Music Week awards
EMI, Sugababes, Island Records, BMG, Xfm and producer Ken Nelson were among the winners at the Music Week awards.…
Xfm
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Capital share price up after happier predictions
Capital Radio Group's share price rose 4% after JP Morgan analyst Simon Mays-Smith predicted audience and advertising growth from programming changes.…
Brown denies Harry Potter part
Ian Brown's management deny reports he is in line for a Harry Potter role, calling it the funniest rumour they have heard, and say he declined Celebrity Big Brother.…
Holmes: a soundtrack and a remix set
David Holmes has written and produced the soundtrack for Analyze That, out 13 January, and is DJing at the XFM Remix night at Cargo.…
Zane Lowe to take over session slot, eventually
Radio 1 will have Colin Murray present the Evening Session from 7 January as a fill-in, before Zane Lowe takes over in late spring once his Xfm contract ends.…
Britpop film debuts at London Film Festival
Documentary 'Live Forever', charting the nineties British music scene, debuts at the London Film Festival before a UK release in January, with US release likely.…
Xfm goes in print
Xfm and publisher Swinstead launch a monthly newsstand music magazine from February, edited by Rich Sutcliffe, with Foo Fighters on the first cover.…
Fatboy looks to hip hop for influence
Fatboy Slim tells Xfm's Zane Lowe he will bring a bigger rap element to his next album, citing a fallow period for dance music.…
Universal love legal battle over
Universal Music has settled its dispute with Courtney Love, clearing the way for a Nirvana best of and rarities album, expected in the US on 12 November.…
Hip hop wars on London radio
London station Kiss has signed DJ Adam F for a weekend hip hop show that will compete directly with hip hop shows on Radio 1 and Xfm.…
Legal wranglings part three: Courtney versus Universal, Universal versus everyone
Courtney Love is likely to settle her contract dispute with Geffen, while the label has warned stations to stop playing the unreleased Nirvana track 'You Know You're Right'.…
Moyles: TV warning, radio rumours
Chris Moyles' new Channel 5 show has drawn an ITC warning over its Carling sponsorship, while rumours suggest changes at BBC Radio 1 that the station denies.…