To be perfectly frank, the music world isn't noted for its high proportion of super-intelligence: you suspect that somebody such as Olly Murs never has to trouble a passer-by for directions to the nearest Mensa meeting. Still, this doesn't excuse the startlingly high number of occasions on which an individual or company within the business has committed an error so mind-bogglingly crass that you wonder whether it's part of some elaborate hoax. The bizarre thing is that a lot of these mistakes are completely avoidable with a modicum of common sense. Here, we'll look at some of the best-or worst, depending on your viewpoint. These will include a record company facilitating an act's drugs nightmare, a depressing reoccurrence of sporting event misjudgements, a multimillionaire scoffing in the face of his fans and, or course, the continuing adventures of Johnny Borrell. All should have been avoidable on some level, and yet all resulted in a wave of red faces, gnashing of teeth and sniggers and face palms from the record buying public. While this article contains ten of the best examples, in our humble opinion, there is always room for more, so do let us know in the comments thread at the end of the article if there are any glaring omissions. Also, we've tried to keep it to instances where there is a specific individual or body at fault, so there won't be a pop at the record buying public at large for the ongoing career of Michael Buble. Read on..