The 5 biggest music news stories of this week

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Lucy Dacus wants to marry you while Oasis is for the cheaters.

I Dacus thee

Lucy Dacus has invited any fans looking to get married to exchange their vows at one of her upcoming tour dates. Dacus, who is officiated in the U.S., invited couples to get involved, stating: “If you’ve had it in mind forever or are just recently making the decision, I will be honored to do the honors!.” Presumably the catering falls to either Julien Baker or Phoebe Bridgers.

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Brat summer now has an official shoe

Three days after her wedding to George Daniel made headline news, Charli xcx announced a limited collection of Chuck Taylor All Stars in a collaboration with Converse. The shoes pay homage to some of Charli’s most iconic lyrics and songs. In a reference to the song “Unlock It,” lock and key heel charms dangle off the back of each shoe.

Your secret is safe with Noel and Liam

Oasis, who are currently riding the nostalgia wave as part of their huge reunion tour, poked fun at the viral Coldplay cheating couple. Performing in Manchester, Liam Gallagher promised fans there would be no “snidey fucking camera shit” during the show, adding, “It doesn’t matter to us who you’re fucking mingling with, or tingling with or fingering with.”

It feels official

Although she dropped out to pursue music, Pinkpantheress was invited back to the University of Kent this week to receive an honorary degree. She is now a Doctor of Music at the same institution her father is a lecturer of statistics at. Watch her acceptance speech here.

RIP Ozzy

The music world lost a legend this week with the passing of Ozzy Osbourne, who was 71. Osbourne came to prominence as frontman of Black Sabbath, helping to invent heavy metal as we know it from the streets of 1970s Birmingham in England. He continued to be an unlikely pioneer well into the 21st century when, alongside his family The Osbournes, he became one of the first celebrities to let cameras into their home and kickstart the reality TV era.

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