• The Top 40 countdown will be coming to an MTV near you. The Official Charts Company has struck a long-term deal with MTV that will see the television channel air the Singles Chart countdown across it’s channels for UK and European viewers.
  • A local Cambridge band Hamfatter have secured a deal unlike any other by appearing on Dragon’s Den and winning the favours of judge Peter Jones. Selling 30% of their royalties on their next two album in exchange for a £75,000 investment the band have completed what they call “the deal of the century”.
  • A study by the Chichester and Gloucestershire Universities has concluded that drumming in a rock concert can be just as demanding as playing in a major football match. The study found that the heart rate of a drummer would, on paper, be practically indistinguishable to that of say Cristiano Ronaldo after a league match.

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