Colourful London synth duo La Roux come fifth on the BBC Sound of 2009 list of the brightest new music stars.

Radio 1 chart show DJ Fearne Cotton will announce the nominations for this year's Brit Awards.

Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals the six finalists bidding to represent the UK at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.

Album sales dip 14% in the US during 2008, but music purchases rise overall due to a surge in digital sales.

Singer Annie Lennox has joined high-profile campaigners to call for an end to Israel's bombing of the Gaza Strip.

Rock star Prince says he plans to release three albums of new material in 2009 - without the help of a record label.

Madonna's Sticky and Sweet show was the highest-earning music tour of 2008, taking $281.6m (£193m) worldwide.