UK album sales hit all-time high in 2004
UK retailers sold 163.4 million albums in 2004, a new all-time high, while legal downloads passed single sales in the run-up to Christmas.…
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Sisters best seller of 04, actually
Christmas sales of Scissor Sisters' debut album pushed it above Keane to top the 2004 best-selling album chart, with the revised top ten listed.…
Official 2004 charts show Keane and Band Aid 20 on top
Keane's 'Hopes And Fears' was 2004's best-selling album and Band Aid 20 its best-selling single, according to the Official UK Charts with the top ten listed.…
Keane's album best seller of 2004
Keane's debut album Hopes and Fears is the best selling album of 2004 according to HMV, beating Robbie Williams' greatest hits, while Band Aid 20 is the year's biggest single.…
Glastonbury wins UK festival award
Glastonbury has been named Best Major Festival and Most Innovative Festival in the first VirtualFestivals.com awards, voted by fans.…
Keane head back into the studio
Keane will start recording a follow-up to Hopes And Fears over the Christmas break, with songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley having written new material on tour.…
BPI figures show UK industry in good health
BPI figures show UK album sales rose 3% in the year to September 2004, while singles fell 12%, or rose 9% when official download sales are included.…
MTV Asia Awards
Keane and Jet each received three nominations for the MTV Asia Music Awards, which will be presented in Bangkok next February.…
Keane college press conference
College marketing company Wild is holding a press conference with Keane in West London for college media on 26 October.…
Old timers grab the headlines at Q Awards
Keane, Franz Ferdinand and Muse won top Q Awards, while Elton John and Bryan Ferry drew most attention with remarks about Madonna and fox hunting.…
Keane announce new single and UK tour
Keane will release 'This Is The Last Time' on 22 November, following a UK tour running from late October to mid-November.…
Two more OC soundtracks to come
Two further soundtrack albums drawn from The OC are planned, including Music From the O.C.: Mix 2 with exclusive tracks and a Christmas-themed Mix 3.…