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Rebecca Ferguson confirms that she has turned down the invitation to sing at the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the USA, because she would not be permitted to sing the song of her choice, Strange Fruit, about the lynching of black men.
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On their The Getaway World Tour The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Bruce Springsteen takes part in "an intimate conversation on his career" at The Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University, New Jersey, USA, moderated by Robert Santelli, executive director of the GRAMMY Museum.
When Stevie Wonder appears on The Tonight Show on tv in the USA, he uses the occasion to perform his classic songs Isn't She Lovely and My Cherie Amour, in honour of Michelle Obama, who is present in the studio. At the end of the songs, Wonder says, "We love you, we love you! And your husband too, of course."
Rapper Soulja Boy's house in Los Angeles, California, USA, is burgled, with the burglar netting $10,000 (£8,150) in cash and $12,000 (£9,780) worth of jewellery.