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Confirming that their shares are to be immediately suspended from the London Stock Exchange, music retailer HMV announced plans to file for administration. Having battled with debt for the past few years – the brand have been close to bankruptcy on so many previous occasions – the time has now finally come for HMV to admit [...]

Bobby Womack has announced that he is currently in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The 68-year old, known for hits including “Across 110th Street” and “Woman’s Gotta Have It”, has been struggling to remember song titles and collaborators, according to NME. [...]

David Hyman, the founder of online music service MOG has stepped down from his position as CEO of the company, months after selling it to Beats Electronics. [...]

Virgin Media have confirmed the prices it will charge for use of the London tube Wi-Fi service when the free period ends in early 2013. [...]

The sad news has come in that Austin Peralta, one of the youngest and most talented affiliates of Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label, has passed away, aged just 22. [...]

ITV has announced its biggest rebrand since 2001, which will see all of its channels given wholly brand identities and colour schemes. Lead channel ITV1 will be renamed ITV, its previous name until ITV1 debuted 11 years ago. [...]

Whilst a number of leading artists from Rihanna to Redman have sent out musical messages of support to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, we finally have some news about a collective response from the musical community. [...]

Since the demise of Megaupload popular file-hosting service RapidShare has taken the threat of piracy with heightened seriousness. [...]

Research in Motion has finally announced an official launch date for the upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphones. The January 30, 2013 launch event will kick off what is likely to be RIM’s sink or swim moment, as former customers have been quick to move to more popular and publicised offerings including iOS and Android devices. [...]

Seven US Navy Seals have been punished for leaking classified information during their paid roles as consultants for Medal of Honor: Warfighter. [...]