- Girl of the moment Lily Allen has managed to pull off a double in the UK charts as her album It’s Not Me, It’s You debuts at the top of the album listings. Her current single, The Fear, is on its third week at the top of the singles charts with Allen being the first artist to achieve this double feat since The Kings Of Leon back in October of last year.
- New Zealand is on the verge of introducing a new law that would allow legitimate disconnection of any internet users who download music illegally. Proposed for February 28th, the “Guilt Upon Application” law would mean that connections could be cut without trial if copyright infringement has occurred. The Creative Freedom Foundation however are speaking out against the law.
- Coldplay’s triumphant 2008 release Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends has been announced as the biggest selling album of the year, shifting 6.8m copies across both physical and digital platforms. Four UK acts made the top ten and you can see the top 50 here.
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