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Hip-hip mogul Sean Combs (aka P. Diddy, Puff Daddy etc etc) decides not to attend a birthday party he has organised for DJ Clue at club M2 in New York City, USA. Why? When the rap mogul arrived at the party, he realised that police were searching all guests, so he declined to enter.Dolly Parton is inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, in a ceremony held at the Richland Country Club in Nashville, Tennessee.
When tickets for Bruce Springsteen's Working On A Dream tour go on sale on Ticketmaster.com, fans are redirected to a subsidiary, TicketsNow.com - offering the same seats at a higher price. Springsteen is outraged and later posts a notice on his website condemning the action.
Music producer Phil Spector's daughter Nicole takes the stand at her father's murder trial to dispute the testimony of a leading prosecution witness.
James Taylor and Judy Collins are are honoured with lifetime achievement awards at BBC Radio 2's annual folk music awards in London, UK.
Elton John launches a limited-edition run of Swarovski crystal-encrusted iPod nano music players - to raise funds for his AIDS charity. Each iPod costs £400.
Six youths pelt Lily Allen with snowballs while she is playing in the snow and sledging with a group of friends on Primrose Hill, London, England, UK, Europe. They are later arrested and charged with assault.
Prolific songwriter Sunny Skylar dies aged 195 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He is best-remembered for having written the English lyrics to the jazz standard Besame Mucho.
Jon Bon Jovi is selected for induction into the New Jersey State Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place in May (09) at New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, New jersey, USA.Scottish band Glasvegas win the XFM New Music Award, ahead of acts including The Ting Tings and Laura Marling.