RIAA research supports download sales drop link
The RIAA has published research linking a 10% fall in US music shipments to downloading, with RIAA president Cary Sherman blaming illegal file-sharing.…
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Rockers amongst British icons
A BBC viewer vote for the 100 British icons includes several musicians, all of them white men, with the countdown airing in October.…
1Xtra reports: clubbers fear violence
A TX study for 1Xtra finds a third of young black clubbers do not feel safe on a night out, with 77% having witnessed violence.…
Elvis leads the tributes
A PRS survey of UK pubs and clubs reveals Elvis Presley is the most replicated artist in tribute acts, with Robbie Williams the only post-1990s name in the top ten.…
NME fails to regain position
Latest ABC figures show that NME has failed to regain its position as the best-selling music weekly, with Kerrang! increasing its lead.…
Industry reacts to fall in UK music sales
UK music sales value fell 15.4% in the April to June quarter, with the industry blaming the World Cup, the Jubilee and weather.…
Piracy figures continue to increase
The BPI's annual handbook puts the cost of illegal CDs to the industry at more than £27m, with about 4.3 million counterfeit CDs thought to have been made in 2001.…
The charts are in
Readers of Total Guitar have voted Jimi Hendrix the greatest guitarist of all time, and the Co-op Funeral Service has published the most-requested pop songs for UK funerals.…
BBC blame football for Cox decline
The latest RAJAR figures show Sara Cox's breakfast show down almost a million listeners on last year, with BBC bosses blaming World Cup matches, while Terry Wogan remains the top breakfast DJ.…
Web defeats print
Research commissioned by Freeserve suggests the internet has overtaken newspapers and magazines to become the third most-used media source in web-connected households, behind TV and radio.…
Cocaine caused Entwistle heart attack
A coroner has concluded that cocaine exacerbated John Entwistle's pre-existing heart condition at his death in Las Vegas, though the death was accidental, not an overdose.…
Vines enjoy US success
Australian band The Vines reportedly sold 50,000 copies in their first US week, with an MTV special recorded at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame to air.…