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Canadian country singer Hal Willis dies aged 82 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He found success in 1965 with the international hit single, The Lumberjack, which sold over 1.5m copies, peaking at No5 on the Billboard Country Chart in the USA.
Graham Brazier best-known as vocalist in the New Zealand bands Hello Sailor and The Legionnaires, dies aged 63, in a rehabilitation centre in Auckland, following a heart attack which caused his band to cancel a re-union tour.
On her 1989 World Tour, Taylor Swift plays at The EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, supported by Vance Joy.
Legendary Jamaican trombonist Rico Rodriguez dies aged 80, following a short illness in hospital, in London, England, UK. He is perhaps best-known to pop music fans as the trombone player for The Specials.
Composer Max Richter releases his 8-hour-long musical work, Sleep, on Deutsche Grammophon Records.
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Sam Smith’s debut album, In The Lonely Hour, notches up a record-breaking 67th consecutive week in the Official Albums Chart Top 10 in the UK – the longest unbroken run ever for a debut album.Five Finger Death Punch release their sixth studio LP, Got Your Six, on Prospect Park Records.
When U2 begin the European leg of their Innocence And Experience world tour in Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy, Europe, singer Bono changes the lyrics of their song Pride (In The Name Of Love) to "One boy washed up on an empty beach", a reference to Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi whose body was washed up on a Turkish beach earlier in the week.
Iron Maiden release their sixteenth LP, The Book Of Souls, worldwide. The vinyl edition of the album is made available for sale in 55 of UK's Tesco stores, prompting comments to the effect that it is an example of the revival of vinyl.