ContactMusic — Reformed pop stars TAKE THAT have officially claimed 2010 as their year - they've been named the most popular live act in the U.K. ahead of KINGS OF LEON and LADY GAGA.The group's latest record, Progress, has proved to be a big hit following their re... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — In the early 1990s boy band and girl band acts dominated the British and Irish charts. Take That, The Spice Girls, East 17, and Boyzone sold millions of singles and were constantly on television.Then in 1994 a working-class guitar band named Oasis em... more info

Guardian Music — Combined digital and physical album sales drop by 7% but singles market continues to growThe music industry had another miserable year in 2010,with new figures published today showing that album sales had dropped for the sixth year running.Combined ... more info

411 Mania — People love Take That... more info

Perez Hilton — It's official! They are back - and with a VENGEANCE! Take That's latest album, Progress - which features the return of original member Robbie Williams to the group - has secured the boy band as Amazon.com's top-selling music act, out-selling both Th... more info

Pop Justice — "The Flood instrumental (on YouTube) is proving that Stuart Price is the 'noughties Trevor Horn'," @orchestrajb (http://www.twitter.com/orchestrajb) tells us on Twitter. "Layer upon layer of amazingness." But is @orchestrajb correct? rdYyTymM9EM ... more info

411 Mania — Rihanna finally knocks Take That off of the top... more info

NME — Rihanna overtakes Take That to top album chart more info

Gigwise — Taking top spot from Take That... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Take That finished the year back as a four-piece when they performed at two New Year parties in Barbados without Robbie Williams. Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Howard Donald performed a... more info