The UK music industry could face an exodus of stars overseas - to less punitive tax regimes - following Gordon Brown's decision last week to review the rules on domicile tax status.

The Chancellor offered a "mixed bag" of goodies to the music industry in his budget, but they have been tempered by Brown's signal to plug a tax loophole,which favours people living in Britain, but born abroad and also earning money overseas.

This means someone born and living in ...