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‘The Number Ones’ explores 20 No. 1 hits that ‘ruptured’ music from the Beatles to Soulja Boy

While plucking the 20 most momentous Billboard No. 1 hits over six-plus decades, music critic Tom Breihan skipped over no shortage of notable Georgia artists, from Gladys Knight and Ray Charles, to R.E.M. and OutKast.

Tribune News Service

Story of the song: Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O’Connor

From The Independent archive: Robert Webb on a discarded Prince song that packed an emotional punch for the Irish singer

The Independent UK

Making the radical case for Sinéad O'Connor: She was right all along

Thirty years ago this month, Sinéad O'Connor tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live," effectively destroying her mainstream career with a single act of protest against the Catholic Church.

Los Angeles Times

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So which decade was better? Battle of the 1960s v the 1980s

Pattie Boyd, face of the swinging 60s, last week said that, in truth, the 80s were better. We asked two Observer writers who grew up in those decades to fight it out…

The Guardian - UK

Mo Ostin, longtime Warner records chairman, dies at 95

Mo Ostin, a self-effacing giant of the music business who with rare integrity presided over Warner Bros

The Independent UK

Mo Ostin, US record exec who signed Jimi Hendrix and the Kinks, dies aged 95

Headhunted by Frank Sinatra, the head of Warner/Reprise oversaw classic releases by the likes of Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Prince

The Guardian - UK

William Hart, Delfonics lead singer and songwriter, dies aged 77

Hart was the primary songwriter for the Philadelphia sweet-soul group, who recorded with Thom Bell and were covered by Prince and Aretha Franklin

The Guardian - UK

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‘Better than we dared imagine’: Sydney Opera House unveils its ‘miracle’ new concert hall

After two years of renovations, a room once blighted by poor acoustics and outdated machinery can now accommodate musicians previously turned away, with a push of a button

The Guardian - AU

Dream Glastonbury line-up as voted for by British fans

Beyonce, Eminem, David Bowie and Elvis Presley also made the cut

Bristol Post

The legendary families who ran Wales' Italian cafés

From frothy coffees to steamed pies - the Italian cafés had it all and we loved everything about them

Wales Online

‘The planets aligned!’ How Górecki’s Third Symphony stormed the 90s pop charts

A profoundly mournful classical work, written by one of Poland’s leading avant-garde composers, vied with REM and Paul McCartney to become a huge bestseller in 1992. Those involved recall a truly surprising hit

The Guardian - UK

Record Store Day 2022 list includes a couple Minnesota surprises (plus Prince and Replacements)

MINNEAPOLIS — As is almost always the case, both Prince and the Replacements will have limited-edition LPs hit the shelves on Record Store Day 2022, the master list for which arrived Wednesday.

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