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X Factor single sets European sales record
Monday, 15 December 2008
X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's debut single Hallelujah has set a European record, beating Leona Lewis, a previous champion of the show.
'X-Factor' winner a 'dead cert' for Christmas No 1
Monday, 15 December 2008
The X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke already has the Christmas No 1 "in the bag", according to one of Britain's biggest music retailers.
'I was the political Beatle,' says McCartney
Sunday, 14 December 2008
Sir Paul McCartney has shaken one of the cornerstones of Beatles mythology by claiming it was he, not John Lennon, who politicised the band after meeting the philosopher and pacifist Bertrand Russell in the mid-1960s.
Second date after Blur tickets sell in minutes
Friday, 12 December 2008
Tickets for Blur's reunion concert sold out within two minutes of going on sale today, organisers said.
Ministers to consider copyright extension
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Singers and musicians could keep earning from their songs for longer, after a Cabinet minister indicated the Government is considering extending copyright on sound recordings from 50 to 70 years.
Coldplay deny living the life on 'copied' hit
Thursday, 11 December 2008
British band defend accusation of copying Grammy-nominated song from veteran guitarist Joe Satriani
MixTape: An open letter to Radiohead from a disgruntled Brazilian
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Much to the delight of many music fans in South America, Radiohead are playing a round of gigs there in March. However one Radiohead devotee, Pedro, wasn't so impressed with the expensive ticket prices for the Brazilian gigs. He was so angry in fact, that he was moved to pen a letter which he sent to Radiohead and for some reason, copied us in too.
Coldplay denies copying Viva La Vida
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Coldplay hit back against accusations they copied another artist's work for the hit Viva La Vida.
Blur are back as Albarn and Coxon make up
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Britpop group bury the hatchet seven years after guitarist quit
MixTape: Coldplay's 'Riffgate'
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
A fine set-to has blown up between US rock guitarist Joe Satriani and everyone's favourite stadium rockers, Coldplay. The former (aka Professor Satchafunkilus - you know someone means business with a name like that) has accused Britain's favourite stadium rockers of stealing the widdly-woo riff from his song "If I Could Fly", for their song "Viva la Vida", prompting this terse yet ever so polite response from Coldplay. Thankfully with the help of YouTube you can judge for yourself. An enterprising fellow has put together a video with both tracks side by side.
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