Although Take That’s new single The Flood has been beaten to the UK number one by Rihanna’s Only Girl (In The World), you won’t find them complaining.
It’s been a difficult year in the spotlight for young Joe McElderry. Since his triumph on the 2009 series of the X Factor, Joe has had to endure a Facebook campaign to deny him a number one single
Christina Aguilera has come a long way since her days on The New Mickey Mouse Club.
In news that is sure to delight their fans across the world, Britpop legends Blur are currently in talks about a reunion in 2011, with some all-new material possibly on the cards
Take That fans have been waiting fifteen years for their all time favourite band to get back together, and although they got their wish earlier this summer, they could well have been chanting a different name as the five guys took to the stage for the first time since the 90s.
U.S. rap star T.I. just can’t seem to keep himself out of trouble.
Like many of his contemporaries, rapper Kanye West seems to like whipping up a media storm
Tupac Shakur and Marvin Gaye – not the kinds of names you would expect to hear cited as influences for a rock band.
Since appearing on the X Factor in 2008, Diana Vickers has kept herself pretty busy.
Any fan of Eminem will know by now that he has few boundaries when it comes to writing lyrics, or shooting music videos.
There are few Bollywood playback singers who can compete with Kumar Sanu.
Stephanie Germanotta, or Lady Gaga to her legions of fans, is without doubt one of the most interesting and original artists to have emerged in recent years
When it comes to the managing and promoting of boybands, what Louis Walsh doesn’t know isn’t worth writing about.
Ever since Popstars aired on UK channel ITV in 2001, reality TV singing competitions have been big business. Since then, we’ve had Popstars: The Rivals and Pop Idol, the latter featuring Simon Cowell’s first appearance as a judge.
Since music videos became an essential marketing tool in the 1980s, artists have often looked to court controversy in order to make statements, generate interest and ultimately increase sales of their music.
It’s known by many names – Indipop, Hindi-Pop, Indian-Pop – but they all refer to the same thing. Ever since legendary Filmi playback singer Ahmed Rushdi released ‘Ko-Ko-Korina’ in 1966, pop music in India has steadily risen in popularity, and muscled its way into the Indian Filmi scene to grab the attention of the country’s youth.
In the west, movie soundtracks aren’t exactly massive sellers. Sometimes, a particular movie will tap into the zeitgeist of the time, with a compilation soundtrack featuring songs from a number of popular artists
The term free music used to refer to music that was created specifically to be freely copied, distributed and even modified under a free license.
Now that MP3s are outselling physical CDs and records, the download charts are probably the best indication of how popular a particular track is.
Since the launch of MP3s and other forms of digital music, the industry has begun to take the most popular music downloads into consideration when compiling music charts.
Respect the music man! Put in a search for music downloads and within seconds you’ll get literally thousands of results.
What a difference a decade makes, especially in the ever changing world of technology.
The advent of the Internet has brought a whole world of exciting entertainment right into our living rooms.
Look up the term ‘music mogul’ in any dictionary and you’ll find a picture of Simon Cowell, flashing that smug smile that has made him one of the most famous men on the planet.
Every artist will argue that their medium makes the most important contribution to society as a whole...
