Sony has secured financing from an Abu Dhabi investment fund to back its bid for British music company EMI, an acquisition that would beef up its content catalogue as it struggles to compete with Apple... more
Sales of Amy Winehouse records have surged since her death, with her acclaimed second album Back to Black re-entering the charts almost five years after its release... more
Katy Perry's record label EMI is being eyed up for a takeover by billionaire Len Blavatnik's Access Industries, Sony Music Entertainment and Vivendi's Universal Music Group... more
It’s the last quarter of the year and the record companies are bringing out their star performers. So can Kanye, Duffy and JLS scale the heights? Or will they all be pipped to the top by SuBo?... more
Business Interview: Universal’s boss, who enjoyed business star status at last night’s Brits, is unknown outside the music industry. But he's off to New York soon to head the world's biggest record label... more
Hector Sants no sooner quits the Financial Services Authority, as he always said he would after three years, than the Tories are rushing to cover him with praise... more
Subscription service offering unlimited legal downloads to be launched after ground-breaking deal between leading internet service provider and the world's biggest music label... more
Eagle-eyed observers who managed to take their eyes off the on-track action at Sunday’s nailbiting Brazilian Grand Prix may have noticed trackside hoardings for a company called Form - a company owned by Petra Ecclestone... more
The appointment of Stephen Hester as chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland marks a long-awaited return to banking for the former Credit Suisse First Boston and Abbey National man after four years as head of British Land... more
If you thought that they looked bad before the Brit Awards started then these pictures of Britain's finest pop stars as the night wore on are even more shocking. The most candid display of drunkenness came as Bianca Gascoigne, stepdaughter of former England footballer Paul, ended up in a heap in the gutter after being turned away from Kylie Minogue's party at Movida nightclub in the early hours of the morning
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