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Oasis' "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" Certified Britain's Best-Selling Studio Album Ever
The Official Charts Company's all-time UK albums list, released July 22, 2026 on the chart's 70th anniversary, ranks Oasis' 1995 LP third overall and No. 1 among studio albums — behind only greatest-hits sets from Queen and ABBA.
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Fan Allegedly Urinates on Family of Four at Morgan Wallen's Baltimore Show, Maryland Police Investigating
Maryland Transportation Authority Police have opened a criminal investigation after a fan allegedly urinated on a family of four, including an 8-year-old girl, during Morgan Wallen's July 18 show at Baltimore's M&T Stadium.
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Kill Rock Stars: The DIY Origins of Olympia's Legendary Indie Label
In the early 1990s, Matthew "Slim" Moon founded Kill Rock Stars in Olympia, Washington, to press records for local bands nobody else would touch — and ended up documenting the birth of riot grrrl.
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Bangkok Music City 2027 Opens Artist Applications — International Deadline August 13
Thailand's Bangkok Music City has opened artist submissions for its 2027 edition, set for January 30-31 in Bangkok. International acts have until August 13, 2026 to apply.
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Bangkok Music City Issues Statement on Bangkok Nightclub Fire: 27 Dead
Thai festival Bangkok Music City posted a statement mourning victims of a nightclub fire in Bangkok's Ladprao entertainment district that killed 27 people, calling for shared responsibility on venue safety.
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Apple Music Raises US Subscription Prices for First Time in Nearly Four Years
Apple Music is hiking its US subscription prices, with the individual plan rising to $11.99 a month. It's the streaming service's first price increase since October 2022.
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Chris Martin to Produce World Cup Final Halftime Show, Robert Smith Publicly Tears Into FIFA
Chris Martin is curating the halftime show for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final, with Madonna, Shakira, BTS and Justin Bieber on the bill. The Cure's Robert Smith fired back on Instagram, calling FIFA's president 'Infantosser.'
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US CD Sales Jump 16% in H1 2026, Outpacing Vinyl Growth
Luminate's 2026 midyear report shows US CD sales grew 16% in the first half of the year, far outpacing vinyl's 2.4% growth, with BTS's ARIRANG and K-pop's multi-version collecting culture cited as key drivers.
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Madison Square Garden Sues Wired for Defamation Over Report on Celebrity 'Sexuality Database'
Madison Square Garden Entertainment is suing tech outlet Wired over a July 9 report alleging the venue kept a database tracking the gender identity and sexual orientation of hundreds of artists and celebrities. MSG denies the claims and is pursuing legal action.
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Garbage's Shirley Manson Apologizes to Mel C for "Cruel" 90s Spice Girls Criticism
Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson publicly apologized to Spice Girls' Mel C in an Instagram comment, admitting her 90s and 2016 criticism of the group was "flippant and cruel," after a Louis Theroux podcast resurfaced old quotes from multiple musicians.
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Live Nation, OVG and Saudi Arabia's SURJ Launch radia to Build Out Middle East Sports and Entertainment Venues
Live Nation, Oak View Group and Saudi sovereign investor SURJ Sports Investment have formed a joint venture called radia to manage, operate, brand and market sports venues across Saudi Arabia.
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Lorde Slams Spotify's AI Song Summaries: "We Don't Want This"
Lorde publicly criticized Spotify's new AI-generated song summary feature on Instagram, calling its description of her new track "Current Affairs" inaccurate and saying it limits listeners' freedom to interpret music for themselves.
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