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Articles in November, 2004 issue of Music Week

• The Music Week playlist
  by Paul Williams
• Universal looks ahead with new digital arm: new media business to operate as stand-alone division
  by Joanna Jones
• Picture this: devices for video on the move
  by Joanna Jones
• Swedes set for northern exposure: as the international music industry prepares to gather in Stockholm for Sweden's Access All Areas event, Sonia Soltani finds the country's scene buoyant
  by Sonia Soltani
• Stores gearing up for rush on MP3 players for Christmas
  by Paul Williams
• Tipsters: a selection of UK tastemakers select their favourite upcoming releases
• The voices that won over the controller: Radio Two boss Lesley Douglas picks her favourite DJs
  by Paul Williams
• US video games giant links up with publisher
  by Paul Williams
• In-store next week
• When in Rome, do as the Romans ..
• Tipsters: a selection of UK tastemakers select their favourite upcoming releases
• West meets East and scarpers
  by Jim Larkin
• The official UK single chart: it has already been number one in the download chart, but that does not stop U2's Vertigo going straight to the top in physical sales
• Hot chip
  by Paul Williams
• Despite ignorant attacks, dance is alive and well
  by Janet Bell
• The official UK charts.
• Promo revamp focuses on the best in music vision
  by Paul Williams
• The upfront club top 40
• Virgin closes smaller shops in 'big' focus
  by Paul Williams
• Archive unearths US Jewish music
  by Andrew Stewart
• Revamped Wembley Arena to get extra 9m [pounds sterling] funding
  by Paul Williams
• In-store next week
• Artist manager launches label with financial backing from 19
  by Paul Williams
• Hall of Fame must not fade away: television event should act as catalyst for the country to celebrate Britain's musical heritage
  by Martin Talbot
• Small gadgets get a big hand: since the Sony Walkman burst on to the scene, the market for portable music players has exploded, boosted by the iPod. Adam Woods looks at how the sector is planning to expand
  by Adam Woods
• Networks and record labels: mobile operators are increasingly linking up with major labels to share the revenues available from mobile music. However, independent labels have been warier of making their content available on mobile.
• Quickfire: as Band Aid 20 builds momentum, John Kennedy talks about the project and its long-term impact
  by Jim Larkin
• New releases.
• The official UK singles chart: Girls Aloud top the singles chart with their charity fuelled cover smash, ahead of 12 new entries jockeying for position in the Top 30 alone
• Battle begins for Christmas pie: as labels release their festive schedules, Andrew Stewart underlines quarter four's highlights
  by Joanna Jones
• The UK radio airplay chart: Destiny's Child make a late dash to claim the number one spot, while Lemar, Jamelia, Michael Gray and Gwen Stefani look particularly strong with healthy gains
• Are digital-only labels a viable option? Universal Music UK is launching a new division offering artists digital-only deals and labels digital distribution. But can such set-ups work and make money?
• Live sector to crack down on eBay
  by Paul Williams
• New spin on the Eighties: BMG adds extra appeal to its eighties compilation, with a bonus karaoke disc part of the package
• EMI opts for safer internal network
  by Paul Williams
• The UK radio airplay chart: hopes for Lemar's new single have been boosted by the Fame Academy star achieving his first airplay number one, with Kylie also enjoying strong radio support
• Banking on a good thing
  by Derry Watkins
• The official UK albums chart: Eminem's Encore narrowly squeezes out Britney at the top of the chart after just two days on sale. Westlife, Shania Twain and Daniel Bedingfield also make Top 10 entries
• The official UK albums chart: Destiny's Child return at a modest five, with Blue's best of trailing slightly behind at six. Robbie holds at two climbs and Keane re-enter the Top 10
• Kylie: comeback queen: the release of Ultimate Kylie, the first hits collection to span the diminutive star's 18 years in the business, presents the perfect opportunity to reflect on one of the most colourful careers in pop. Adam Webb chats to Kylie and c
  by Adam Webb
• Machinery is put in place to power Band Aid 20 upwards; promotion, manufacturing and digital downloads already completed
• Album sales grow to year high point
  by Alan Jones
• The official UK albums chart: Pop opera takes the top spot in the shape of Il Divo, knocking Robbie's best off back to two. Meanwhile, Kings of Leon, Travis, Tina Turner and the Bee Gees all go Top 10
• New releases.
• The official UK charts.
• The official UK singles chart: there are seven new entries in the Top 10, with Eminem landing at number one, while Destiny's Child and Britney Spears claim numbers two and three respectively
• Fast chart
• New TVT set for first release
  by Paul Williams
• U2 drops copyright bombshell on EC: current acts join music legends and industry bodies to press EU for copyright rethink
  by Robert Ashton
• Do they know it's video time?
  by Jim Larkin
• Tastemakers
• TV airplay chart: U2's Vertigo makes a massive leap to the top, while Destiny's Child make a huge impact, entering the chart at five
• Tastemakers
• The Cure mark 25 years in style: the seminal goth band, who continue to fill stadiums around the world, mark their 25-year landmark with a series of deluxe reissues, starting with their debut album
  by Johnny Black
• The MW playlist
  by Paul Williams
• Tastemakers
• CDs fight DVD titles for Christmas cash; retailers say big-event titles point to healthy sales
  by Robert Ashton
• TV listings
• Radio playlists
• Impala rallies troops to halt major merger: lawyers and war chest in place to fight Sony BMG
  by Robert Ashton
• Fast chart
• Is it time for singles chart rules to be relaxed?
• Tipsters: a selection of UK tastemakers select their favourite upcoming releases
• TV airplay chart: Destiny's child are the clear leaders in TV airplay, outperforming Kylie and Eminem in the top three
• New awards mark airplay success
  by Paul Williams
• Energising Manx radio
  by Juan Turner
• Who would be best singing Bono's Band Aid lyric?
  by Sim Larkin
• 3G and the market: with some predicting that Christmas 2004 will be the tipping point for 3G and others approaching the market more cautiously, the festive season will be a crucial battleground in the fight to win over mobile users.
• Crib sheet: Inspired Broadcast Networks has launched the first vending machine for downloads, offering a digital library of 2.1m tracks which can be downloaded to mobile phones using Bluetooth or to a portable digital player through a USB connection
  by Jim Larkin
• The UK radio airplay chart: despite being the likeliest biggest seller of the year, Band Aid enters at 14 while Lemar continues to be radio's favourite, with If There's Any Justice
• Sales buoy the single track future: the rapidly growing download market poses plenty of questions, but offers huge opportunities
  by Martin Talbot
• Geri's back in pole position.
  by Alan Jones
• Station moves into profit
  by David Mortimer
• EMI on top with three-year high: best Universal figures to date are not enough to prevent EMI increasing its lead
  by Paul Williams
• Downloads boost strengthens case to merge charts
  by Paul Williams
• Gusto calls on Hall & Oates: Eric Prydz's sampling of Steve Winwood's Eighties classic inspires Gut imprint Gusto to resurrect Hall & Oates
• The upfront club top 40
• Inside track
  by Jim Larkin
• Quickfire: Nihal and DJ partner Bobby Friction now have a mainstream slot on Radio One. He talks about the compilation album that the pair have released
  by Jim Larkin
• MoS pumps up Eric offering; Ministry of Sound looks to capitalise on Eric Prydz brand with post-Christmas workout DVD

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