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The Only Girl In The World by Rihanna reaches No1 in the Digital Singles Chart in France.
The Lost Weekend, a three-day festival of Matador Records artists including Pavement, Sonic Youth, Belle And Sebastian, Guided By Voices, Spoon, Yo La Tengo and Cat Power, comes to an end at the Pearl At The Palms, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Teddy Thompson, Ben And Jason, Vashti Bunyan, Luke Jackson, Steve Ashley, Harvey Brough And Clara Sanabras and Fab Cab play in the Robert Kirby Memorial Concert at Cecil Sharp House, London, UK. Kirby was a talented and much-loved string arranger for rock and folk music. First known for his work on his university friend Nick Drake's albums Five Leaves Left and Bryter Later, Kirby went on to work with Elton John, Elvis Costello, Paul Weller, The Strawbs, The Magic Numbers and more.
The Script reach No1 in the UK albums chart with their second album, Science And Faith.
Tinie Tempah enters the UK singles chart at No1 with his third single Written In The Stars.
The remaining members of electropop trio Ou Est Le Swimming Pool arrange a festival, billed as Chazzstock, in honour of recently deceased member Charles Haddon, at Koko in Camden, London, England, UK. The Kooks, Mr Hudson, Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet, Man Like Me, Daisy Dares You, Kissy Sell Out, Tribes, Ollie Wride, and The Horrors perform at the event.