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Mary Rodgers, composer of the 1959 musical Once Upon A Mattress, dies aged 83 at home in Manhattan, New York City, USA, after a long illness.
It is announced that Lily Allen has parted ways with her manager Todd Interland, who had looked after her career since her debut in 2006.
It is announced that, following "emergency medical attention" Jeff Beck has been forced to cancel the second leg of his current tour of Europe.
The Fray play at The FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, Illinois, USA
When Jack White plays at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, the venue pulls the plug on him during his encore rendition of the Leadbelly classic Goodnight Irene. Undeterred, he completes the song unplugged.
When Billy Joel plays at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, he is joined onstage by country-rocker Zac Brown.
Warpaint are among the artists playing at the Celebrate Brooklyn event in the Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis plays at Colston Hall, Bristol, UK.
Cassandra Wilson, Angelique Kidjo, Daniel Lanois and Emmylou Harris are among the artists playing at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Phil Collins announces that he is donating his collection of artefacts connected with the 1836 Battle Of The Alamo to the official Alamo Museum in San Antonio, Texas, USA.