News Roundup: 7/22/2008

Paul Westerberg’s latest album can be purchased from Amazon.com for 49 cents, a price that roughly amounts to $0.01 per minute of music. Westerberg finished the album last week, just two months before four additional Replacements reissues are slated to be released via Rhino Records. [Billboard.com, NME.com]

Veteran jazz vocalist Jo Stafford passed away last week. She was 90 years old. [BBC.co.uk]

In other sad news, 28 year-old DJ K Swift died yesterday morning in a swimming pool accident. [Vibe.com]

Conor Oberst’s self-titled solo record can be streamed in its entirety on the musician’s website. The Conor Oberst LP arrives in stores on August 5th.

ABBA returned to the charts this week, with the “Mamma Mia!” soundtrack topping the U.K. charts and ABBA Gold climbing to number 5. The film itself grossed over $27 million in its opening weekend. Still, no sign of an ABBA reunion. [Variety.com]

Alan Jackson has topped the country charts with “Good Time,” his second number 1 single from the album of the same name. This marks Jackson’s 33rd chart-topping hit. [CountryStandardTime.com]

Radiohead, Adele, and Neon Neon are among the nominees for the 2008 Mercury Prize. Alex Turner, who received a nomination for his side-project The Last Shadow Puppets, has made the list three times. [Guardian.co.uk]

Nick McBrain, the drummer for Iron Maiden, has reportedly joined the backroom staff of golf veteran Nick Faldo. [Blabbermouth.net]

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