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    Stream Forever, Oasis finally go digital

    One of the main reasons Oasis reunited was to become more releavent in digital age. Despite selling millions of albums Liam and Noel Gallagher’s music was never streamed much, but that has finally changed thanks to the tour.00:26, 03 Jul 2025Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis attend The BRIT Awards 1995, Monday 20 February 1995, Alexandra Palace, London, England. (Photo by JMEnternational/Getty Images)FORGET the dosh, divorce or their mum Peggy, the real reason Oasis got back together is streaming.Many still wonder why Noel Gallagher agreed to sign on the dotted after all the trolling and years of refusal.Despite a costly divorce he doesn’t need the money, but he was well aware that Oasis weren’t relevant in the digital age.Only three Oasis tracks had significant streaming figures before last summer and the popularity of their back catalogue on Spotify and Apple Music paled into insignificance next acts like Coldplay or even Imagine Dragons.Their label Big Brother’s head of creative & retail marketing Sarah Mansfield revealed the reunion did the trick: “Streams went up 750% in the hour following the tour announcement and there were over 11 million Oasis streams on the day the tickets went on sale.”Noel Gallagher is raking it in(Image: More

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    P Diddy supporter strips off and dances in baby oil in bizarre scenes outside court

    P Diddy supporters danced outside the Manhattan courthouse on Wednesday as the verdict was read out that acquitted the rapper of three out of the five charges against himMelody Rivera, Steven White and Julianna Salinas Showbiz & TV Reporter19:10, 02 Jul 2025Updated 19:37, 02 Jul 2025Pandemonium broke out outside court as P Diddy supporters covered each other in baby oil after the rapper’s trial came to an end.A number of supporters and opposers of the rapper were locked in heated exchanges as they awaited news on whether Diddy would be held in custody until sentencing or released. Some ardent fans even resorted to smearing baby oil on each other, with one devotee shedding her vibrant blue wig to dance around in her underwear covered in oil.Sean “P Diddy” Combs was cleared of three out of five charges as the jury delivered their verdict following three days of intense deliberation. The former hip-hop tycoon was acquitted of two counts of sex trafficking and one count of racketeering conspiracy, but found guilty on two charges of transportation for the purpose of prostitution.Bottles of baby oil were allegedly used in during ‘freak-offs'(Image: More