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Gloomy London rockers White Lies come second on the BBC's Sound of 2009 list.
The UK singles market grew by 33% in 2008 thanks to a growth in download sales, the BPI says.
Jimmy Page's manager Peter Mensch opens up on possible tour and album plans for Led Zeppelin minus Robert Plant.
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Pop singer Leona Lewis signs a book deal to tell the story of her journey from pizza waitress to international star.
The debut album by US indie rock group Fleet Foxes wins the Art Vinyl prize for best cover.
Album sales dip 14% in the US during 2008, but music purchases rise overall due to a surge in digital sales.
Rock star Prince says he plans to release three albums of new material in 2009 - without the help of a record label.
Top tastemakers speak up for the new acts they have picked for the BBC Sound of 2009 list.
A look at the turbulent career of cult musician John Martyn, who has been appointed OBE in the New Year Honours.
The career of Courtney Pine who has been appointed CBE in the New Year Honours.
Robert Plant, who has been appointed a CBE, has enjoyed a long and distinguished career since making it big in Led Zeppelin.
Influential jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who played on hundreds of recordings, dies in Los Angeles aged 70.
Elbow's Mercury Prize-winning album Seldom Seen Kid is UK music critics' album of a year, a survey says.
Duffy and Alexandra Burke were the UK's top-selling musicians of the year, according to official sales figures.
A round-up of the headlines from the music world in 2008.
The stars of stage, screen and soap opera tell us how they will be spending their Christmas.
X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's Hallelujah is the Christmas number one - with Jeff Buckley's version of the same song at number two.
The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan meets Pakistan's all-female pop group.
Take That's latest album will have sold more than a million copies by the end of Friday, according to the Official Charts Company.
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