Despite free album furor, U2 tops iTunes listeningU2 faced such a backlash over its free album that the band apologized, but the Irish superstars claimed vindication as research showed its music dominated iTunes listening.
25 February 2015
Taylor Swift officially world's top seller in 2014Taylor Swift was crowned the world's top-selling artist in 2014, although an industry group said that the Disney soundtrack "Frozen" would have beaten her.
Pussy Riot aim at US police in first English songPussy Riot, the Russian band jailed after mocking the Kremlin, has released a first English-language song that takes aim not at Vladimir Putin but at US police brutality.
20 February 2015
Drake hits number one with surprise albumThe rapper Drake cruised to number one on the US charts with his new album, even though he released it only digitally and with no prior publicity.
Ricky Martin plans arena tour for new albumThe Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin announced a tour of arenas around North America to accompany his first studio album in four years.
Jay Z to acquire Wimp music serviceUS rap star Jay Z made a $56-million foray into the music streaming business, buying Norway's Wimp in a bid to compete with giants like Spotify and Apple.
Tom Petty says no hard feelings on Sam Smith songRocker Tom Petty says he never threatened to sue Sam Smith over his smash hit "Stay With Me" and agreed that similarities to his own "I Won't Back Down" were coincidence.