London - International record label trade group IFPI, and "American Idol" and "X Factor" producer Simon Cowell's record label SyCo have enlisted the police to help catch a hacker who leaked an unreleased track from artists Leona Lewis and Justin Timberlake, according to published reports. "IFPI is working with SyCo and law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Europe to trace the individuals who stole the Leona Lewis/Justin Timberlake track," Jeremy Banks, head of IFPI's Internet anti-piracy unit, told Reuters.

Los Angeles - More than one billion digital song downloads have been sold so far this year, an increase of 28% from 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures cited by Billboard. SoundScan projects that a total of 1.04 billion digital tracks will have been sold by year's end. The top digital track of 2008 so far is "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis, which has racked up 3.3 million download sales.