The ISPCC has welcomed a UK scheme to put age restrictions on music videos and called for other countries to adopt similar measures.

Boy band One Direction, including Niall Horan from Westmeath, were sitting on over £1m (€1.23m) in cash at the end of last year, new figures show.

HMV received a boost from the music industry today after the bosses of several major record labels pledged their support for the under-pressure chain.

George Michael has signed a new deal with the record company he tried to “divorce” in a long legal battle, it was announced today.