THE biggest change in the compilation of the Top 50 Singles chart in Irish music history takes place today when online sales will be counted for the first time.

Around 50 individuals and companies who illegally uploaded music tracks from the web will be hit with legal action, the Irish Recorded Music Association said today.

Sheryl Crow is doing a special in-flight concert on a United Airlines flight as a promotional gimmick to launch the airline’s partnership with Sony’s new Connect Online Music Service.