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On their Maiden England World Tour, Iron Maiden play at The Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, New York State, USA, supported by Alice Cooper.
It is announced that Bohemian
Rhapsody by Queen has
been chosen as the UK's favourite Number 1 single of all-time in a
poll conducted by The Official Charts Company.
It is announced that Madonna is being sued by VMG Salsoul for copyright infringement, on the grounds that string and horn parts of The Salsoul Orchestra's 1977 song Ooh I Love It [Love Break] were buried in the mix of her hit single Vogue The sample is said to have been purposely buried in the mix to avoid detection and was only detected through the use of sophisticated software analysis.
The 
It is reported that Harry Styles and Liam Payne of One Direction have both been seen looking at properties in excess of £1m to buy as homes in North-West London, England, UK, Europe.The newly-published BBC [British Broadcasting Corporation] annual report reveals that overall music and arts programming on BBC TV fell by 90 hours in the Corporation's past financial year, whereas music and arts shows on BBC radio grew by 18 hours.
When rapper Nas launches his new album, Life Is Good, with a party at the Moet Rose Lounge in New York City, USA, guests attending the event include Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z.
Paul Simon brings the Hard Rock Calling Festival to a close with an acclaimed live performance of his classic album Graceland, in Hyde Park, London, UK.
John Fogerty and The Jon Amor Blues Group play at The 28th Blues Peer Festival, Deusterstraat, Peer, Belgium, Europe.
Country music singer Kitty Wells dies aged 92 of a stroke, in Madison, Tennessee, USA. from complications of a stroke. She was the first female country singer to top the country charts in the USA with her 1952 hit It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels. On their Rock Of Ages Tour, Def Leppard play at The Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supported by Poison and Lita Ford.
John Fogerty and The Jon Amor Blues Group [from Devizes, Wiltshire, UK] play at The 28th Blues Peer Festival, Deusterstraat, Peer, Belgium, Europe.
After a long battle with pancreatic cancer, Jon Lord, organist and co-founder of Deep Purple, dies aged 71 from a pulmonary embolism at the London Clinic, London, England, UK, Europe. The song Above And Beyond will be inspired by the band hearing about Lord's death.
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It is reported that French far right leader Marine Le Pen will be suing Madonna because the singer used a video depicting the Front National president with a swastika on her face at her recent show in Paris, France, Europe, during her MDNA Tour.