Music mogul Simon Cowell has alerted police after computers belonging to his record company Syco – part of Sony BMG – were hacked into, and an early version of Leona Lewis' hotly-anticipated collaboration with Justin Timberlake appeared online.

The mother of cult singer Jeff Buckley is convinced her son would have been amused that music mogul Simon Cowell has given him a boost up the pop charts - years after his death.

Elvis Presley is singing new duets from beyond the grave - with millions of fans who can log online to record a track with the late King.

Take That star Gary Barlow is determined to follow in Simon Cowell's footsteps by becoming a major music mogul.

Pop sensation Leona Lewis has landed her long-term boyfriend a job as a talent scout at a subsidiary of her record label Sony BMG.

THREE Irish priests are going for the record industry’s holy grail — a Christmas No 1.

Britney Spears is at the centre of an internet hoax after computer whizz kids superimposed the singer's face on Tyra Banks' body - and passed the images off as the CD cover of her new song 'Womanizer'.

THREE priests from the north yesterday prepared for global superstardom by signing a £1 million (€1.2m) contract with music giant Sony BMG.

Leona Lewis has become the first British artist to debut at Number One in the US album chart.

Pop star Leona Lewis is set for a $100m (€63.2m) pay day after rocketing to the top of the US singles chart with her hit song 'Bleeding Love'.

Bruce Springsteen, Mark Ronson and Leona Lewis are among a number of artists whose back catalogues will be made available for free online after record label Sony BMG signed a deal with music website We7.

Bosses at record label Sony are fuming after the US Billboard chart refused to recognise Michael Jackson's 'Thriller 25' as a new album.

Natasha Bedingfield has disappointed fans after cancelling her forthcoming UK tour - in favour of promotional commitments in America.

British music mogul Simon Cowell has broken the heart of a six-year-old girl after he went back on his decision to make her a superstar.

Kelly Clarkson refused to scrap material for her latest album My December on the orders of label boss Clive Davis, because she didn't want to be a "pushover".

The former boss of EMI's music division quit the troubled group with a £3.6m (€5.32m) pay-off, it was revealed today.

American Idol judge Simon Cowell has jumped to the defence of Kelly Clarkson, insisting she deserves the opportunity to try some of her own ideas for her forthcoming album 'My December'.

X Factor supremo Simon Cowell says he is bigger than The Boss.

X Factor supremo Simon Cowell says he is bigger than The Boss.

STRUGGLING music company EMI has confirmed that it received a fresh takeover approach from US rival Warner Music.

X Factor star Ben Mills has signed a five-album deal with record label Sony BMG.

Alain Levy earned more than £3.5m (€5.3m) in pay and bonuses last year as chairman and chief executive of EMI Music – a job held since October 2001.

Singer Charlotte Church has ditched her pop career to concentrate on TV presenting.

YouTube announced deals to licence content from two major record companies just hours before the wildly popular US video website agreed to be bought by Google for $1.6bn (€1.27bn).

Noel Gallagher has slammed their forthcoming best of album Stop the Clocks - insisting the release was the record label's idea not the band's.

A music publishing group with the rights to songs by Robbie Williams and Coldplay agreed to a £1bn (€1.47bn) takeover deal today.

Kevin Federline has finally won music industry backing for his much publicised fledgling career as a rapper after signing a deal with record label giant Sony BMG.

Shares in music giant EMI tumbled today after a European court ruling cast doubt over a possible trans-Atlantic merger with US rival Warner.

An EU court in Brussels today overturned the European Commission’s approval of a merger between the music units of media giants Sony and Bertelsmann AG that created the world’s second-largest record label.

A legal row between the world’s two biggest music companies over the imminent release of a CD called Music Inspired by Da Vinci was settled out of court today shortly before a judge in London was to announce his ruling on the dispute.

Music giant EMI was said today to be preparing a new £2.4bn takeover bid for Warner Music that it hopes will be more in tune with the wishes of its board.

Music group EMI today has revealed a fresh blow in its long-running attempts to secure a takeover of US-based rival Warner Music Group.

PROVIDENCE Equity Partners is considering providing €2 billion to help fund a break-up of Sony BMG, a music joint venture between Japan’s Sony and German media group Bertelsmann.

Rock bands Cheap Trick and The Allman Brothers Band are suing Sony Music, claiming they are being short-changed on royalties for songs downloaded legally over the internet.

Hollywood star Russell Crowe is stunned after Sony BMG executives refused to meet him to discuss a potential record deal.

Senior executives at record label EMI and US rival Warner Music were said today to be preparing for preliminary talks over a £4bn-plus merger.

Gareth Gates is looking for a new record deal after being dumped by Sony BMG.

Stripper turned X Factor star Chico is set to appear in a movie based on his own experiences.

'X Factor' contestant Chico Slimani has signed a record deal with Sony BMG.

In the second part of our Top 50 list of the most influential figures in Irish music, Joe McNamee considers some of the surprising results.

X-Factor winner Shayne Ward will today launch his bid to take the Christmas Number One slot with a live performance of the single in his home city of Manchester.

Pop star Kelly Clarkson has slammed reports she has been lip-synching during her recent US tour.

Michael Jackson’s new album sold just 8,000 copies in its first week in the United States.

Michael Jackson’s family is throwing a three-day party in Berlin this weekend to celebrate his father’s 76th birthday.