clarkson's debut double A-side is the fastest-moving single on the Billboard Hot 100 ever, and the first to sell over 200,000 copies since 1999.…
American Idol straight to number one
American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson's debut double A-side tops the Billboard chart with 236,000 sales, dwarfing the rest of the top 20.…
Major report on the training of musicians published next week
Youth Music will publish a report next week on the work, education and training of professional UK musicians, commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council.…
UK record industry optimistic as big releases hit the schedules
The UK record industry expects a sales recovery from a series of major Autumn albums, including U2, Westlife and Robbie Williams, with HMV predicting a record Christmas.…
Peer-to-peer file sharing adds costs for ISPs, study finds
A Sandvine study claims peer-to-peer file sharing raises ISPs' network costs, with Freeserve admitting P2P accounts for 60% of its traffic.…
Ice Cube's Barbershop tops US box office
Ice Cube's low-budget film Barbershop has beaten Robin Williams's new movie to top the US box office, grossing $21m in its first weekend.…
Coldplay move to number one on Australian album chart after recount
Coldplay rose to number one on the Australian album chart after ARIA recalculated the chart when a Big W data file failed.…
Classical in live decline despite radio listeners
A research report finds classical concert attendance is falling even as more young people listen to classical radio, making audiences older and whiter.…