INFAMOUS record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles andalso took control of some of the Rolling Stones’ best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Chart star Robbie Williams is the music world’s biggest winner of 2003, according to a new list of the all-time greats today.

Pop princess Kylie Minogue has shot past stars such as Whitney Houston and Prince to claim a place as one of the most popular chart stars of all time.