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George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic play the second of three nights at Yoshi's, San Francisco, California, USA.
Billy Joel celebrates his 65th birthday with a gig at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA. Among the guests attending the show are Sting, Jimmy Fallon and Howard Stern.
Judge Vincent Zurzolo, in Los Angeles, California, USA, dismisses a $3m Lawsuit in which Dr. Dre is claiming allegedly unpaid royalties from Death Row Records.
Country music singer Hunter Hayes secures a Guinness World Record by playing ten shows in ten cities on one day. He started in Times Square, New York City, USA, then moved to Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island, New London, New Haven, and Stamford, Connecticut, South Orange and Asbury Park, New Jersey. His tenth and final show took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The entire stunt was done to raise awareness for the Child Hunger Ends Here program.
At a court hearing in Los Angeles, California, USA, Chris Brown is sentenced to serve an additional 131 days behind bars for breaking the terms of his probation. Brown's probation relates to his 2009 conviction for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna.
In London, UK, Judge Colin Bishop rules that 51 partnerships set up by Icebreaker Management were designed to secure tax relief for members of the band Take That. As a result, Britain's HM Revenue and Customs is now expected to demand repayment of tens of millions of pounds from the band and other investors in the scheme.
Iron Maiden's Trooper beer is announced as being the Official Ale of the upcoming Sonisphere Festival! The beer is a special batch brewed specifically for the festival.
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A posthumous Michael Jackson compilation album, Xscape is released on Epic Records/MJJ Records in Germany and Spain, Europe. The album consists of recordings made by Jackson before his death, which have been 'contemporised' by several world-renowned producers.